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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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Mohbad: Rinsola Abiola speaks amid singer's relatives' alleged plot to collect properties from wife

Mohbad: Rinsola Abiola speaks amid singer's relatives' alleged plot to collect properties from wife

Nigeria

3 years ago

JUST IN: Fire guts Kebbi TCN transmission substation, a day after national grid collapse in Kainji

JUST IN: Fire guts Kebbi TCN transmission substation, a day after national grid collapse in Kainji

Nigeria

3 years ago

BREAKING: Jubilation as UNILAG finally reduces fees

BREAKING: Jubilation as UNILAG finally reduces fees

Education

3 years ago

Wike: What will happen if PDP is not careful, public affairs analyst reveals

Wike: What will happen if PDP is not careful, public affairs analyst reveals

Politics

3 years ago

Peter Obi/Atiku vs Tinubu: What will happen at Supreme Court, Prophet David Kingleo predicts

Peter Obi/Atiku vs Tinubu: What will happen at Supreme Court, Prophet David Kingleo predicts

Politics

3 years ago

Fact check: INEC redeploying ICT staff from Abuja over Obi, Atiku’s cases against Tinubu?

Fact check: INEC redeploying ICT staff from Abuja over Obi, Atiku’s cases against Tinubu?

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Appeal court reverses Elumelu’s victory, declares LP candidate winner of Delta Reps poll

BREAKING: Appeal court reverses Elumelu’s victory, declares LP candidate winner of Delta Reps poll

Politics

3 years ago

The Appeal Court has set aside a judgement by the state houses of assembly election tribunal which declared Ndudi Elumelu the winner of the 2023 election.

Fact Check: Has Tinubu fixed date for national census?

Fact Check: Has Tinubu fixed date for national census?

Nigeria

3 years ago

Claims have surfaced that President Bola Tinubu has ordered the National Population Commission (NPC) to conduct a census in November 2023. But is this true?

From Aso Villa to Daura Farm: Shehu shares Buhari's "new job" 100 days after leaving presidency

From Aso Villa to Daura Farm: Shehu shares Buhari's "new job" 100 days after leaving presidency

Politics

3 years ago

Garba Shehu, the official spokesperson to the former President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, has said his principal is currently caring for his farm.

"Assault, Terrorism": Lawyer asks police to arrest Mohbad's attackers, lists offences

"Assault, Terrorism": Lawyer asks police to arrest Mohbad's attackers, lists offences

Nigeria

3 years ago

Bolanle Cole, a lawyer, has asked the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) to arrest some men who stormed the music set of deceased singer, Mohbad, to harass him.

“Mohbad should undergo autopsy”, UK-based Nigerian doctor shares expert’s advice

“Mohbad should undergo autopsy”, UK-based Nigerian doctor shares expert’s advice

Nigeria

3 years ago

Amid reports that singer Mohbad’s wife unsuccessfully requested an autopsy, Dr. Olufunmilayo Ogunsanya has said a post-mortem should have been “mandatorily” done.

Obi/Atiku vs Tinubu: “It’ll come to pass”, cleric shares prophecy on who will win at Supreme Court

Obi/Atiku vs Tinubu: “It’ll come to pass”, cleric shares prophecy on who will win at Supreme Court

Politics

3 years ago

Pastor Kingsley Okwuwe of the Restoration Global Mission has said Peter Obi will triumph at the Supreme Court. Okwuwe declared that a new Nigeria will come.

"He is a bigwig": Top political scientist shares implication of PDP suspending, expelling Wike

"He is a bigwig": Top political scientist shares implication of PDP suspending, expelling Wike

Politics

3 years ago

Dr. Adigun Muse of the Lagos State University of Education (LASUED) has spoken on the friction between Nyesom Wike, minister of the FCT; and the PDP.

Tinubu gave N100m to national assembly members as palliatives? House of reps react

Tinubu gave N100m to national assembly members as palliatives? House of reps react

Politics

3 years ago

The House of Representatives has quashed a claim by the national assistant general secretary of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Christopher Onyeka.

Abbas, Gov Uzodimma at loggerheads? Speaker breaks silence

Abbas, Gov Uzodimma at loggerheads? Speaker breaks silence

Politics

3 years ago

Hon. Abbas Tajudeen, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, has said he enjoys a cordial relationship with Governor Hope Uzodinma of Imo state.

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