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.

4930 articles published since 27 Apr 2023

Author's articles

El-Rufai, Ganduje to make President Bola Tinubu's ministerial list? Former governor opens up

El-Rufai, Ganduje to make President Bola Tinubu's ministerial list? Former governor opens up

Politics

2 years ago

Jubilation as court nullifies arrest order on Amaechi, Tonye Cole

Jubilation as court nullifies arrest order on Amaechi, Tonye Cole

Politics

2 years ago

Just In: Photos emerge as President Bola Tinubu holds high-level meeting ahead of Paris summit

Just In: Photos emerge as President Bola Tinubu holds high-level meeting ahead of Paris summit

Nigeria

2 years ago

Security: MAPAMA lists 2 things President Bola Tinubu must do beyond firing service chiefs

Security: MAPAMA lists 2 things President Bola Tinubu must do beyond firing service chiefs

Nigeria

2 years ago

Tension at Nigeria embassy in London, UK? Consulate opens up

Tension at Nigeria embassy in London, UK? Consulate opens up

Nigeria

2 years ago

Breaking: Kano governor reinstates Barr. Muhuyi Magaji as Kano anti-corruption boss

Breaking: Kano governor reinstates Barr. Muhuyi Magaji as Kano anti-corruption boss

Nigeria

2 years ago

Presidential election tribunal: INEC finally responds to subpoena issued by Peter Obi

Presidential election tribunal: INEC finally responds to subpoena issued by Peter Obi

Politics

2 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has sent representatives to the election petition tribunal in response to a subpoena issued by Peter Obi.

Felicitations as Buhari’s former aide, Bashir Ahmad, receives academic certificate from China university

Felicitations as Buhari’s former aide, Bashir Ahmad, receives academic certificate from China university

Education

2 years ago

Bashir Ahmad, a former digital media aide to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, has received an academic certificate from the Peking University in Beijing, China.

Full list of President Bola Tinubu's new service chiefs, IGP, others, and states/regions they come from

Full list of President Bola Tinubu's new service chiefs, IGP, others, and states/regions they come from

Nigeria

2 years ago

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, June 19, approved the appointments of new bosses of the Customs, police, army, navy, and air force. A new NSA is also in town.

N-Power: FG issues promising statement about stipends payment

N-Power: FG issues promising statement about stipends payment

Nigeria

2 years ago

Handlers of the FG's N-Power programme have said that payments are yet to be approved, adding that once approved, stipends will be initiated without delay.

‘Why Jonathan couldn't implement recommendations of sovereign nat'l conference’, Nigerian separatist speaks

‘Why Jonathan couldn't implement recommendations of sovereign nat'l conference’, Nigerian separatist speaks

Nigeria

2 years ago

A prominent agitator and businessman, Princewill Richards, has told Legit.ng why ex-president Goodluck Jonathan failed to implement reports of the 2014 Confab.

Breaking: President Bola Tinubu departs Nigeria for Paris, France

Breaking: President Bola Tinubu departs Nigeria for Paris, France

Nigeria

2 years ago

President Bola Tinubu on Tuesday, June 20, departed for Paris, France, to attend a summit. Senior government officials and allies were with him on the trip.

Appointments of service chiefs: President Tinubu’s ally responds to nepotism allegation

Appointments of service chiefs: President Tinubu’s ally responds to nepotism allegation

Politics

2 years ago

Bayo Onanuga, an ally of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has asserted that the president’s recent appointment of new service chiefs was not based on nepotism.

General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja: 6 things to know about Nigeria's new chief of army staff

General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja: 6 things to know about Nigeria's new chief of army staff

Nigeria

2 years ago

Few weeks after his inauguration, President Bola Tinubu removed all service chiefs and appointed General Taoreed Abiodun Lagbaja as the new chief of army staff.

13 agencies exempted as President Bola Tinubu dissolves boards, agencies, others

13 agencies exempted as President Bola Tinubu dissolves boards, agencies, others

Nigeria

2 years ago

President Bola Tinubu, on Monday, June 19, approved the immediate dissolution of all governing boards of FG parastatals and agencies, but some are exempted.

Ridwan Adeola