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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Education board revokes accreditation of popular polytechnic, gives reason

Education board revokes accreditation of popular polytechnic, gives reason

Education

2 years ago

Senate suspends plenary over demise of popular lawmaker as senator Ndume losses father

Senate suspends plenary over demise of popular lawmaker as senator Ndume losses father

Politics

2 years ago

ASUU strike: Finally president Buhari intervenes as varsity resumption edges closer

ASUU strike: Finally president Buhari intervenes as varsity resumption edges closer

Education

2 years ago

2023: Tinubu's chances in south-south region threatened as another powerful APC chieftain dumps party

2023: Tinubu's chances in south-south region threatened as another powerful APC chieftain dumps party

Politics

2 years ago

2023: APC nervous as influential northern governor tells Adamu to pacify aggrieved members

2023: APC nervous as influential northern governor tells Adamu to pacify aggrieved members

Politics

2 years ago

2023: Ebonyi PDP crisis deepens as doubts arise over membership status of factional governorship candidate

2023: Ebonyi PDP crisis deepens as doubts arise over membership status of factional governorship candidate

Politics

2 years ago

Charlyboy identifies Peter Obi’s ‘structure’, expresses fear for Labour Party’s candidate

Charlyboy identifies Peter Obi’s ‘structure’, expresses fear for Labour Party’s candidate

Politics

2 years ago

Serial entertainer, broadcaster and human rights activist, Charles Oputa aka Charly Boy has reflected on the 2023 elections while assessing Peter Obi's chances

Osun polls: Finally, Wole Soyinka speaks, says Bola Ige’s voice rose from the grave

Osun polls: Finally, Wole Soyinka speaks, says Bola Ige’s voice rose from the grave

Politics

2 years ago

Professor Wole Soyinka has joined other top elites to give his opinion on the just concluded gubernatorial election in Osun state held on Saturday, July 16

Just in: Oyo parliament approves new deputy for governor Makinde

Just in: Oyo parliament approves new deputy for governor Makinde

Politics

2 years ago

The Oyo state parliament has approved the nomination of Mr Bayo Lawal as the new deputy governor of Oyo state shortly after the removal of Mr Rauf Olaniyan

NLC to begin nationwide protest in solidarity with ASUU, reveals date

NLC to begin nationwide protest in solidarity with ASUU, reveals date

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Nigerian Labour Congres (NLC) alongside other pressure groups and unions will be hitting the streets of Nigeria to protest in solidarity with ASUU strike.

Aviation fuel, fare: Balami proffers solution, tells govt what to do

Aviation fuel, fare: Balami proffers solution, tells govt what to do

Industry

2 years ago

Comrade Isaac Balami an aviation expert has blamed the recent hike in the dollar rate as the main problem of the incessant fuel crisis in the aviation sector

Governor Matawalle suspends emir who conferred chieftaincy title on notorious bandit leader

Governor Matawalle suspends emir who conferred chieftaincy title on notorious bandit leader

Nigeria

2 years ago

Zamfara government has suspended the Emir of ‘Yandoto, Aliyu Marafa, for conferring a chieftaincy title to a “notorious bandit leader” on Saturday, July 16

Osun polls: Despite woeful loss to PDP, Tinubu’s camp confident of victory in 2023

Osun polls: Despite woeful loss to PDP, Tinubu’s camp confident of victory in 2023

Politics

2 years ago

A pro-Bola Tinubu support group has confidently stated that the APC's loss in the Osun gubernatorial polls does not stop Bola Ahmed Tinubu's victory in 2023.

5 critical incidents witnessed during Osun gubernatorial polls

5 critical incidents witnessed during Osun gubernatorial polls

Politics

2 years ago

YIAGA Africa has released its post-election observation report for the just concluded Osun gubernatorial polls which saw opposition party PDP emerge victorious

TMG commends INEC, Osun residents, others on the success of guber poll

TMG commends INEC, Osun residents, others on the success of guber poll

Politics

2 years ago

An election observer group, Transition Monitoring Group (TMG) has commended INEC for its performance during the conduct of the Saturday, July 16 guber polls

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