Ridwan Kolawole

Education: Ridwan Kolawole holds PhD in Journalism/Media Studies from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria.

Experience: Ridwan has worked with several media organisations including Research Frontier (2019-2021) and OSBC (2010-2018).

Awards: A serial winner of the Next Generation Social Science in Africa programme Fellowship of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC, New York—2019, 2020 and 2022).

Oyo state's regional correspondent Ridwan Kolawole has over a decade of journalism practice, covering politics, crimes/conflict, education, and social issues. For passion and knowledge mobilisation, Ridwan practices journalism and teaches it at the University of Ibadan.

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