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Ridwan Adeola Yusuf

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 & 2025), Legit.ng’s Current Affairs/Politics Editor of the Year (2024)

Ridwan Adeola Yusuf is a content writer 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.

7218 articles published since 27 Apr 2023

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BREAKING: Tension in Kaduna as police, Shiites clash again, shots fired, video surfaces

BREAKING: Tension in Kaduna as police, Shiites clash again, shots fired, video surfaces

Nigeria

2 years ago

AFCON 2023: How notable rise in financial investment by TV rights resulted in huge global viewership

AFCON 2023: How notable rise in financial investment by TV rights resulted in huge global viewership

Football

2 years ago

Just In: Olubadan designate, Olakulehin to appear before kingmakers amid insinuations about health

Just In: Olubadan designate, Olakulehin to appear before kingmakers amid insinuations about health

Nigeria

2 years ago

BREAKING: Ex Nigerian governor, Ikpeazu speaks on rumoured plan to leave PDP for APC

BREAKING: Ex Nigerian governor, Ikpeazu speaks on rumoured plan to leave PDP for APC

Politics

2 years ago

Details of Tinubu’s meeting with Air Peace boss, other biz leaders emerge amid Nigeria’s challenges

Details of Tinubu’s meeting with Air Peace boss, other biz leaders emerge amid Nigeria’s challenges

Nigeria

2 years ago

Electricity tariff hike: "Economic oppression", northern elders lambast Tinubu

Electricity tariff hike: "Economic oppression", northern elders lambast Tinubu

Nigeria

2 years ago

BREAKING: Battle with Wike continues as Fubara voids recently published Rivers PDP caretaker cmte

BREAKING: Battle with Wike continues as Fubara voids recently published Rivers PDP caretaker cmte

Politics

2 years ago

Governor Sim Fubara on Thursday said said any changes to the list of caretaker committee PDP members in Rivers state, were not in line with the initial pact..

10th national assembly: NNPP chieftain highlights “significant deficiencies” in NASS’ communication

10th national assembly: NNPP chieftain highlights “significant deficiencies” in NASS’ communication

Politics

2 years ago

An NNPP chieftain, Razaq Adekunle Aderibigbe, has said the national assembly must fulfil its duty to serve the Nigerian people transparently and distinctively.

JUST IN: Tinubu slams rivals in new message, levels fresh accusation against them

JUST IN: Tinubu slams rivals in new message, levels fresh accusation against them

Politics

2 years ago

President Bola Tinubu has said rivals do not want Nigeria to grow. Tinubu promised that with the support of Nigerians, the country will ‘meet her destiny’.

Peter Obi bowed before President Tinubu? Fact emerges

Peter Obi bowed before President Tinubu? Fact emerges

Politics

2 years ago

A post on social media claims that President Bola Tinubu met with Peter Obi and Rabiu Kwankwaso, and that LP's Obi bowed for the Nigerian leader.

Rivers crisis: “Mastermind of outright falsehoods” Secondus attacks Wike

Rivers crisis: “Mastermind of outright falsehoods” Secondus attacks Wike

Politics

2 years ago

Amid the Rivers political crisis, Uche Secondus, a former PDP chairman, has launched a fresh scathing attack on Nyesom Wike, the minister of the FCT.

BREAKING: Details of Tinubu’s meeting with leadership of APC presidential campaign council emerges

BREAKING: Details of Tinubu’s meeting with leadership of APC presidential campaign council emerges

Politics

2 years ago

President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday, April 3, told Nigerians that he campaigned on hope and needs to rest on that hope and push for it for the joy of everyone.

Breaking: APC announces method to pick Ondo governorship candidate, details surface

Breaking: APC announces method to pick Ondo governorship candidate, details surface

Politics

2 years ago

The APC's NWC has okayed direct primaries as the mode of election to produce the governorship candidate of the party for Ondo state, south-west Nigeria.

BREAKING: LP chairman, Abure escapes assassination attempt as fire destroys house, details emerge

BREAKING: LP chairman, Abure escapes assassination attempt as fire destroys house, details emerge

Politics

2 years ago

An unfortunate incident has reportedly happened to Barrister Julius Abure, the national chairman of Nigeria's opposition party, the Labour Party (LP).

BREAKING: Fubara sends message to opponents, discloses why he agreed to implement Tinubu’s agreement

BREAKING: Fubara sends message to opponents, discloses why he agreed to implement Tinubu’s agreement

Politics

2 years ago

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers has said he has decided not to allow the crisis in his state to escalate because he is someone who has respect for elders.

Ridwan Adeola Yusuf