Ridwan Adeola

Education: Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication, The Polytechnic Ibadan (2014), Journalism Clinic’s Fix The Leak masterclass (2021), Google Digital Skills from Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: Fact-Checking Researcher, Africa Check (2020-2021); Acting Editor of AllNews Nigeria (2020); Editor, Politics Nigeria (2021-2023); Current Affairs/Politics Editor at Legit.ng (2023-present)

Awards: Video Short Feature category (Africa ranking) AIPS awards (2020), Legit.ng's Rookie Reporter of the Year (2023), Legit.ng's Journalist of the Year (2024), Legit.ng’s Current Affairs/Politics Editor of the Year (2024)

Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content creator with more than nine years of experience, He is also a Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He holds a Higher National Diploma in Mass Communication from the Polytechnic Ibadan, Oyo State (2014). Ridwan previously worked at Africa Check, contributing to fact-checking research works within the organisation. He is an active member of the Academic Excellence Initiative (AEI). In March 2024, Ridwan completed the full Google News Initiative Lab workshop and his effort was recognised with a Certificate of Completion. Email: ridwan.adeola@corp.legit.ng.

4930 articles published since 27 Apr 2023

Author's articles

Wike vs Fubara: Primate Ayodele releases “prophetic insight”

Wike vs Fubara: Primate Ayodele releases “prophetic insight”

Politics

a year ago

Delta state commissioner caught with guns? Fact emerges

Delta state commissioner caught with guns? Fact emerges

Politics

a year ago

Tension as Yoruba Nation agitators invade Oyo secretariat, video emerges

Tension as Yoruba Nation agitators invade Oyo secretariat, video emerges

Nigeria

a year ago

Dollar exchange rate: Omokri attacks Buhari as naira emerges world's top performing currency

Dollar exchange rate: Omokri attacks Buhari as naira emerges world's top performing currency

Nigeria

a year ago

UTME 2024: “Not registration slip”, JAMB discloses document to take to exam centre

UTME 2024: “Not registration slip”, JAMB discloses document to take to exam centre

Nigeria

a year ago

Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu remarried, got engaged to late husband’s younger brother? Fact emerges

Betty Anyanwu Akeredolu remarried, got engaged to late husband’s younger brother? Fact emerges

Nigeria

a year ago

“A trap”: Tinubu’s top campaigner speaks out on Bobrisky’s jail sentence

“A trap”: Tinubu’s top campaigner speaks out on Bobrisky’s jail sentence

Nigeria

a year ago

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s top campaigner, Aderonke Ogunleye-Bello, has said a trap was set for Okuneye Idris Olanrewaju, aka Bobrisky, and he fell for it.

Full list: UI, Babcock, Covenant… top 15 universities with most employable graduates in Nigeria

Full list: UI, Babcock, Covenant… top 15 universities with most employable graduates in Nigeria

Education

a year ago

A report has revealed that graduates from the University of Ibadan, Babcock University and Covenant University are the most employable graduates in the country.

"This is insane": Nigerians react as UI reportedly increases fee for freshers to N412,000

"This is insane": Nigerians react as UI reportedly increases fee for freshers to N412,000

Education

a year ago

Fresh students at the University of Ibadan will pay as high as N412,000. A student source who spoke to Legit.ng on the matter shared screenshots of the new rates.

Omokri reacts as naira is declared world's best performing currency, sends message to Nigerians

Omokri reacts as naira is declared world's best performing currency, sends message to Nigerians

Nigeria

a year ago

Reno Omokri has expressed his happiness after Nigeria's naira was declared the world's best-performing currency by global investment bank, Goldman Sachs.

“Wife isn't matching my libido and I lack financial capacity for 2nd wife in Islam”, cleric advises

“Wife isn't matching my libido and I lack financial capacity for 2nd wife in Islam”, cleric advises

Opinion

a year ago

A religious teacher, Ustadh Saheed Rasaq, answers the question of a Muslim man contemplating polygyny due to insufficient intimacy in his marriage.

BREAKING: Ibadan kingmakers nominate Oba Olakunlehin as new Olubadan, details emerge

BREAKING: Ibadan kingmakers nominate Oba Olakunlehin as new Olubadan, details emerge

Nigeria

a year ago

Kingmakers in Ibadan have said the appointment of the next Olubadan of Ibadanland has been concluded subject to the consent of the governor of Oyo, Seyi Makinde.

UTME 2024: JAMB sends message to candidates on reactivation of profile code

Education

a year ago

Nigerian examination agency, JAMB, on Wednesday, April 3, revealed how candidates sitting for the 2024 main UTME can reactivate their profile code.

UTME 2024: JAMB sends message to candidates on printing of examination slip

UTME 2024: JAMB sends message to candidates on printing of examination slip

Education

a year ago

Nigerian agency, JAMB, has told all candidates sitting for the 2024 main UTME that they cannot print their examination notification slips at the moment.

JAMB reprint 2024: “Avoid future problem”, Exam body sends new warning message to UTME candidates

JAMB reprint 2024: “Avoid future problem”, Exam body sends new warning message to UTME candidates

Education

a year ago

Nigerian agency, JAMB, has said the site for UTME candidates to print their examination notification slips is not officially available at the moment.

Ridwan Adeola