…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Five state governments have said they plan to transform their existing local security outfits into state police once the constitutional process is finalised, following the House of Representative…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Ali Ndume, the senator representing Borno South in the National Assembly, has firmly denied claims that he received or handled ransom money linked to the abduction of residents in Ngoshe, Borno S…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issuesAt least 15 suspected Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) fighters were killed early Tuesday morning when a military drone struck a target in Marte Local Government Area of Borno State.The…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Lafia, Nasarawa State - Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa State has dismissed eight Special Advisers and replaced them with nine new appointments, continuing a broad cabinet reshuffle that bega…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Katsina State - Two young brothers died after floodwaters swept them away in Janbago, a community in Katsina Local Government Area.It was gathered that the tragic incident occurred on their way h…

…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) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has called on the Tinubu administration to publicly name every church and mosque that will benefit from…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - President Bola Tinubu has approved the appointment of Moshood Akinwande to lead the Surveyors Council of Nigeria, with the inauguration of the new council set for Tuesday, July 21, 2…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues FCT, Abuja - Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mrs Oyinkansola Badejo-Okusanya, has emerged as the 33rd President of the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA)Badejo-Okusanya defeated two other senior law…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Sokoto State - At least 13 people have been killed in coordinated attacks by suspected bandits on three communities in Sabon Birni local government area of Sokoto State.The violence stretched fro…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues London, United Kingdom - The UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) office has issued a public advisory urging people applying for a UK visa to stay alert to four specific red flags that indicate fraudu…

…Legit.ng journalist Adekunle Dada has over 8 years of experience covering metro, government policy, and international issues Oyo State - Historian and Professor of African Studies Toyin Falola has called on the National Assembly to embed invocations of the Yoruba deities Sango and Ogun into the oath of office taken by…

…Federal Chairperson, sought to dismantle the narrative that private lobbying influenced government policy. His response came after Sangoni, a senior African National Congress (ANC) member, requested a detailed explanation following claims by former agriculture minister John Steenhuisen alleging that public affairs firm…