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.

4910 articles published since 27 Apr 2023

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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

Ondo deputy governor speaks on alleged resignation

Ondo deputy governor speaks on alleged resignation

Politics

a year ago

Obi/Atiku vs Tinubu: Cleric prophesies who will come out disappointed in Supreme Court judgement

Obi/Atiku vs Tinubu: Cleric prophesies who will come out disappointed in Supreme Court judgement

Politics

a year ago

Ex-Niger Delta rebel leader, Asari Dokubo breaks silence on death rumours

Ex-Niger Delta rebel leader, Asari Dokubo breaks silence on death rumours

Nigeria

a year ago

Anger as Kano commissioner issues death threat to tribunal judges

Anger as Kano commissioner issues death threat to tribunal judges

Politics

a year ago

Alleged Fraud: Court Strikes Out Police Charges Against Lagos-Based Businessman, Arraigned In 2020

Alleged Fraud: Court Strikes Out Police Charges Against Lagos-Based Businessman, Arraigned In 2020

Nigeria

a year ago

Mohbad: Why we may exhume late singer's body, Lagos police speak

Mohbad: Why we may exhume late singer's body, Lagos police speak

Nigeria

a year ago

The Police Command in Lagos has said it will harmonise information within itself and ensure that justice is done in Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, Mohbad’s death.

Chicago State University speaks on certifying Tinubu's diploma at US court

Chicago State University speaks on certifying Tinubu's diploma at US court

Politics

a year ago

The Chicago State University has informed the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that it would not be able to certify Bola Tinubu's diploma.

Mohbad: Rinsola Abiola speaks amid singer's relatives' alleged plot to collect properties from wife

Mohbad: Rinsola Abiola speaks amid singer's relatives' alleged plot to collect properties from wife

Nigeria

a year ago

Amid reports of dispute erupting over Mohbad’s inheritance, Rinsola Abiola, a daughter of late MKO Abiola, has said some families only care about a man's wealth.

JUST IN: Fire guts Kebbi TCN transmission substation, a day after national grid collapse in Kainji

JUST IN: Fire guts Kebbi TCN transmission substation, a day after national grid collapse in Kainji

Nigeria

a year ago

A day after a fire outbreak at Kainji station and led to a nationwide blackout, the Transmission Company of Nigeria's substation in Kebbi has been gutted by fire too

BREAKING: Jubilation as UNILAG finally reduces fees

BREAKING: Jubilation as UNILAG finally reduces fees

Education

a year ago

The University of Lagos (UNILAG) has reduced the fees of the school. The reduction happened after the school's management met with NANS leaders on Thursday.

Wike: What will happen if PDP is not careful, public affairs analyst reveals

Wike: What will happen if PDP is not careful, public affairs analyst reveals

Politics

a year ago

A public affairs analyst, Segun Akinleye, has said the PDP risks Nyesom Wike, minister of the federal capital territory (FCT), destroying the party.

Peter Obi/Atiku vs Tinubu: What will happen at Supreme Court, Prophet David Kingleo predicts

Peter Obi/Atiku vs Tinubu: What will happen at Supreme Court, Prophet David Kingleo predicts

Politics

a year ago

Prophet David Elijah, the leader of the Glorious Mount of Possibility Church, has said the Supreme Court will dismiss the suits that would be filed against Tinubu.

Fact check: INEC redeploying ICT staff from Abuja over Obi, Atiku’s cases against Tinubu?

Fact check: INEC redeploying ICT staff from Abuja over Obi, Atiku’s cases against Tinubu?

Politics

a year ago

Amid disputes over the presidential election, a Facebook user, John Nwaokorie, in early September, posted that INEC is redeploying some of its staff.

BREAKING: Appeal court reverses Elumelu’s victory, declares LP candidate winner of Delta Reps poll

BREAKING: Appeal court reverses Elumelu’s victory, declares LP candidate winner of Delta Reps poll

Politics

a year ago

The Appeal Court has set aside a judgement by the state houses of assembly election tribunal which declared Ndudi Elumelu the winner of the 2023 election.

Ridwan Adeola