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.

4849 articles published since 27 Apr 2023

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3 reasons APC's Timipre Sylva lost the Bayelsa 2023 governorship election

3 reasons APC's Timipre Sylva lost the Bayelsa 2023 governorship election

Politics

a year ago

Imo governorship election: LP’s Achonu congratulated Uzodimma? Candidate speaks

Imo governorship election: LP’s Achonu congratulated Uzodimma? Candidate speaks

Politics

a year ago

Appeal Court takes action on Nasarawa Gov, Sule’s appeal following sack by tribunal

Appeal Court takes action on Nasarawa Gov, Sule’s appeal following sack by tribunal

Politics

a year ago

World Toilet Day: What Nigeria needs to do to attain open defecation-free status, UNICEF speaks

World Toilet Day: What Nigeria needs to do to attain open defecation-free status, UNICEF speaks

Nigeria

a year ago

“Future of Nigeria at big risk”: Education expert reacts to WAEC’s introduction of CBT

“Future of Nigeria at big risk”: Education expert reacts to WAEC’s introduction of CBT

Education

a year ago

Plateau: As anxiety builds ahead Appeal Court’s judgement, cleric sends strong warning message gov

Plateau: As anxiety builds ahead Appeal Court’s judgement, cleric sends strong warning message gov

Politics

a year ago

Strike: “NLC needs to be seriously called to order”, top political analyst speaks, gives reason

Strike: “NLC needs to be seriously called to order”, top political analyst speaks, gives reason

Nigeria

a year ago

A former head of the political science department at the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED), Adigun Muse, has asked authorities to call the NLC to order.

Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa elections: “INEC's independence evaporated”, NNPP chieftain speaks

Kogi, Imo, Bayelsa elections: “INEC's independence evaporated”, NNPP chieftain speaks

Politics

a year ago

A chieftain of the New Nigeria People's Party (NNPP) in Lagos state, Adekunle Razaq Aderibigbe, is unimpressed with the conduct of INEC during the off-cycle polls.

Prominent Nollywood actor, Mr Ibu dead? Fact emerges

Prominent Nollywood actor, Mr Ibu dead? Fact emerges

Nigeria

a year ago

Contrary to speculations that has refused to die down on social media, popular Nollywood actor, John Ikechukwu Okafor, commonly called Mr Ibu, is not dead.

INEC breaks silence on alleged manipulation of accreditation data in Kogi election

INEC breaks silence on alleged manipulation of accreditation data in Kogi election

Politics

a year ago

INEC on Tuesday refuted allegations that accreditation data on its result viewing (IReV) portal was manipulated during the Kogi governorship election.

“As directed by God”, Pst Ayodele shares prediction about distressing thing that may happen in December

“As directed by God”, Pst Ayodele shares prediction about distressing thing that may happen in December

Nigeria

a year ago

President Bola Tinubu's government has received a warning from Primate Babatunde Elijah Ayodele. Ayodele said God directed him to deliver the message.

Prominent prophet names influential politician God “has placed the master key into his palms”

Prominent prophet names influential politician God “has placed the master key into his palms”

Politics

a year ago

Amid ceaseless antagonism from discontented Nigerians, a cleric, Segun Akiode, has said God has placed the master key into the hands of President Bola Tinubu.

Governor Uzodimma bombed Imo community? Fact surfaces

Governor Uzodimma bombed Imo community? Fact surfaces

Nigeria

a year ago

Claims have surfaced on social media that Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo state 'bombed' Awo Omamma in Oru East local government area. But that is not true.

FULL LIST: 5 things Atiku told Inter-Party Advisory Council during Tuesday’s meeting

FULL LIST: 5 things Atiku told Inter-Party Advisory Council during Tuesday’s meeting

Politics

a year ago

PDP's Atiku Abubakar held a meeting with the national executive committee of the Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC) of Nigeria on Tuesday, November 14.

What INEC needs to do "to restore hope", former governorship candidate speaks

What INEC needs to do "to restore hope", former governorship candidate speaks

Politics

a year ago

The AA governorship candidate in Lagos during the 2023 poll, Tope Balogun, has said INEC needs to restore hope in Nigeria's democratic institutions.

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