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Ololade Olatimehin

Education: BSc Mass Communication (Public Relations and Advertising), University of Lagos (2015); Confucius Institute: Mandarin/Chinese Language - HSK Level 3 (2019); MSc Mass Communication - in view (2024), NOUN.

Experience: Lagos Traffic Radio (News Intern, 2013); Content Writer, Living Hope Magazine / Managing Editor Giantability Media Network (2018); Politics Writer, Information Nigeria (2022); Communications Lead, Justbranch Cakes & More ( 2024)

Awards: Editorial Excellence (Legit.ng, 2025)

Olatimehin Ololade is a seasoned communications expert with over 7 years of experience, skilled in content creation, team leadership, and strategic communications, with a proven track record of success in driving engagement and growth. Spearheaded editorial operations, earning two promotions within 2 years (Giantability Media Network). Currently an Editorial Assistant at Legit.ng, covering experts' exclusive comments. Contact me at Olatimehin.ololade@corp.legit.ng or +234 802 533 3205.

413 articles published since 31 Jan 2025

Author's articles

Crude truths: Energy expert explains why fuel prices stay high despite local refining

Crude truths: Energy expert explains why fuel prices stay high despite local refining

Energy

9 months ago

Nigerian NGO empowers boys through education, tackles mental health, school dropouts

Nigerian NGO empowers boys through education, tackles mental health, school dropouts

Nigeria

9 months ago

Enugu citizens cry out over alleged unpaid ₦36m security fund under Aninri chairman

Enugu citizens cry out over alleged unpaid ₦36m security fund under Aninri chairman

Nigeria

9 months ago

Reshaping Nigeria’s economic future: Dissecting Tinubu’s tax reforms, by Bayonle Fesobi

Reshaping Nigeria’s economic future: Dissecting Tinubu’s tax reforms, by Bayonle Fesobi

Opinion

9 months ago

ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ announces winner of N1m Yorùbá literature prize

ÀTẸ́LẸWỌ́ announces winner of N1m Yorùbá literature prize

Nigeria

9 months ago

Dress code over development: A case of misplaced priority in Nigerian universities

Dress code over development: A case of misplaced priority in Nigerian universities

Opinion

9 months ago

Bury the violence, not our people, by Chiechefulam Ikebuiro

Bury the violence, not our people, by Chiechefulam Ikebuiro

Opinion

9 months ago

In this opinion, social commentator Chiechefulam Ikebuiro calls for deliberate action and ranching reforms to stop farmer-herder violence in Benue state and beyond.

Nigeria’s bamboo gamble amid soaring construction costs, by Jennifer Odii

Nigeria’s bamboo gamble amid soaring construction costs, by Jennifer Odii

Opinion

9 months ago

With a 28 million housing deficit, real estate expert Jennifer Odii warns that FG’s bamboo proposal won’t solve Nigeria’s deep structural building challenges.

Leaving no one behind: The need for AI literacy and localisation in Africa

Leaving no one behind: The need for AI literacy and localisation in Africa

Opinion

9 months ago

With AI advancing rapidly, Olasupo Abideen pushes for locally-driven, inclusive strategies that empower Nigeria’s rural and marginalised populations.

Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni nine: Is the posthumous pardon by President Bola Tinubu constitutional?

Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni nine: Is the posthumous pardon by President Bola Tinubu constitutional?

Opinion

9 months ago

In this opinion, David Bassey Antia dissects the legality and constitutional basis for President Tinubu’s posthumous pardon of Ken Saro-Wiwa and the Ogoni nine.

'Frustration isn’t enough': Analyst explains how to rescue Nigeria’s future

'Frustration isn’t enough': Analyst explains how to rescue Nigeria’s future

Nigeria

9 months ago

Political analyst Tobi Olukoya has argued that change in Nigeria must start from within, warning that frustration alone won’t save the country from failure.

Beyond June 12: Youth, democracy, and the burden of exclusion in Nigeria

Beyond June 12: Youth, democracy, and the burden of exclusion in Nigeria

Opinion

10 months ago

Mirroring the betrayal of the June 12, 1993, election, Jonathan Abakpa, Esq., warns that Nigeria’s future is at risk if youth are excluded from political power.

Of June 12 and Abiola’s heroism, by Folorunso Fatai Adisa

Of June 12 and Abiola’s heroism, by Folorunso Fatai Adisa

Opinion

10 months ago

In this opinion, Folorunso Fatai Adisa recounts MKO Abiola’s denied mandate, June 12’s betrayal, and how Nigeria continues to fail the democratic vision he died for.

Analyst reacts to APC’s wave of defections, aides’ resignations: “Lagos boys taking over govt”

Analyst reacts to APC’s wave of defections, aides’ resignations: “Lagos boys taking over govt”

Politics

10 months ago

Analyst Olasupo Thompson has alleged Lagos loyalists are taking over Tinubu's government, as resignations signal unmet expectations and growing northern discontent.

Sanwo-Olu: What it really means when the President refuses to shake your hand, by 'Toks Oguntuga

Sanwo-Olu: What it really means when the President refuses to shake your hand, by 'Toks Oguntuga

Opinion

10 months ago

Analyst 'Toks Oguntuga, in this piece, interprets Tinubu’s symbolic public rebuke of Sanwo-Olu and the quiet fracture within Lagos political power.

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