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.

4342 articles published since 03 Mar 2022

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Affirmative action: Gbajabiamila speaks on women's underrepresentation in NASS

Affirmative action: Gbajabiamila speaks on women's underrepresentation in NASS

Politics

2 years ago

More post-election drama as NNPP candidate protests guber result in PDP-controlled state

More post-election drama as NNPP candidate protests guber result in PDP-controlled state

Politics

2 years ago

Adamawa 2023: Gov Fintiri finally reacts to inconclusive nature of guber poll

Adamawa 2023: Gov Fintiri finally reacts to inconclusive nature of guber poll

Politics

2 years ago

Freshly re-elected northern APC governor sends strong message to electorates who didn't vote for him

Freshly re-elected northern APC governor sends strong message to electorates who didn't vote for him

Politics

2 years ago

Photos emerge as protest rocks INEC office over declaration of guber result in APC-controlled state

Photos emerge as protest rocks INEC office over declaration of guber result in APC-controlled state

Politics

2 years ago

Abia 2023: More pressure on Yakubu as coalition urges INEC to declare LP's Alex Otti winner of guber polls

Abia 2023: More pressure on Yakubu as coalition urges INEC to declare LP's Alex Otti winner of guber polls

Politics

2 years ago

2023 polls: Atiku goes berserk, calls out Fani-Kayode, Onanuga over verbal attacks on Igbos

2023 polls: Atiku goes berserk, calls out Fani-Kayode, Onanuga over verbal attacks on Igbos

Politics

2 years ago

Former Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has lambasted APC chieftains Bayo Onanuga and Femi Fani-Kayode over their verbal attacks on the Igbos in Lagos

Fresh post-election report commends INEC's conduct of Osun state parliamentary polls

Fresh post-election report commends INEC's conduct of Osun state parliamentary polls

Politics

2 years ago

The conduct of the 2023 Osun state parliamentary polls by INEC has been hailed by the Justice Development and Peace Makers’ Centre (JDPMC) for its improvement

Lawal Dare: 5 things you should know about the man who unseated Gov Matawalle in Zamfara guber polls

Lawal Dare: 5 things you should know about the man who unseated Gov Matawalle in Zamfara guber polls

Politics

2 years ago

Lawal Dare has come a long way to become the governor-elect of Zamfara state after the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) declared him winner

Finally, INEC declare winner of Rivers state governorship polls

Finally, INEC declare winner of Rivers state governorship polls

Politics

2 years ago

Siminaliayi Fubara, the governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Rivers state has been declared winner of the 2023 polls in the state

2023 Benue governorship polls: Three key reasons why Rev. Alia won

2023 Benue governorship polls: Three key reasons why Rev. Alia won

Politics

2 years ago

The emergence of Reverend Father Hyacinth Alia of the All Progressive Congress (APC) as the Benue state governor-elect has been greeted with applause all over

Ramadan: Sultan of Sokoto gives fresh updates to Muslims

Ramadan: Sultan of Sokoto gives fresh updates to Muslims

Nigeria

2 years ago

Muslims across Nigeria has been told by the Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Muhammad Sa’ad Abubakar III to look out for the Ramadan moon on Wednesday, March 22, 2023

Guber, Assembly polls: INEC releases results amid protests, rejections

Guber, Assembly polls: INEC releases results amid protests, rejections

Politics

2 years ago

The 2023 guber polls has been largely described as the election marred with violence, voter suppression and a host of other ills witness across the country

INEC declares winner of gubernatorial election in another APC-controlled state

INEC declares winner of gubernatorial election in another APC-controlled state

Politics

2 years ago

Senator Bassey Otu of the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) has been declared winner of the governorship polls in Cross Rivers state by the INEC on Monday

Tension, anxiety as INEC declares governorship polls in northern APC-controlled state inconclusive

Tension, anxiety as INEC declares governorship polls in northern APC-controlled state inconclusive

Politics

2 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the gubernatorial polls in Kebbi state inconclusive due to overvoting and cancellation at poll

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