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.

4251 articles published since 27 Apr 2023

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Tears as Tinubu’s top campaigner dies in Lagos, "words fail me"

Tears as Tinubu’s top campaigner dies in Lagos, "words fail me"

2 months ago

Police open up amid reports infamous SARS has returned in Nigeria

Police open up amid reports infamous SARS has returned in Nigeria

2 months ago

Supreme Court gives judgment on Fubara’s appeal challenging Wike ally-led assembly

Supreme Court gives judgment on Fubara’s appeal challenging Wike ally-led assemb...

2 months ago

Obasanjo holds meeting with Atiku, Tambuwal, others, amid 2027 permutations, video emerges

Obasanjo holds meeting with Atiku, Tambuwal, others, amid 2027 permutations, vid...

2 months ago

Did authorities ask all unemployed Nigerians to register at any employment directorate? Fact emerges

Did authorities ask all unemployed Nigerians to register at any employment direc...

2 months ago

Rivers: Tension as 19 people feared killed in renewed cult clash, details emerge

Rivers: Tension as 19 people feared killed in renewed cult clash, details emerge

2 months ago

Northern ministers reportedly get marching orders over Tinubu, details surface

Northern ministers reportedly get marching orders over Tinubu, details surface

Northern ministers have reportedly received marching orders over President Bola Ahmed Tinubu. Legit.ng has the details of the alleged development.

2027: New move spells out roles for Atiku, Peter Obi, Kwankwaso, El-Rufai amid quest to sack Tinubu

2027: New move spells out roles for Atiku, Peter Obi, Kwankwaso, El-Rufai amid quest to sack Tinubu

As Nigerians look forward to 2027, a new move has spelt out roles for Atiku Abubakar, Peter Obi, and others amid the quest to sack President Bola Tinubu.

Deportation: Has Tinubu shut down Nigeria’s embassy in US? Fact emerges

Deportation: Has Tinubu shut down Nigeria’s embassy in US? Fact emerges

A blog claimed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has shut down Nigeria’s embassy in the United States (US). Legit.ng probed this claim and came out with its verdict.

Is English no longer language of instruction in schools in Kano, other northern states? Fact Emerges

Is English no longer language of instruction in schools in Kano, other northern states? Fact Emerges

A prominent Facebook user claimed English is no longer the language of instruction in Kano state and other northern Nigerian schools. Legit.ng fact-checked this.

2027: Barau Jibrin, 4 other major likely APC contenders in Kano state election, full list emerges

2027: Barau Jibrin, 4 other major likely APC contenders in Kano state election, full list emerges

Ahead of the 2027 general elections, Barau Jibrin and four prominent political figures have emerged as the major APC contenders in the coming Kano state poll.

Did Shettima protest that president ’delegates VP’s responsibilities’ to Seyi Tinubu? Fact emerges

Did Shettima protest that president ’delegates VP’s responsibilities’ to Seyi Tinubu? Fact emerges

Some reports said Vice President Senator Kashim Shettima suggested an internal friction within the Nigerian presidency. Legit.ng has analysed this claim.

2027: Atiku meets APC bigwig in Abuja, photos surface amid permutations

2027: Atiku meets APC bigwig in Abuja, photos surface amid permutations

Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has met a top All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain. Photographs of the visit surfaced online on Monday, February 3, 2025.

APC governor sacks all political appointees, details surface

APC governor sacks all political appointees, details surface

A governor has sacked all his political appointees. The public official had earlier dissolved the state executive council in the APC state. Legit.ng has the details.

Emir of Zazzau, others mourn as prominent Kano-born business mogul dies

Emir of Zazzau, others mourn as prominent Kano-born business mogul dies

The Emir of Zazzau, Ahmed Nuhu Bamalli, and others are mourning following the death of a prominent Kano-born business mogul. The senior citizen died on Monday.

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