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Ridwan Adeola Yusuf

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 & 2025), Legit.ng’s Current Affairs/Politics Editor of the Year (2024)

Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content writer 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.

7208 articles published since 27 Apr 2023

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Liberation Day: Nigeria affected as Trump announces reciprocal tariffs, White House shares full list

Liberation Day: Nigeria affected as Trump announces reciprocal tariffs, White House shares full list

US

a year ago

Kaduna police officer under fire for threatening to retaliate Edo killings

Kaduna police officer under fire for threatening to retaliate Edo killings

Nigeria

a year ago

Edo: Tribunal gives judgment on suit seeking APC's Okpebholo's sack as governor

Edo: Tribunal gives judgment on suit seeking APC's Okpebholo's sack as governor

Politics

a year ago

Edo: “Crime against humanity,” MURIC issues strong statement as 16 northerners killed in Uromi

Edo: “Crime against humanity,” MURIC issues strong statement as 16 northerners killed in Uromi

Nigeria

a year ago

Ekiti: Man gets life jail sentence for setting former boss ablaze

Ekiti: Man gets life jail sentence for setting former boss ablaze

Nigeria

a year ago

Obi makes cryptic reference to Tinubu’s Chicago University issue, alleged drug scandal, video trends

Obi makes cryptic reference to Tinubu’s Chicago University issue, alleged drug scandal, video trends

Politics

a year ago

Kogi: ‘I’m my father's daughter, not afraid of anyone,’ Natasha speaks out amid row with Akpabio

Kogi: ‘I’m my father's daughter, not afraid of anyone,’ Natasha speaks out amid row with Akpabio

Politics

a year ago

Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan on Tuesday, April1, defended her trip to her hometown in Kogi state in defiance of the ban by the Kogi state government.

Kelvin Alaneme: Prominent UK-based Nigerian filmed allegedly selling jobs to japa enthusiasts

Kelvin Alaneme: Prominent UK-based Nigerian filmed allegedly selling jobs to japa enthusiasts

Nigeria

a year ago

Kelvin Alaneme is in trouble. The prominent UK-based Nigerian was filmed allegedly selling jobs to 'japa' enthusiasts. The matter is trending on X.

'Akpabio, Yahaya Bello plot to assassinate me,' Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan alleges in viral video

'Akpabio, Yahaya Bello plot to assassinate me,' Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan alleges in viral video

Politics

a year ago

Senator Natasha Akpoti has alleged that Godswill Akpabio told Yahaya Bello that he should kill her. The video of the allegation has surfaced on the internet.

Rivers: Fubara speaks on depression amid suspension by Tinubu, video surfaces

Rivers: Fubara speaks on depression amid suspension by Tinubu, video surfaces

Politics

a year ago

Siminalayi Fubara, the suspended governor of Rivers state, has spoken about depression amid suspension by President Bola Tinubu. The video has surfaced.

Wike: Tinubu finally shares why his administration removed FCT from treasury single account

Wike: Tinubu finally shares why his administration removed FCT from treasury single account

Politics

a year ago

After receiving Nyesom Wike in Abuja, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has finally shared why his administration removed the FCT from the treasury single account.

Eid-el-Fitr 2025: Kano residents speak amid police's sudden ban on Sallah Durbar

Eid-el-Fitr 2025: Kano residents speak amid police's sudden ban on Sallah Durbar

Nigeria

a year ago

Amid Eid-el-Fitr 2025 celebration, residents in the colossal northern state of Kano have spoken amid a surprise ban by the police on Sallah Durbar celebration.

PDP crisis: Wike’s camp fires Atiku in fresh statement, details emerge

PDP crisis: Wike’s camp fires Atiku in fresh statement, details emerge

Politics

a year ago

Amid the lingering PDP crisis, the camp of Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), has lashed out at Atiku Abubakar in a fresh statement.

Eid-el-Fitr 2025: University of Ibadan chief imam sends key message to Muslims, details surface

Eid-el-Fitr 2025: University of Ibadan chief imam sends key message to Muslims, details surface

Nigeria

a year ago

Amid the celebration of the Eid-el-Fitr 2025, the chief imam of the University of Ibadan (UI), Oyo state, has sent a key message to Nigerian Muslims.

The neglected seeds: How Oyo state 2025 budget perpetuates inequalities in education

The neglected seeds: How Oyo state 2025 budget perpetuates inequalities in education

Education

a year ago

The 2025 budget of the Seyi Makinde administration in Oyo state perpetuated inequalities in education. In this report, Legit.ng sheds light on the phenomenon.

Ridwan Adeola Yusuf