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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

Author's articles

Mohbad: How Nigerians can help police investigation, Shehu Sani speaks

Mohbad: How Nigerians can help police investigation, Shehu Sani speaks

Nigeria

3 years ago

EXPLAINER: Can Supreme Court declare rerun as Obi, Atiku appeal tribunal's verdict?

EXPLAINER: Can Supreme Court declare rerun as Obi, Atiku appeal tribunal's verdict?

Politics

3 years ago

El Rufai reveals president whose term Nigeria enjoyed most successful period of economic growth

El Rufai reveals president whose term Nigeria enjoyed most successful period of economic growth

Nigeria

3 years ago

Tribunal Judgements: Full list of senators that’ll face supplementary polls

Tribunal Judgements: Full list of senators that’ll face supplementary polls

Politics

3 years ago

Tinubu Certificate Saga: Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo alleges “covert shielding” from US

Tinubu Certificate Saga: Investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo alleges “covert shielding” from US

Politics

3 years ago

Ex-leader, Obasanjo meets President Tinubu? Fact emerges

Ex-leader, Obasanjo meets President Tinubu? Fact emerges

Politics

3 years ago

Just In: Again, Soyinka plays down LP's victory claim, says Obi lost 2023 election

Just In: Again, Soyinka plays down LP's victory claim, says Obi lost 2023 election

Politics

3 years ago

Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka, on Saturday, September 16, restated that Peter Obi, the candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 election, lost.

Date when CJN will constitute Supreme Court's panel that’ll hear Obi, Atiku’s appeal emerges

Date when CJN will constitute Supreme Court's panel that’ll hear Obi, Atiku’s appeal emerges

Politics

3 years ago

CJN Olukayode Ariwoola will constitute the Supreme Court panel that will hear the appeal arising from the judgment of the tribunal latest on Wednesday, September 20.

Ondo deputy governor speaks on alleged resignation

Ondo deputy governor speaks on alleged resignation

Politics

3 years ago

Lucky Aiyedatiwa, the deputy governor of Ondo, has denied signing a pre-resignation letter. He said he did not resign from his position as Akeredolu's lieutenant.

Obi/Atiku vs Tinubu: Cleric prophesies who will come out disappointed in Supreme Court judgement

Obi/Atiku vs Tinubu: Cleric prophesies who will come out disappointed in Supreme Court judgement

Politics

3 years ago

Prophet Kingleo Elijah has predicted that Atiku Abubakar and Peter Obi would be disappointed in their quest to have President Tinubu removed by the court.

Ex-Niger Delta rebel leader, Asari Dokubo breaks silence on death rumours

Ex-Niger Delta rebel leader, Asari Dokubo breaks silence on death rumours

Nigeria

3 years ago

A former Niger Delta militant leader, Asari Dokubo, has urged the public to disregard rumours making the rounds on social media about his purported death.

Anger as Kano commissioner issues death threat to tribunal judges

Anger as Kano commissioner issues death threat to tribunal judges

Politics

3 years ago

The commissioner of land and survey in Kano, Alhaji Adamu Aliyu Kibiya, has issued a death threat to the judges of the state's Election Petition Tribunal.

Alleged Fraud: Court Strikes Out Police Charges Against Lagos-Based Businessman, Arraigned In 2020

Alleged Fraud: Court Strikes Out Police Charges Against Lagos-Based Businessman, Arraigned In 2020

Nigeria

3 years ago

A Lagos state Magistrate Court sitting in Ebute Metta, Lagos State, has struck out the 12-count charge filed by the Nigerian police against a businessman and ex-banker, Seye Onigbinde, bordering on alleged fraud.

Mohbad: Why we may exhume late singer's body, Lagos police speak

Mohbad: Why we may exhume late singer's body, Lagos police speak

Nigeria

3 years ago

The Police Command in Lagos has said it will harmonise information within itself and ensure that justice is done in Ilerioluwa Oladimeji Aloba, Mohbad’s death.

Chicago State University speaks on certifying Tinubu's diploma at US court

Chicago State University speaks on certifying Tinubu's diploma at US court

Politics

3 years ago

The Chicago State University has informed the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois that it would not be able to certify Bola Tinubu's diploma.

Ridwan Adeola Yusuf