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.

4909 articles published since 27 Apr 2023

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BREAKING: Tribunal upholds Dauda Lawal's election as Zamfara governor, quashes Matawalle's petition

BREAKING: Tribunal upholds Dauda Lawal's election as Zamfara governor, quashes Matawalle's petition

Politics

a year ago

Details emerge as report lists best 4 universities in Nigeria

Details emerge as report lists best 4 universities in Nigeria

Education

a year ago

BREAKING: Lagos CP inaugurates special team to investigate Mohbad's death

BREAKING: Lagos CP inaugurates special team to investigate Mohbad's death

Nigeria

a year ago

“I saw house arrest”: Prophet David Elijah releases prophecy on Peter Obi

“I saw house arrest”: Prophet David Elijah releases prophecy on Peter Obi

Politics

a year ago

Ondo: Primate Ayodele releases prophecy on Akeredolu’s health, deputy’s guber ‘ambition’

Ondo: Primate Ayodele releases prophecy on Akeredolu’s health, deputy’s guber ‘ambition’

Politics

a year ago

Jos: Apprehension as more ex-patients of Noah Kekere found with missing kidneys

Jos: Apprehension as more ex-patients of Noah Kekere found with missing kidneys

Nigeria

a year ago

Mmesoma: 75 days after, JAMB silent over planned arrest of man who developed fake UTME results app

Mmesoma: 75 days after, JAMB silent over planned arrest of man who developed fake UTME results app

Education

a year ago

75 days after JAMB said it is “moving to pick” the developer of the computer software some Nigerians use to generate false UTME results, nothing has been heard.

Mohbad: How Nigerians can help police investigation, Shehu Sani speaks

Mohbad: How Nigerians can help police investigation, Shehu Sani speaks

Nigeria

a year ago

A former federal lawmaker, Senator Shehu Sani, has said Nigerians genuinely can assist police in its investigation of the death of Promise Oladimeji, Mohbad.

EXPLAINER: Can Supreme Court declare rerun as Obi, Atiku appeal tribunal's verdict?

EXPLAINER: Can Supreme Court declare rerun as Obi, Atiku appeal tribunal's verdict?

Politics

a year ago

There're still hopes in some quarters that the supreme court would rule in favour of carrying out fresh elections after the opposition appealed the PEPT's verdict.

El Rufai reveals president whose term Nigeria enjoyed most successful period of economic growth

El Rufai reveals president whose term Nigeria enjoyed most successful period of economic growth

Nigeria

a year ago

Nasir El-Rufai, the immediate past governor of Kaduna state, has described the second term (2003-2007) of ex-president Olusegun Obasanjo as the “most successful”.

Tribunal Judgements: Full list of senators that’ll face supplementary polls

Tribunal Judgements: Full list of senators that’ll face supplementary polls

Politics

a year ago

There is panic among political parties and federal lawmakers as election petition tribunals across Nigeria issue their verdicts. Four senators will face new polls.

Tinubu Certificate Saga: Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo alleges “covert shielding” from US

Tinubu Certificate Saga: Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo alleges “covert shielding” from US

Politics

a year ago

Undercover journalist, Fisayo Soyombo, has said his “interactions in Chicago” revealed that President Bola Tinubu “does enjoy some covert shielding from the US”.

Ex-leader, Obasanjo meets President Tinubu? Fact emerges

Ex-leader, Obasanjo meets President Tinubu? Fact emerges

Politics

a year ago

Ex-president, Olusegun Obasanjo has denied the claim that he met with President Bola Tinubu in September 2023. Tinubu and Obasanjo are not on good terms

Just In: Again, Soyinka plays down LP's victory claim, says Obi lost 2023 election

Just In: Again, Soyinka plays down LP's victory claim, says Obi lost 2023 election

Politics

a year ago

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Saturday, September 16, restated that Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, lost.

Date when CJN will constitute Supreme Court's panel that’ll hear Obi, Atiku’s appeal emerges

Date when CJN will constitute Supreme Court's panel that’ll hear Obi, Atiku’s appeal emerges

Politics

a year ago

CJN Olukayode Ariwoola will constitute the Supreme Court panel that will hear the appeal arising from the judgment of the tribunal latest on Wednesday, September 20.

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