…framed job creation as his primary economic test for measuring the success of any government policyPAY ATTENTION: Find it fast with our new search feature at Legit.ng! Adewole Adebayo, the Social Democratic Party's (SDP) 2027 presidential candidate, has identified agriculture, construction, manufacturing, technology, a…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Kogi State Governor Usman Ododo has handed out ₦20,000 each to every one of the 1,490 National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) members deployed to the state, bringing the total outlay to ₦29.8 mil…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - Former Kaduna Central Senator Shehu Sani has dismissed Atiku Abubakar's pledge to restore fuel subsidy as president in 2027, calling it "deception" and warning that such a policy wou…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues A Nigerian youth advocate and Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) Ambassador, Michael Obinna Nwabufo, known as Mike Premium, has launched the Nationwide Service Delivery Accountability Networ…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, sent a formal congratulatory message to the Hausa community on the occasion of Hausa Day, which was celebrated at the…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issuesPeter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC), said every candidate seeking the presidency must be ready to face the public directly and answer hard questions.Obi…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues A 34-year-old Kano resident, Rabiu Mukthar, has been arrested after allegedly shooting into a crowd at a nearby wedding ceremony, killing one person and leaving three others injured in Kano…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issuesFCT, Abuja - The African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate in the 2027 election, Atiku Abubakar, will not take part in any presidential debate for the 2027 general elections unless…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Public affairs analyst Donald Okwuosa said that Governor Ademola Adeleke's decision to leave the PDP before the Osun gubernatorial election was a defining move. Okwuosa said internal divisions ha…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Kwara State - Gunmen believed to be terrorists have kidnapped the traditional ruler of Igbesi community, Oba Moses Oyinloye Iwedunmoye I, the Kabiyesi Onigbesi of Igbesi land, in the Isin Lo…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Benue State - Troops of Operation Whirl Stroke (OPWS) killed one suspected bandit and detained two others in separate security operations carried out across Benue State on August 19, 2026.Lt…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues A political analyst and former Obidient, Akin Olaoye, has sparked debate online after arguing that President Bola Tinubu is currently positioned to win the 2027 presidential election, citing stru…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - Former Sokoto State Governor and Senator representing Sokoto South, Aminu Tambuwal, met with Minister of Defence Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.) over the growing security crisis i…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has revealed that its presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, deliberately skipped the signing of the National Peace Accord as a form of protest…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - President Bola Ahmed Tinubu received Bola Oyebamiji, the All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Osun State, at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.The meeting came day…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Prof. Chris Imumolen, the National Chairman of the Accord Party, has warned politicians and stakeholders to stop treating the party's internal leadership dispute as though it is tied to the Osun…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues A post circulating on X claims the United States government recently published a corruption investigation targeting former Nigerian vice president Atiku Abubakar. The claim is false.The post, pub…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues A US federal judge has rejected President Bola Tinubu's attempt to join a motion seeking extra time to respond to a court order compelling the FBI and Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) t…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Suspected Boko Haram insurgents launched a deadly night raid on the Gaya community in Hong Local Government Area of Adamawa State on Monday, leaving one police inspector and seven civilians dead.…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Kano State - A Magistrate Court in Kano State has ordered the remand of Muhammad Najib Rimin Kebe in a correctional facility after he was charged with trespass and stealing shoes from a mosque lo…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues New figures from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) show that the South East records the highest share of households with electricity access in Nigeria, while the North East sits at the bott…

…and property of farmers by the herdsmen be a top item on the agenda of the proposed government policy? “Where at the negotiating table are the representatives of farmers’ communities that have suffered attacks, destruction and displacement? “Where are the traditional institutions and landowners whose ancestral land is…

…feed!Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Osogbo, Osun State - No fewer than 73 election-related violent incidents were recorded across Osun State between October 2025 and July 2026, with 12 deaths reported in 14 local government ar…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues The Osun State governorship race is shaping up as a predominantly two-horse contest, with 14 parties listed by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) but only a handful fielding can…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issuesFCT, Abuja - Nigerian passport holders will gain visa-free entry into Chad and the Republic of the Congo from January 1, 2027, after both countries announced plans to scrap entry visa requirements…