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Segun Adeyemi

Education: ND Mass Communication Rufus Giwa Polytechnic (2012-2014), BA Mass Communication, Adekunle Ajasin University (2016-2018)

Experience: Metro/Judicial Reporter, Daily Trust (2014-2016), Writer, Economic Confidential (2016-2019), Judicial reporter, Daily Nigerian (2017-2019), Managing Editor, News Digest (2019-2022).

Awards: Co-convener Campus Journalism Awards (2018), Certified digital journalist at Reuters and AFP

Segun Adeyemi is a journalist with over 9 years of experience as an active field reporter, editor, and editorial manager. He has had stints with Daily Trust newspaper, Daily Nigerian, and News Digest. He currently works as an editor for Legit.ng's current affairs and politics desk. He holds a degree in Mass Communication (Adekunle Ajasin University). He is a certified digital reporter by Reuters, AFP and the co-convener of the annual campus journalism awards. Email: segun.adeyemi@corp.legit.ng.

4327 articles published since 03 Mar 2022

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Senator Adamu reportedly bows to pressure, resigns as APC national chairman

Senator Adamu reportedly bows to pressure, resigns as APC national chairman

Politics

3 years ago

Rivers APC endorses Wike ahead of Tinubu's unreleased ministerial list

Rivers APC endorses Wike ahead of Tinubu's unreleased ministerial list

Politics

3 years ago

Panic in southeast state as gunmen kill prominent lawmaker

Panic in southeast state as gunmen kill prominent lawmaker

Politics

3 years ago

Breaking: APC chairman Abdullahi Adamu reacts to reports of alleged resignation, reveals next step

Breaking: APC chairman Abdullahi Adamu reacts to reports of alleged resignation, reveals next step

Politics

3 years ago

N70bn palliative: Falana slams lawmakers' insensitivity over bumper pay, Senate retaliates

N70bn palliative: Falana slams lawmakers' insensitivity over bumper pay, Senate retaliates

Nigeria

3 years ago

Tinubu sends strong message to US, UK, Europe, other western countries at AU Meeting

Tinubu sends strong message to US, UK, Europe, other western countries at AU Meeting

Politics

3 years ago

N500bn palliative: Ganduje lambasts Kano govt over Tinubu's criticism

N500bn palliative: Ganduje lambasts Kano govt over Tinubu's criticism

Politics

3 years ago

Ex-governor of Kano State, Abdullahi Ganduje, has called out his successor, Abba Yusuf for his criticism of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu's N500bn palliative

Photos emerge as Osinbajo pens heart-melting birthday tribute to wife at 55

Photos emerge as Osinbajo pens heart-melting birthday tribute to wife at 55

Family and Relationships

3 years ago

Former Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has adorned his wife, Dolapo Osinbajo, with heartwarming messages on her birthday as she clocks 56 years on Saturday July 15

Photos emerge as Atiku, Shettima cross paths in Abuja amid legal battle

Photos emerge as Atiku, Shettima cross paths in Abuja amid legal battle

Politics

3 years ago

Vice President Kashim Shettima and former Vice President Atiku Abubakar attended a wedding ceremony in Abuja on Saturday, July 15 and they both crossed path

From Buhari to governors, senators: Sowore lists high-profile names to go down with Emefiele

Politics

3 years ago

The 2023 flagbearer of the African Action Congress (AAC), Comrade Omoyele Sowore has accused ex-President Muhammadu Buhari as an accomplice of Godwin Emefiele

Imminent Crisis Looms in APC as female NEC members reject leader, details emerge

Imminent Crisis Looms in APC as female NEC members reject leader, details emerge

Politics

3 years ago

Elected Female NEC members of the APC and all the zonal women leaders of the party have rejected the leadership of the National Women Leader, Dr Betta Edu.

IPOB: Gani Adams sends strong message to Ekpa amid planned sit-at-home protest in Lagos

IPOB: Gani Adams sends strong message to Ekpa amid planned sit-at-home protest in Lagos

Nigeria

3 years ago

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Lagos State have been warned terminate any attempt or plot to stage a sit-at-home protest in Lagos State or southwest

Sit-at-home: Deputy speaker reveals southeast lost whopping N4trn in 2 years

Sit-at-home: Deputy speaker reveals southeast lost whopping N4trn in 2 years

Politics

3 years ago

The House of Reps deputy speaker, Benjamin Kalu, said that N4trn had been lost to the stay-at-home order in the South-East region within the past two years.

Tinubu's academic history questioned as viral photo of alleged 'fake bishops' resurfaces

Tinubu's academic history questioned as viral photo of alleged 'fake bishops' resurfaces

Politics

3 years ago

President Bola Tinubu has been trolled for the allegations surrounding his academic history in a viral tweet made by Phrank Shuaibu an ally of Atiku Abubakar

Nigerian Air Force plane crashes, official details emerge

Nigerian Air Force plane crashes, official details emerge

Nigeria

3 years ago

The Nigerian Air Force FT-7NI trainer aircraft crashed in Makurdi, Benue State during a routine training exercise on Friday, July 14 and no lives were lost.

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