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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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Bola Tinubu: “Nigerians will still buy fuel for N50 per litre”, Prophet Bamidele declares

Bola Tinubu: “Nigerians will still buy fuel for N50 per litre”, Prophet Bamidele declares

Politics

3 years ago

"Your days are numbered": APC chieftain predicts governor to be removed after tribunal sacked LP rep member

"Your days are numbered": APC chieftain predicts governor to be removed after tribunal sacked LP rep member

Politics

3 years ago

Breaking: Federal high court grants Godwin Emefiele N20m bail

Breaking: Federal high court grants Godwin Emefiele N20m bail

Nigeria

3 years ago

Trouble as prominent lawyer threatens President Bola Tinubu with court over ministerial list

Trouble as prominent lawyer threatens President Bola Tinubu with court over ministerial list

Politics

3 years ago

Breaking: Emefiele appears in court over ‘illegal possession of firearms’, video emerges

Breaking: Emefiele appears in court over ‘illegal possession of firearms’, video emerges

Nigeria

3 years ago

Tribunal sacks Labour Party's candidate, declares PDP winner

Tribunal sacks Labour Party's candidate, declares PDP winner

Politics

3 years ago

Tinubu's ministerial list: Serious cracks in APC over Wike's alleged nomination

Tinubu's ministerial list: Serious cracks in APC over Wike's alleged nomination

Politics

3 years ago

Majority of members of the APC in Rivers are reportedly averse to President Bola Tinubu naming the immediate past governor of the state, Nyesom Wike as Minister

Peter Obi vs Bola Tinubu: Prominent prophet reveals how Tribunal will finally end

Peter Obi vs Bola Tinubu: Prominent prophet reveals how Tribunal will finally end

Politics

3 years ago

Prophet Elijah Bamidele has declared that Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, will not be successful in his bid to sack President Tinubu.

JAMB contravened law by banning Mmesoma for 3 years? Exam body speaks out

JAMB contravened law by banning Mmesoma for 3 years? Exam body speaks out

Education

3 years ago

JAMB has replied critics and stated that it has the power to impose sanctions on erring UTME candidates as it recently did in Miss Mmesoma Joy Ejikeme's case.

FG asked to scrap JAMB, allow universities do their admission themselves

FG asked to scrap JAMB, allow universities do their admission themselves

Education

3 years ago

Mrs. Aisha Yesufu has asked the FG to scrap JAMB. The federal agency annually conducts entrance UTME for prospective undergraduates into Nigerian universities.

Primate Ayodele unveils prophecy about disputed Adamawa election, reveals who will win at tribunal

Primate Ayodele unveils prophecy about disputed Adamawa election, reveals who will win at tribunal

Politics

3 years ago

Primate Ayodele has declared that Senator Aisha Binani's decision to approach the tribunal over the Adamawa governorship election is going to be a futile one.

“A done deal”: Powerful southeast PDP governor to make Tinubu’s ministerial list

“A done deal”: Powerful southeast PDP governor to make Tinubu’s ministerial list

Politics

3 years ago

Ex-governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi has been strongly tipped to emerge as a minister. Ugwuanyi, a PDP chieftain, served as governor of Enugu state from 2015 to 2023.

Full list: 6 former governors reportedly set to feature in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet

Full list: 6 former governors reportedly set to feature in President Bola Tinubu’s cabinet

Politics

3 years ago

The wait over who makes the ministerial list of Bola Tinubu may soon be over as the president is set to send the much-anticipated list to the national assembly.

Ministerial list: Fresh details emerge as President Bola Tinubu reportedly removes 4 names

Ministerial list: Fresh details emerge as President Bola Tinubu reportedly removes 4 names

Politics

3 years ago

Few days to the expiration of the 60-day provision to submit names of ministerial nominees to the Senate, President Tinubu is yet to fulfill this provision.

List of governors whose states are yet to implement N30,000 minimum wage emerges

List of governors whose states are yet to implement N30,000 minimum wage emerges

Nigeria

3 years ago

Years after presidential assent, several states are yet to implement the minimum wage payment, the Nigeria Union of Local Government Employees has protested.

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