Basit Jamiu

Education: Bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018), Google Digital Skills from Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: Staff Writer, Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor, Prime Progress (2022), Staff Writer, The Movee (2018), politics and current affairs editor, Legit.ng (present)

Awards: Ynaija New Recipient Award (2018), Top Editors from Africa, The Witsprouts (2020), Humangle Best Feature Writer (2022), FIJ Best Writer of the Year (2022)

Basit Jamiu is a journalist with more than five years of experience. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Ekiti State University (2018). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022), and Staff Writer at The Movee (2018). He is a 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow, OCRP Fellow at ICIR, and Accountability Fellow at CJID. Email: basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.

4396 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

Author's articles

Video: Man survives being run over by moving train in Peru

Video: Man survives being run over by moving train in Peru

World

5 months ago

Breaking: US Secret Service shot an armed man near the White House

Breaking: US Secret Service shot an armed man near the White House

US

5 months ago

NDLEA finds substance-infused candies intended for sale in a children's store, takes action

NDLEA finds substance-infused candies intended for sale in a children's store, takes action

Nigeria

5 months ago

67-year-old who is death row inmate chooses how he wants to die, his choice released

67-year-old who is death row inmate chooses how he wants to die, his choice released

US

5 months ago

US proposes collecting social media information of visa applicants, gives reason

US proposes collecting social media information of visa applicants, gives reason

US

5 months ago

Students to stage protest over missing LASU graduate allegedly dead

Students to stage protest over missing LASU graduate allegedly dead

Nigeria

5 months ago

Ramadan 2025: Man slumps in Abuja mosque, confirmed dead at the hospital

Ramadan 2025: Man slumps in Abuja mosque, confirmed dead at the hospital

Nigeria

5 months ago

A man reportedly slumped and died during Subhi prayers at Gudaba village in Kuje Area Council, FCT. After being rushed to the hospital, Byezhe was confirmed dead.

After FBI helped with investigation, missing girl who vanished 26 years ago miraculously found alive

After FBI helped with investigation, missing girl who vanished 26 years ago miraculously found alive

Nigeria

5 months ago

After police reopened case, Andrea Michelle Reyes, abducted as a toddler 26 years ago, has been miraculously found safe in New Haven, Connecticut.

Money laundering: Court convicts woman who came to Nigeria with over a billion naira

Money laundering: Court convicts woman who came to Nigeria with over a billion naira

Nigeria

5 months ago

The EFCC secured the conviction of Hauwa Abdullahi Ibrahim for smuggling an undeclared sum of $1,154,900 and SDR135,900 Saudi Riyals into Nigeria.

2035: 350 experts predict what the world will look like in 10 years

2035: 350 experts predict what the world will look like in 10 years

World

5 months ago

New survey of 357 international affairs experts predicts that World War III is likely within the next decade, involving major nations like the US, China, or Russia.

President Trump’s administration cancels Obama’s site amidst concerns of divorce

President Trump’s administration cancels Obama’s site amidst concerns of divorce

US

5 months ago

Barack Obama's plans to cement his legacy faced another hurdle as Elon Musk's DOGE cancelled the lease for a building in Chicago holding his presidential records.

Teacher found dead inside classroom with gunshot wounds, location announced

Teacher found dead inside classroom with gunshot wounds, location announced

US

5 months ago

Munford High School was left stunned after beloved teacher Samuel Colin Day was found dead inside a classroom from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.

900-year-old book found in Vatican secret archive predicts year the world will end

900-year-old book found in Vatican secret archive predicts year the world will end

World

5 months ago

A 900-year-old book found in the Vatican Secret Archives predicts Judgement Day in 2027. Saint Malachy's 'Prophecy of the Popes' describes every pope.

Reason why President Trump thanked supreme court justice, his actual words released

Reason why President Trump thanked supreme court justice, his actual words released

US

5 months ago

During his congressional address Trump thanked a judge and said he wouldn’t “forget,” sparking speculation about the court rulings he might have been referring to.

Anambra state governor condemns native doctors making charms for young people

Anambra state governor condemns native doctors making charms for young people

Nigeria

5 months ago

Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State condemned native doctors for misleading youths with promises of supernatural protection for illegal activities.

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