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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Presidential election: Atiku, PDP give up on suit seeking to inspect INEC materials

Presidential election: Atiku, PDP give up on suit seeking to inspect INEC materials

Politics

2 years ago

Lagos 2023: 4 powerful PDP chieftains align, back Sanwo-Olu's second-term bid

Lagos 2023: 4 powerful PDP chieftains align, back Sanwo-Olu's second-term bid

Politics

2 years ago

2023 presidential polls: How Nigeria's cyberspace suffered 12.9 million attacks

2023 presidential polls: How Nigeria's cyberspace suffered 12.9 million attacks

Nigeria

2 years ago

2023 guber polls: Sanwo-Olu shades Jandor, Rhodes-Vivour in fresh pre-election banter

2023 guber polls: Sanwo-Olu shades Jandor, Rhodes-Vivour in fresh pre-election banter

Politics

2 years ago

Rivers 2023: Amaechi thrash talks Gov Wike, sends strong message to PDP ahead of polls

Rivers 2023: Amaechi thrash talks Gov Wike, sends strong message to PDP ahead of polls

Politics

2 years ago

Speaker Gbajabiamila eulogises outgoing UK high commissioner Catriona Laing

Speaker Gbajabiamila eulogises outgoing UK high commissioner Catriona Laing

Nigeria

2 years ago

Falana: 2023 polls showed Nigerians are the 'political structure'

Falana: 2023 polls showed Nigerians are the 'political structure'

Politics

2 years ago

Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has said that the 2023 presidential election was marred by result manipulations. Falana stated this during an interview

Technological Innovations that will impact the 2023 General Election, by Samuel Folorunsho

Technological Innovations that will impact the 2023 General Election, by Samuel Folorunsho

Opinion

2 years ago

Ahead of the crucial 2023 general elections, INEC will put to test some of its tech innovations to counter electoral malpractice in Africa's most expensive poll

Bola Tinubu: A call for urgent development of local talent for global success, by Prince Abdulsalami Ladigbolu

Bola Tinubu: A call for urgent development of local talent for global success, by Prince Abdulsalami Ladigbolu

Opinion

2 years ago

The emergence of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu as Nigeria's president-elect has been greeted with immense satisfaction by some political pundits and enthusiasts

Second-term seeking Sanwo-Olu issues serious threat to Lagosians over collection of old notes

Second-term seeking Sanwo-Olu issues serious threat to Lagosians over collection of old notes

Nigeria

2 years ago

Gov Babajide Sanwo-Olu of Lagos state has approved the closure of banks and commercial businesses who refuse to accept the old N200, N500 and N100 naira notes

2023 guber polls: Uzodimma warns Labour Party, says Imo belongs to APC

2023 guber polls: Uzodimma warns Labour Party, says Imo belongs to APC

Politics

2 years ago

Governor Hope Uzodinmma has dismissed claims that the Labour Party has the capacity to unseat him as governor at the gubernatorial polls in November 11, 2023.

March 18 polls: Buratai calls for massive voter turnout, reveals party electorates should vote for

March 18 polls: Buratai calls for massive voter turnout, reveals party electorates should vote for

Politics

2 years ago

Electorates eligible to vote on Saturday, March 18 have been urged to cast their votes for the ruling All Progressive Congress (APC) and embrace continuity

JAMB postpones 2023 mock UTME, gives fresh directives to candidates

JAMB postpones 2023 mock UTME, gives fresh directives to candidates

Education

2 years ago

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), has shifted the date for its 2023 mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination for the guber polls.

2023 election: Is INEC's head of ICT Tinubu's boy? Fresh details emerge

2023 election: Is INEC's head of ICT Tinubu's boy? Fresh details emerge

Politics

2 years ago

Chieftain of the PDP, Olabode George, has called on INEC to dismiss its Director of ICT, Femi Odubiyi, owing to his closeness to the President-elect Bola Tinubu

Senate, Reps shift resumption, announces fresh date for plenary

Senate, Reps shift resumption, announces fresh date for plenary

Politics

2 years ago

The Senate and the House of Reps, on Monday, postponed the plenary till Tuesday 21st March 2023 to allow lawmakers to participate in the gubernatorial polls

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