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.

4922 articles published since 27 Apr 2023

Author's articles

Prominent Anambra native doctor, Akwa Okuko, released by abductors? Top southeast politician speaks

Prominent Anambra native doctor, Akwa Okuko, released by abductors? Top southeast politician speaks

Nigeria

2 years ago

“I foresee rancour”: Primate Ayodele releases prophecy on President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list

“I foresee rancour”: Primate Ayodele releases prophecy on President Bola Tinubu’s ministerial list

Politics

2 years ago

Why DSS rearrested suspended CBN governor Godwin Emefiele after bail, fresh details emerge

Why DSS rearrested suspended CBN governor Godwin Emefiele after bail, fresh details emerge

Nigeria

2 years ago

"Some have paid it already": Students react as UNILAG hikes tuition fees from N19,000 to N190,250

"Some have paid it already": Students react as UNILAG hikes tuition fees from N19,000 to N190,250

Education

2 years ago

Breaking: Senate suspends President Tinubu's ministerial list announcement

Breaking: Senate suspends President Tinubu's ministerial list announcement

Politics

2 years ago

Bola Tinubu: “Nigerians will still buy fuel for N50 per litre”, Prophet Bamidele declares

Bola Tinubu: “Nigerians will still buy fuel for N50 per litre”, Prophet Bamidele declares

Politics

2 years ago

"Your days are numbered": APC chieftain predicts governor to be removed after tribunal sacked LP rep member

"Your days are numbered": APC chieftain predicts governor to be removed after tribunal sacked LP rep member

Politics

2 years ago

Akin Akinwale, a member of the APC in Oyo state who is popular on Twitter, has projected that Alex Otti, the governor of Abia state will be removed from office.

Breaking: Federal high court grants Godwin Emefiele N20m bail

Breaking: Federal high court grants Godwin Emefiele N20m bail

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Federal High Court in Lagos has granted bail to Mr. Godwin Emefiele, suspended governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), in the sum of N20 million.

Trouble as prominent lawyer threatens President Bola Tinubu with court over ministerial list

Trouble as prominent lawyer threatens President Bola Tinubu with court over ministerial list

Politics

2 years ago

Pelumi Olajengbesi has said he will challenge President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s decision in court if an indigene of the FCT is omitted from the ministerial list.

Breaking: Emefiele appears in court over ‘illegal possession of firearms’, video emerges

Breaking: Emefiele appears in court over ‘illegal possession of firearms’, video emerges

Nigeria

2 years ago

The suspended Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) Governor Godwin Emefiele has arrived at the Federal High Court sitting in Lagos for his alleged gun possession trial

Tribunal sacks Labour Party's candidate, declares PDP winner

Tribunal sacks Labour Party's candidate, declares PDP winner

Politics

2 years ago

The national assembly Election Petition Tribunal has nullified the election of Ngozi Okolie as a member representing Aniocha constituency at the House of Reps.

Tinubu's ministerial list: Serious cracks in APC over Wike's alleged nomination

Tinubu's ministerial list: Serious cracks in APC over Wike's alleged nomination

Politics

2 years ago

Majority of members of the APC in Rivers are reportedly averse to President Bola Tinubu naming the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike as Minister

Peter Obi vs Bola Tinubu: Prominent prophet reveals how Tribunal will finally end

Peter Obi vs Bola Tinubu: Prominent prophet reveals how Tribunal will finally end

Politics

2 years ago

Prophet Elijah Bamidele has declared that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, will not be successful in his bid to sack President Tinubu.

JAMB contravened law by banning Mmesoma for 3 years? Exam body speaks out

JAMB contravened law by banning Mmesoma for 3 years? Exam body speaks out

Education

2 years ago

JAMB has replied critics and stated that it has the power to impose sanctions on erring UTME candidates as it recently did in Miss Mmesoma Joy Ejikeme's case.

FG asked to scrap JAMB, allow universities do their admission themselves

FG asked to scrap JAMB, allow universities do their admission themselves

Education

2 years ago

Mrs. Aisha Yesufu has asked the FG to scrap JAMB. The federal agency annually conducts entrance UTME for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian universities.

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