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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

"How Tinubu dodged a poisonous knife with Akume’s appointment": Shehu Sani makes strong revelation

"How Tinubu dodged a poisonous knife with Akume’s appointment": Shehu Sani makes strong revelation

Politics

3 years ago

CAN finally reacts to El-Rufai’s comment on dominance of Islam in politics, speaks on ‘fighting’ Muslims

CAN finally reacts to El-Rufai’s comment on dominance of Islam in politics, speaks on ‘fighting’ Muslims

Politics

3 years ago

Breaking: President Bola Tinubu swears in George Akume as SGF

Breaking: President Bola Tinubu swears in George Akume as SGF

Nigeria

3 years ago

Ifa backs Tinubu on fuel subsidy removal, predicts Nigeria's future

Ifa backs Tinubu on fuel subsidy removal, predicts Nigeria's future

Nigeria

3 years ago

List of cabinet appointments Tinubu can make without National Assembly confirmation

List of cabinet appointments Tinubu can make without National Assembly confirmation

Politics

3 years ago

10th NASS speakership: Anxiety as President Bola Tinubu meets aspirants

10th NASS speakership: Anxiety as President Bola Tinubu meets aspirants

Politics

3 years ago

Former House of Assembly speaker sent to prison for attempted murder

Former House of Assembly speaker sent to prison for attempted murder

Nigeria

3 years ago

A court in Ekiti state has ordered the remand of a former Speaker of Ekiti House of Assembly, Dele Olugbemi over cases involving fraud and attempted murder.

Prominent Nigerian prophet sends warning message to Tinubu over appointments

Prominent Nigerian prophet sends warning message to Tinubu over appointments

Politics

3 years ago

President of C&S Unification in Ondo State, Primate Ade-Turton has sent some warnings to Bola Ahmed Tinubu as the president looks to inaugurate his cabinet soon

Reno Omokri speaks on collecting money from President Tinubu, sends strong message to Peter Obi's supporters

Reno Omokri speaks on collecting money from President Tinubu, sends strong message to Peter Obi's supporters

Politics

3 years ago

Reno Omokri has rubbished rumours that he received money from Bola Ahmed Tinubu of the All Progressives Congress (APC) during the 2023 presidential election.

Sad day in University of Ibadan as gunmen kill Professor Ajewole

Sad day in University of Ibadan as gunmen kill Professor Ajewole

Nigeria

3 years ago

A professor of Social and Environmental Forestry at the University of Ibadan, Prof. Opeyemi Ajewole, has been reportedly killed by unknown gunmen in Ibadan.

“Authentic result shows Labour Party, Obi did not win Nasarawa”: Fresh revelation emerges from court

“Authentic result shows Labour Party, Obi did not win Nasarawa”: Fresh revelation emerges from court

Politics

3 years ago

A witness of Alhaji Atiku Abubakar has told the election tribunal that Peter Obi was not the authentic winner of the presidential election in Nasarawa state.

How Tinubu's govt can address power problem to end pain of subsidy removal, experts speak

How Tinubu's govt can address power problem to end pain of subsidy removal, experts speak

Energy

3 years ago

Legit.ng spoke to experts who shared their views on how the Bola Tinubu government can address power challenge to end the pain created by the removal of subsidy

BREAKING: Veteran Nigerian journalist, Dele Oni, dies at 73

BREAKING: Veteran Nigerian journalist, Dele Oni, dies at 73

Nigeria

3 years ago

A former newscaster with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Dele Oni, has died at the age of 73, his son, Ayodele Oni, announced on Monday, June 5, 2023.

Drama as suspect jumps through court window, flees after judge ordered his remand in prison

Drama as suspect jumps through court window, flees after judge ordered his remand in prison

Nigeria

3 years ago

It was a drama at the Ondo State Magistrate Court in Odigbo as a defendant, Segun Akala, ran out of the court premises after the magistrate ordered his remand.

Fuel subsidy removal: Nigerian governor reduces weekly work days to 3 for civil servants

Fuel subsidy removal: Nigerian governor reduces weekly work days to 3 for civil servants

Nigeria

3 years ago

Governor AbdulRazaq of Kwara state has approved the reduction of workdays for workers in the state to lessen the impact of the subsidy removal on their earnings

Ridwan Adeola Yusuf