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Muslim Muhammad Yusuf

Education: Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication, Kaduna Polytechnic

Experience: Reporter, Vision FM Sokoto (2018); Controller News - Programs Manager, Vision FM Kaduna (2020-2023); Multimedia Journalist at Daily Trust, Trust TV and Trust Radio as Digital Team Lead (2023-2025); Politics and Current Affairs Editor at Legit.Ng

Awards: Winner, 2025 Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR); 1st Runner-up, CJID's Best in Community Reporting Award (2025); Legit.ng Rookie of the Year (2025); Thompson Reuters Foundation Fellow (2025); CJID's AI&Tech Reporting Fellow (2025)

Muslim Muhammad Yusuf is the 2025 winner for the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR); 1st Runner-up, CJID's Best in Community Reporting Award (2025). He is an Investigative Journalist and Fact-Checker with over 8 years of experience. He is the Politics and Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. Muslim investigated stories around human rights, accountability and social issues. He has years of broadcasting skills and Fellow at Thompson Reuters Foundation (TRF), CJID, HumAngle and Daily Trust Foundation. Email: muslim.yusuf@corp.legit.ng

427 articles published since 31 Oct 2025

Author's articles

Shari’a court order: Man gets 50 strokes of cane, sent to Islamiyya school over trespass in Kano

Shari’a court order: Man gets 50 strokes of cane, sent to Islamiyya school over trespass in Kano

Nigeria

6 months ago

UNILAG's overall best student makes history with 5.00 CGPA as 1,211 graduates with First Class

UNILAG's overall best student makes history with 5.00 CGPA as 1,211 graduates with First Class

Education

6 months ago

El-Rufai hails FG’s action for first time, advises Tinubu’s gov't

El-Rufai hails FG’s action for first time, advises Tinubu’s gov't

Nigeria

6 months ago

Flashback: Atiku not the first; Obasanjo’s son once backed Buhari against his father

Flashback: Atiku not the first; Obasanjo’s son once backed Buhari against his father

Politics

6 months ago

Military personnel sustains injuries as fire breaks out at Yobe post

Military personnel sustains injuries as fire breaks out at Yobe post

Nigeria

6 months ago

Breaking: Court gives fresh order to IGP, Tinubu's minister over Sowore's case

Breaking: Court gives fresh order to IGP, Tinubu's minister over Sowore's case

Nigeria

6 months ago

Breaking: Tinubu absent at Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja, represented by Shettima

Breaking: Tinubu absent at Armed Forces Remembrance Day in Abuja, represented by Shettima

Nigeria

6 months ago

The Vice President Kashim Shettima has represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at the 2026 Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day in Abuja.

Fubara gets more support as Rivers community opposes impeachment plot

Fubara gets more support as Rivers community opposes impeachment plot

Politics

6 months ago

Tension in Rivers politics takes a new turn as community leaders declare the impeachment plot against Governor Siminalayi Fubara dead on arrival..

List: NJC approves 35 candidates for judges' roles, recommends Justice Oyewole for S'Court

List: NJC approves 35 candidates for judges' roles, recommends Justice Oyewole for S'Court

Nigeria

6 months ago

The National Judicial Council has approved 35 candidates for judicial appointments nationwide and recommended one other for the Supreme Court. Full list inside.

Fire outbreaks in Kano filling stations destroy 17 tricycles, two tankers

Fire outbreaks in Kano filling stations destroy 17 tricycles, two tankers

Nigeria

6 months ago

Filling station fires in Kano destroyed 17 tricycles and two petrol tankers during fuel offloading operations. Filling stations asked to adhere to safety measures.

Delta governor Oborevwori gifts 65 SUVs to traditional rulers in his state

Delta governor Oborevwori gifts 65 SUVs to traditional rulers in his state

Nigeria

6 months ago

A southern governor gifts 65 new SUVs to traditional rulers in his state, describing the monarchs as key partners in governance and peace-building.

Fresh hope for Fubara as more lawmakers withdraw from impeachment petition

Fresh hope for Fubara as more lawmakers withdraw from impeachment petition

Politics

6 months ago

The impeachment move against Rivers Governor Siminalayi Fubara weakens as two more lawmakers withdraw support, raising fresh hopes for the governor.

Trump: Catholic Bishop Kukah says he never denied Christian persecution in Nigeria

Trump: Catholic Bishop Kukah says he never denied Christian persecution in Nigeria

Nigeria

6 months ago

Bishop Matthew Kukah refutes claims that he denied Christian persecution in Nigeria, clarifying that insecurity affects all citizens and should never have happened.

Jubilation as Wike approves promotion of over 2,000 FCT workers

Jubilation as Wike approves promotion of over 2,000 FCT workers

Nigeria

6 months ago

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike has approved the promotion of over 2,000 FCDA and FCTA workers following promotion examinations conducted in November 2025.

US airstrike in Nigeria: Police give reason why details of impact cannot be disclosed

US airstrike in Nigeria: Police give reason why details of impact cannot be disclosed

Nigeria

6 months ago

The Nigeria Police explain why it cannot reveal details of the US military strikes against terrorists in Sokoto, describing the operation as a sensitive matter.

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