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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: Tinubu reportedly gives appointment to 25-year-old lady

BREAKING: Tinubu reportedly gives appointment to 25-year-old lady

Politics

3 years ago

WAEC: West African exams body released new price list? Fact emerges

WAEC: West African exams body released new price list? Fact emerges

Education

3 years ago

BREAKING: Jubilation as FG finally announces date for payment of N-Power backlogs

BREAKING: Jubilation as FG finally announces date for payment of N-Power backlogs

Nigeria

3 years ago

Sen Elisha Abbo’s sack: “Very clear PDP totally overran APC in Atiku's base”, party chieftain speaks

Sen Elisha Abbo’s sack: “Very clear PDP totally overran APC in Atiku's base”, party chieftain speaks

Politics

3 years ago

Prophecy: Primate Ayodele sends warning message to 2 prominent presidential hopefuls

Prophecy: Primate Ayodele sends warning message to 2 prominent presidential hopefuls

Politics

3 years ago

Omokri responds to claims he's abandoned Atiku, supporting Tinubu, APC

Omokri responds to claims he's abandoned Atiku, supporting Tinubu, APC

Politics

3 years ago

CSU saga: Atiku forged document submitted to INEC? US-based professor speaks

CSU saga: Atiku forged document submitted to INEC? US-based professor speaks

Politics

3 years ago

PDP's Atiku Abubakar did not forge the WAEC certificate he submitted to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), Professor Farooq Kperogi has said.

What will end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Activist makes 'key' recommendation

What will end the Israeli-Palestinian conflict? Activist makes 'key' recommendation

Asia

3 years ago

AbdulWaheed Atoyebi, a human rights activist, has shared his suggestion on how the eternal 'war' between Israel and Palestine can come to an end.

Top PDP national official suddenly resigns, details emerge

Top PDP national official suddenly resigns, details emerge

Politics

3 years ago

A national member of the PDP representing Kaduna state, Magaji Alhassan has resigned from his position and also withdrawn his membership in the party.

Exclusive: “Northcentral considered political wheelbarrow”, ex-minister kicks ahead 2027 presidency

Exclusive: “Northcentral considered political wheelbarrow”, ex-minister kicks ahead 2027 presidency

Politics

3 years ago

Solomon Dalung, a former minister of Youth, has criticised power rotation policy in Nigeria. The policy, Dalung said, is sidelining people of the northcentral region

"Tinubu's certificate not fake", US don Kperogi lists 7 'facts' on president's CSU saga

"Tinubu's certificate not fake", US don Kperogi lists 7 'facts' on president's CSU saga

Politics

3 years ago

Farooq Kperogi has written about "facts" about Tinubu's CSU certificate. According to Kperogi, Tinubu lost the original copy of the '90s replacement diploma.

BREAKING: Tinubu unveils committee to lead presidential initiative on compressed natural gas

BREAKING: Tinubu unveils committee to lead presidential initiative on compressed natural gas

Nigeria

3 years ago

A new committee has been formed by Tinubu to develop strategies aimed at expediting the implementation of the Presidential directives regarding the CNG Initiative.

"Abomination": Anxiety as robbers storm Ogun monarch's palace, cart away crown, staff of office

"Abomination": Anxiety as robbers storm Ogun monarch's palace, cart away crown, staff of office

Nigeria

3 years ago

The Ogun State Police Command on Saturday said its operatives have arrested three men for stealing the royal crown and staff of office of the late Olu of Ogunmakin.

N-Power: Scheme's handlers send fresh message to beneficiaries

N-Power: Scheme's handlers send fresh message to beneficiaries

Nigeria

3 years ago

The FG’s N-Power scheme has shared things beneficiaries need to know about the suspended programme. Legit.ng reports that the programme was recently halted.

Gaza conflict: Why it's not right to call Hamas 'terrorist' group, militants, activist speaks out

Gaza conflict: Why it's not right to call Hamas 'terrorist' group, militants, activist speaks out

Asia

3 years ago

An activist, AbdulWaheed Atoyebi, has said the public and the media should stop using "militants" and "terrorists" for the Hamas group of Palestine.

Ridwan Adeola Yusuf