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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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Tinubu releases statement as INEC declares winner in Ondo election, details emerge

Tinubu releases statement as INEC declares winner in Ondo election, details emerge

Politics

a year ago

BREAKING: Ukrainian president speaks out as Putin’s Russian missile kills children, others

BREAKING: Ukrainian president speaks out as Putin’s Russian missile kills children, others

Europe

a year ago

Full LGA results: How Aiyedatiwa defeated Agboola Ajayi in Ondo governorship election

Full LGA results: How Aiyedatiwa defeated Agboola Ajayi in Ondo governorship election

Politics

a year ago

Indian leader Modi speaks Yoruba in video as Nigerian president confers award on him in Abuja

Indian leader Modi speaks Yoruba in video as Nigerian president confers award on him in Abuja

Nigeria

a year ago

Ondo election results: How APC, PDP stand as INEC announces scores in 15 LGAs

Ondo election results: How APC, PDP stand as INEC announces scores in 15 LGAs

Politics

a year ago

Ondo election: Governor Aiyedatiwa gives condition to accept defeat, "the only thing"

Ondo election: Governor Aiyedatiwa gives condition to accept defeat, "the only thing"

Politics

a year ago

BREAKING: Ondo voters decide as winner emerges between Aiyedatiwa, Agboola Ajayi in governor’s LGA

BREAKING: Ondo voters decide as winner emerges between Aiyedatiwa, Agboola Ajayi in governor’s LGA

Politics

a year ago

A winner has emerged between Lucky Orimisan Aiyedatiwa and PDP's Alfred Agboola Ajayi in the governor’s local government area (LGA) in Ondo state, Ilaje.

OndoDecides2024: Live local government results as INEC completes collation

Live

OndoDecides2024: Live local government results as INEC completes collation

Nigeria

a year ago

With voting, sorting, and counting concluded in the Ondo state 2024 governorship election, INEC begins the collation of the results. Follow Legit.ng's live updates.

INEC adjourns collation of Ondo state election 2024 results, details surface

INEC adjourns collation of Ondo state election 2024 results, details surface

Politics

a year ago

Anxiety rose in Ondo on Sunday morning, November 17, as INEC shared when it will resume the collation of election results regarding the 2024 governorship poll.

Ondo election: Winner to emerge soon as INEC uploads 99% results to IREV portal, details emerge

Ondo election: Winner to emerge soon as INEC uploads 99% results to IREV portal, details emerge

Politics

a year ago

No less than 99.03% per cent of governorship election results from Ondo state have been uploaded on the IREV portal so far as the election day heads into conclusion.

Ondo 2024: “Alhamdulillah”, APC secretary shares cryptic update as election results trickle in

Ondo 2024: “Alhamdulillah”, APC secretary shares cryptic update as election results trickle in

Politics

a year ago

As Legit.ng tracks the Ondo election 2024, the APC national secretary has shared a cryptic message. The APC official's post comes as election results trickle in.

JUST IN: Indian leader Narendra Modi sends message to Tinubu

JUST IN: Indian leader Narendra Modi sends message to Tinubu

Nigeria

a year ago

Indian leader, Narendra Modi, has sent a message to President Bola Tinubu. Legit.ng gathered that Modi wants to bolster bilateral amity between Nigeria and India.

OndoDecides2024: Live results from polling units in Ondo governorship election

Live

OndoDecides2024: Live results from polling units in Ondo governorship election

Politics

a year ago

After hours of voting in the Ondo 2024 governorship election, results from the polling units trickle in. Legit.ng reports the results live from the polling units.

Kwankwaso sends message to Tinubu, others as Atiku, several prominent Nigerians meet him in Kano

Kwankwaso sends message to Tinubu, others as Atiku, several prominent Nigerians meet him in Kano

Politics

a year ago

Mallam Rabiu Kwankwaso has sent a message to President Bola Tinubu and others after Atiku Abubakar and several prominent Nigerians met him (Kwankwaso) in Kano.

OndoDecides2024: INEC uploads 85.66% of results to IREV portal, details emerge

OndoDecides2024: INEC uploads 85.66% of results to IREV portal, details emerge

Politics

a year ago

No less than 85.66% per cent of governorship election results from Ondo state have been uploaded on the IREV portal so far as the election day heads into conclusion.

Ridwan Adeola Yusuf