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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.

7227 articles published since 27 Apr 2023

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BREAKING: Jitters as Supreme Court reserves judgement in Obi's appeal against Tinubu

BREAKING: Jitters as Supreme Court reserves judgement in Obi's appeal against Tinubu

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Supreme Court trashes opposition's plea challenging Tinubu's election, details emerge

BREAKING: Supreme Court trashes opposition's plea challenging Tinubu's election, details emerge

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Anxiety as Supreme Court reserves judgement in Appeal by Atiku, PDP against Tinubu

BREAKING: Anxiety as Supreme Court reserves judgement in Appeal by Atiku, PDP against Tinubu

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Senior lawyers arrive Supreme Court for Nigeria's disputed presidential election

BREAKING: Senior lawyers arrive Supreme Court for Nigeria's disputed presidential election

Politics

3 years ago

Pastor kills self over sex scandal involving church member

Pastor kills self over sex scandal involving church member

Africa

3 years ago

Ondo State: Where is Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu?

Ondo State: Where is Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu?

Politics

3 years ago

“Extrajudicial trial”: Tinubu’s camp reacts as American seeks release of FBI doc on president

“Extrajudicial trial”: Tinubu’s camp reacts as American seeks release of FBI doc on president

Politics

3 years ago

Aaron Greenspan, the founder of Plainsite, a US-based website, filed an emergency motion on Friday, October 20, at the US District Court, Columbia, Washington DC.

Kogi election: Prominent prophet speaks on "candidate God chose”

Kogi election: Prominent prophet speaks on "candidate God chose”

Politics

3 years ago

Alhaji Ahmed Ododo of the APC will win the November 2023 gubernatorial election in Kogi state, a prominent cleric, Prophet Godwin Ikuru has said.

Election disputes: Full list of cases Appeal Court heard in the last 8 days

Election disputes: Full list of cases Appeal Court heard in the last 8 days

Politics

3 years ago

The Court of Appeal of Nigeria has shared a list of election-related cases it heard and determined between Friday, October 13 and Friday, October 20, 2023.

Otukpo: “Surprising thing is robbers are natives”, Monye says after ‘meeting’ with Benue police PRO

Otukpo: “Surprising thing is robbers are natives”, Monye says after ‘meeting’ with Benue police PRO

Nigeria

3 years ago

LP's Morris Monye has said the suspects of a deadly bank robbery attack that happened in Otukpo, Benue state on Friday, October 20, “are indigenes".

Kogi election: INEC staff reconfigured BVAS to favour APC? Commission reacts

Kogi election: INEC staff reconfigured BVAS to favour APC? Commission reacts

Politics

3 years ago

INEC on Saturday, October 21, said the allegation that three of its staff are “maliciously reconfiguring the BVAS machines in the Government House” is “untrue”.

"Tinubu’s promise for revived hope may already be renewed hopelessness": Dalung

"Tinubu’s promise for revived hope may already be renewed hopelessness": Dalung

Politics

3 years ago

A former minister of sports and youth development, Solomon Dalung, stated that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's administration has not shown promise.

“Atiku can’t win at Supreme Court”: Cleric delivers strong message to PDP candidate

“Atiku can’t win at Supreme Court”: Cleric delivers strong message to PDP candidate

Politics

3 years ago

Prophet Godwin Ikuru has warned PDP's Atiku Abubakar that he is on a dangerous path. Ikuru was commenting on the certificate saga involving President Tinubu.

‘Why Tinubu may still have a leg to stand on if CSU rescinds his certificate’: INEC official reveals

‘Why Tinubu may still have a leg to stand on if CSU rescinds his certificate’: INEC official reveals

Politics

3 years ago

Mohammed Haruna, an INEC commissioner says the Nigerian constitution is liberal, thus Tinubu "may still have a leg to stand on" if the CSU rescinds his certificate.

BREAKING: Wike-led FCDA to demolish National Mosque? Mngt board speaks

BREAKING: Wike-led FCDA to demolish National Mosque? Mngt board speaks

Nigeria

3 years ago

The National Mosque, Abuja, has asked the Muslim Ummah to disregard the "campaign of calumny" against the minister of federal capital territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike.

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