…journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Ibadan, Oyo State - A mother has broken down in a public appeal for the release of her son and 19 other prospective National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members abducted while travelling to their orien…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - The Nigerian Air Force (NAF) has confirmed that all 25 people on board its ATR 42 aircraft, designated NAF 931, perished when the plane came down in the Igbokoda area of Ondo Sta…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Ibadan, Oyo State - Families of 20 prospective National Youth Service Corps members abducted in Imo State have revealed that the kidnappers issued a 24-hour ultimatum demanding N1 billion for…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issuesImo State - Security operatives in Imo State have pinpointed the location where suspected kidnappers are holding abducted NYSC members and other victims, but a field of improvised explosive de…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Yenegoa, Bayelsa State - The Governor of Bayelsa State, Douye Diri, has posthumously recognised former military head of state Sani Abacha to mark three decades since the state's creation.The…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Port Harcourt, Rivers State - FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has publicly challenged the people of Evo Kingdom in Obio-Akpor Local Government Area, Rivers State, to identify a single project or dev…

…journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Makurdi, Benue State - Suspected hoodlums have killed Igbu Terhemen, the chairman of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) in Fiidi Council Ward in Makurdi local government area of Benue state.The dec…

…Executive Director, Corporate Services, Origin Tech Group, Olusesan Ayeni, said government policy, infrastructure, financing and energy were critical, noting that states also had a role to play. He said: “We need to bring that policy back where there is deliberate effort to build roads, seaport, help farmers, create st…

…journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues.Maiduguri, Borno State - The Borno State Police Command has pushed back against public criticism over the arrest of five young men who were wearing T-shirts bearing the inscription "Tinubu Must…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - The President Bola Ahmed Tinubu-led Federal Government has urged Nigerians between the ages of 15 and 35 to sign up with the newly launched National Youth Data Bank (NYDB), descr…

…journalist Ridwan Adeola Yusuf has over nine years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues.Ibadan, Oyo State - Prof. Abiodun Bankole, a former Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Management Sciences at the University of Ibadan (UI), has pushed back against the growing narrative that N…

…journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Ikoyi, Lagos State - The Chisco Group has donated two buses to the Medium Security Custodial Centre in Ikoyi, Lagos, as part of a broader push to improve access to justice for awaiting-trial inmates a…

…journalist Adekunle Dada has over eight years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issuesFCT, Abuja -The Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMet) has forecast a mix of rain and sunshine across Nigeria between Monday and Wednesday, with thunderstorms expected to hit several southern states la…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issuesKukoki-Bassa, Niger State - A Nigerian Air Force (NAF) jet dropped a bomb that killed seven members of a local vigilante group and wounded eight others in the Kukoki-Bassa community, located…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Gbagada, Lagos State - An Ikeja Electric Plc technician was rescued after sustaining an electric shock mid-operation on a power pole along Gbagada Bus Stop in Lagos State, setting off a tense res…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has proposed holding a mock presidential election before the 2027 general elections to test its voter accreditation systems,…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Iran has launched ballistic missiles and drones at American military targets across Jordan, Kuwait, Iraq and Bahrain, hours after the United States resumed strikes on Iranian territory earli…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Ogun State - The Governor Dapo Abiodun-led Ogun State Government has issued a flood warning to residents in several communities ahead of the second phase of the 2026 rainy season, which the Niger…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Katsina State - Nigerian troops have killed two senior commanders of a terrorist group in Katsina State, in what the military described as a significant setback for one of the region's most feare…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues United States- A member of President Bola Tinubu's legal team in the United States, Wole Afolabi, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria, has said that if credible evidence of drug dealing existed against…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Vice President Kashim Shettima has warned South Africa that Nigeria will no longer accept the mistreatment of its citizens, calling on South African authorities to protect lives and uphold h…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Jigawa State First Lady, Ambassador Dr Amina Umar Namadi, has distributed sewing machines and grinding machines to widows in the Garki Local Government Area as part of a state-backed economi…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - The Minister of Aviation and Aerospace Development, Festus Keyamo, publicly dismissed the 2027 campaign promises of former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, describing the opposition ca…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Adamawa State - Nigerian military troops killed more than 21 Boko Haram and ISWAP fighters during a joint offensive in the Kopre Mountain area of Hong Local Government Area, Adamawa State.The Hea…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Jos, Plateau State - A significant political signal ahead of the 2027 general elections emerged in Jos on Thursday, as the Deputy President of the Senate, Jibril Barau, joined more than 500…