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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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Alert: Full list of 14 states that may soon experience massive flood

Alert: Full list of 14 states that may soon experience massive flood

Nigeria

3 years ago

Breaking: JAMB makes “very major discovery" into Mmesoma Ejikeme’s UTME score controversy

Breaking: JAMB makes “very major discovery" into Mmesoma Ejikeme’s UTME score controversy

Education

3 years ago

Top Nigerian academic shares possible reason APC chairman rejected Opeyemi Bamidele, other principal officers

Top Nigerian academic shares possible reason APC chairman rejected Opeyemi Bamidele, other principal officers

Politics

3 years ago

“It’s very disappointing”: President Bola Tinubu’s camp hits EU again over Observers' Report on 2023 Election

“It’s very disappointing”: President Bola Tinubu’s camp hits EU again over Observers' Report on 2023 Election

Politics

3 years ago

JAMB/UTME result: Prominent southeast pastor shares powerful prophecy about Mmesoma

JAMB/UTME result: Prominent southeast pastor shares powerful prophecy about Mmesoma

Education

3 years ago

JAMB result: Admission of UTME’s authentic highest scorer, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh, is not certain, reason surfaces

JAMB result: Admission of UTME’s authentic highest scorer, Kamsiyochukwu Umeh, is not certain, reason surfaces

Education

3 years ago

Fresh twist in Ganduje's alleged dollar bribery case as NNPP govt officially begins investigation

Fresh twist in Ganduje's alleged dollar bribery case as NNPP govt officially begins investigation

Politics

3 years ago

The Kano Public Complaint and Anti-corruption Commission says it has opened an investigation into the alleged dollar bribery videos against ex-governor Ganduje.

JAMB result: Father opens up on Mmesoma ‘forging’ UTME printout in her possession

JAMB result: Father opens up on Mmesoma ‘forging’ UTME printout in her possession

Education

3 years ago

Mmesoma Joy Ejikeme did not falsify her UTME result according to her father, Romanus Ejikeme. Romanus spoke to Premium Times from his base in Anambra state.

Breaking: House of Reps speaker announces principal officers of 10th National Assembly, full list emerges

Breaking: House of Reps speaker announces principal officers of 10th National Assembly, full list emerges

Politics

3 years ago

The speaker of the House of Representatives, Tajudeen Abbas, on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, announced Julius Ihonvbere from Edo state as the house majority leader.

JAMB result: Exam body tells candidates what to do about discrepancy in UTME scores, lists 3 strong options

JAMB result: Exam body tells candidates what to do about discrepancy in UTME scores, lists 3 strong options

Education

3 years ago

JAMB on Tuesday, July 4, 2023, advised UTME candidates with complaints relating to their results to go through formal channels to present their grievances.

Peter Obi vs Bola Tinubu: Details emerge as INEC closes case in Labour Party's petition

Peter Obi vs Bola Tinubu: Details emerge as INEC closes case in Labour Party's petition

Politics

3 years ago

INEC has opened and closed its defence in the petition by Peter Obi and the Labour Party (LP) before the presidential election petition court (PEPC) in Abuja.

Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma: 2 other times Prof Is'haq Oloyede, JAMB busted UTME candidates who allegedly manipulated results

Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma: 2 other times Prof Is'haq Oloyede, JAMB busted UTME candidates who allegedly manipulated results

Education

3 years ago

Apart from Ejikeme Joy, there're some other candidates of the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) who have been accused by JAMB of sharp-practices

Gulf of Guinea: “We're not criminals”, Princewill Richards tells China after warships arrive Nigeria

Gulf of Guinea: “We're not criminals”, Princewill Richards tells China after warships arrive Nigeria

Nigeria

3 years ago

Chinese naval fleet arrived on Sunday, July 2, in Nigeria for a rare visit to Africa’s Atlantic coast. But Princewill Richards says their presence means nothing

Why Bola Tinubu will be Nigeria's first president to be removed from office, PDP chieftain reveals

Why Bola Tinubu will be Nigeria's first president to be removed from office, PDP chieftain reveals

Politics

3 years ago

Demola Olarewaju, a media aide to Alhaji Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the PDP, has predicted that Bola Tinubu will be sacked as president.

Breaking: JAMB says it stopped using printout presented by Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma in 2021

Breaking: JAMB says it stopped using printout presented by Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma in 2021

Education

3 years ago

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) on Tuesday, July 4, said it stopped using the printout paraded by Miss Ejikeme Joy Mmesoma two years ago.

Ridwan Adeola Yusuf