Basit Jamiu

Education: Bachelor's degree from Nasarawa State University (2023), Google Digital Skills from Google News Initiative (2024)

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

Awards: Humangle Most-Read Feature Writer (2022), FIJ Best Stories of the Year (2022)

Basit Jamiu is an AFP-certified journalist. He is a current affairs and politics editor at Legit.ng. He holds a bachelor's degree from Nasarawa State University (2023). Basit previously worked as a staff writer at Ikeja Bird (2022), Associate Editor at Prime Progress (2022). He is a 2025 CRA Grantee, 2024 Open Climate Fellow (West Africa), 2023 MTN Media Fellow. Email: basitjamiu1st@gmail.com and basit.jamiu@corp.legit.ng.

5703 articles published since 28 Feb 2023

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Pastor Oloruntimilehin Daramola urges christians to fortify against bandit attacks

Nigeria

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Lagos state university of education (LASUED) decries sexual violence, disowns convict as staff

Nigeria

5 months ago

Kogi state government promises to rescue abducted worshippers, intensifies manhunt

Nigeria

5 months ago

Osun monarch, Owa of Igbajo, Dies at 67, family confirm

Nigeria

5 months ago

Four dead, several injured after mass shooting at family gathering in California

5 months ago

Full list of third world countries in 2025 released after Trump’s immigration ban announcement

5 months ago

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Panic as gunmen attack checkpoint, kill three immigration officers in Kebbi state

Nigeria

5 months ago

Gunmen suspected as Lakurawa terrorists attacked a Nigeria Immigration checkpoint in Kebbi State, killing three officers and sparking fear in border communities.

Japa: Trump moves to possibly ban Nigerians, others from relocating to US, gives reason

World

5 months ago

Donald Trump announced a permanent halt to migration from “Third World countries,” citing security risks and social strain during a Thanksgiving service.

Boko haram leader Shekau once secretly lived in Kano where he used a new name

Nigeria

5 months ago

Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau once secretly lived in Kano after being wounded in July 2009, adopting the false name Alhaji Garba to hide his identity.

US mentions 19 countries whose green cards will be re-examined after deadly shooting

World

5 months ago

The US reexamined green cards from 19 countries after a DC shooting, halting Afghan immigration cases and intensifying Trump’s crackdown on asylum approvals.

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Interior minister pays unscheduled visit to fire service, uncovers major gap

Nigeria

5 months ago

Nigeria’s Interior Minister Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo declared agencies must deliver without excuses as he inspected NSCDC training and flagged Fire Service lapses.

Cargo plane carrying food aid crashes in south sudan, kills three crew members

Africa

5 months ago

A cargo plane carrying food aid for Samaritan’s Purse crashed in South Sudan’s Unity State, killing all three crew members near Leer Airstrip on November 25.

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Benue: Governor Alia dismisses defection rumours to ADC as malicious campaign

Politics

5 months ago

Governor Hyacinth Alia dismissed rumours of defection to ADC, calling them a malicious campaign, while affirming his commitment to strengthening APC in Benue State.

Afghan national identified as suspected shooter in White house ambush

5 months ago

Afghan national Rahmanullah Lakanwal was identified as the suspected shooter in a White House ambush that left two National Guard troops critically wounded.

Panic at White House as two national guards shot, Trump makes address

5 months ago

Two National Guard soldiers were shot near the White House in a targeted ambush as officials confirmed the Afghan suspect was caught and in custody.

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