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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Ebonyi bye-election: Court disqualifies Atiku’s anointed PDP’s Silas Onu

Ebonyi bye-election: Court disqualifies Atiku’s anointed PDP’s Silas Onu

Politics

a year ago

Rivers crisis: Is Wike violating peace accord? Group reacts

Rivers crisis: Is Wike violating peace accord? Group reacts

Politics

a year ago

Nigeria Air: EFCC commences investigation on alleged fraud, Keyamo confirms

Nigeria Air: EFCC commences investigation on alleged fraud, Keyamo confirms

Nigeria

a year ago

Census: NPC gets crucial backing amid fears of non-credible counting

Census: NPC gets crucial backing amid fears of non-credible counting

Nigeria

a year ago

Tuoyo Omatsuli: EFCC seeks arrest ex-NDDC boss for Alleged N3.6bn fraud

Tuoyo Omatsuli: EFCC seeks arrest ex-NDDC boss for Alleged N3.6bn fraud

Nigeria

a year ago

Farmers now pay terrorists to protect them from other terrorists in Kaduna, Shehu Sani says

Farmers now pay terrorists to protect them from other terrorists in Kaduna, Shehu Sani says

Nigeria

a year ago

Ebonyi by-election: Atiku endorses PDP's Silas Onu to occupy Umahi's seat

Ebonyi by-election: Atiku endorses PDP's Silas Onu to occupy Umahi's seat

Politics

a year ago

Atiku Abubakar, the former Vice President, has backed Silas Onu, the PDP candidate, to win the Ebonyi South Senatorial District seat in the upcoming by-election.

By-election: Four political parties collapse structure for APC candidate in Kaduna

By-election: Four political parties collapse structure for APC candidate in Kaduna

Politics

a year ago

In the Chikun Constituency of the Kaduna State House of Assembly, four contenders have withdrawn their candidacy in favour of Jesse Tanko of the APC.

No more N30,000: Organised Labour proposes $300 minimum wage for Nigerian workers

No more N30,000: Organised Labour proposes $300 minimum wage for Nigerian workers

Nigeria

a year ago

In preparation for talks on the revised national minimum wage, organised labour has proposed a Living Wage of $300 for civil servants in Nigeria.

Facts and figures about recent elections and declining female participation in Nigeria

Facts and figures about recent elections and declining female participation in Nigeria

Politics

a year ago

Gender activists and civil society organisations have once again sounded the alarm on the declining participation of women in governance despite recent policies.

Why N200k minimum wage no longer realistic, NLC explains

Why N200k minimum wage no longer realistic, NLC explains

Nigeria

a year ago

The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) as announced that it would be making a U-turn on its demand for N200k minimum wage as it is no longer realistic.

BREAKING: Tragic scenes as fire razes church in Lagos

BREAKING: Tragic scenes as fire razes church in Lagos

Nigeria

a year ago

Reports have verified a fire incident at the Household of David church in the Ikeja local government of Lagos state, leaving residents to scamper for safety.

Police officers reject N8.5m bribe from suspected kidnappers in Taraba

Police officers reject N8.5m bribe from suspected kidnappers in Taraba

Nigeria

a year ago

The Taraba state police command has verified that its officers rejected a bribe of N8 million after stopping a vehicle in the capital city of Jalingo.

Court sentences man to life imprisonment for infecting wife’s niece with HIV

Court sentences man to life imprisonment for infecting wife’s niece with HIV

Nigeria

a year ago

Richard Saviour has been convicted by the Ikeja high court for sexually assaulting his wife's niece and transmitting the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) to her.

AFCON 2023: List of Super Eagles players picked for random drug test

AFCON 2023: List of Super Eagles players picked for random drug test

Football

a year ago

An emerging report has confirmed that the doping test on Victor Osimhen was after the game against Guinea-Bissau and not Cameroon, as reported in the media.

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