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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2027: Why merger will not work against APC, influential PDP chieftain explains

2027: Why merger will not work against APC, influential PDP chieftain explains

Politics

a year ago

Tinubu told to hold Wike accountable over rising insecurity in Abuja

Tinubu told to hold Wike accountable over rising insecurity in Abuja

Nigeria

a year ago

Betta Edu: 14 reasons why Tinubu should reinstate suspended minister

Betta Edu: 14 reasons why Tinubu should reinstate suspended minister

Nigeria

a year ago

Femi Adesina recounts how Buhari’s plane nearly crashed in 2015

Femi Adesina recounts how Buhari’s plane nearly crashed in 2015

Nigeria

a year ago

Supreme Court verdict: PDP's Ombugadu breaks silence amid unrest in Nasarawa

Supreme Court verdict: PDP's Ombugadu breaks silence amid unrest in Nasarawa

Politics

a year ago

NITT: President Tinubu renews Bayero Farah's appointment

NITT: President Tinubu renews Bayero Farah's appointment

Nigeria

a year ago

Sierra Leone ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma flies to Nigeria for medical care

Sierra Leone ex-president Ernest Bai Koroma flies to Nigeria for medical care

Africa

a year ago

Ernest Bai Koroma, the ex-president of Sierra Leone, facing charges related to his purported involvement in an attempted coup, departed Sierra Leone for Nigeria.

Supreme court verdict: Ogun PDP concedes defeat, congratulates Gov Abiodun

Supreme court verdict: Ogun PDP concedes defeat, congratulates Gov Abiodun

Politics

a year ago

The Ogun State PDP has congratulated Governor Dapo Abiodun on Friday night for his confirmed victory in the March governorship election at the Supreme Court.

Kaduna guber: Gov Sani sends crucial message to 'rival' Ashiru after Supreme Court verdict

Kaduna guber: Gov Sani sends crucial message to 'rival' Ashiru after Supreme Court verdict

Politics

a year ago

Governor Uba Sani has extended an olive branch to his rival Isa Ashiru to join hands and work with his government following the Supreme Court's final declaration.

Ebonyi Gov suffers backlash for allegedly rejecting congratulatory messages from opposition candidates

Ebonyi Gov suffers backlash for allegedly rejecting congratulatory messages from opposition candidates

Politics

a year ago

The AEISCID has criticised Governor Francis Nwifuru of Ebonyi State for rebuffing congratulatory messages from the opposition after his Supreme Court triumph.

Keyamo: Group reacts to relocation Of FAAN HQ to Lagos, sends crucial message to Tinubu's minister

Keyamo: Group reacts to relocation Of FAAN HQ to Lagos, sends crucial message to Tinubu's minister

Nigeria

a year ago

The Good Governance Watch Initiative (GGWI) has given its approval for relocating the headquarters of the Federal Airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN) to Lagos.

Kwankwaso recounts plot to arrest him during Kano governorship dispute

Kwankwaso recounts plot to arrest him during Kano governorship dispute

Politics

a year ago

Rabiu Kwankwaso has claimed that his opponents in Kano tried to provoke unrest in the state, falsely attributing it to him in an attempt to get him arrested.

BREAKING: Pandemonium as protest breaks out in Nasarawa over Supreme Court verdict

BREAKING: Pandemonium as protest breaks out in Nasarawa over Supreme Court verdict

Politics

a year ago

Protests have erupted in Lafia, the capital of Nasarawa State, following the Supreme Court's decision to uphold Governor Abdullahi Sule's election victory.

Tragedy as BON Hotel manager dies after Ibadan explosion

Tragedy as BON Hotel manager dies after Ibadan explosion

Nigeria

a year ago

BON Hotel Nest Ibadan have announced the demise of its operation manager, Tunde Solomon who died of heart attack after the tragic explosion in Ibadan.

FG issues update on alleged FAAN official who tried to set up Ibom Air passenger with drugs

FG issues update on alleged FAAN official who tried to set up Ibom Air passenger with drugs

Nigeria

a year ago

A representative from Partfinder International Limited, an aviation security firm, was apprehended at Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Lagos.

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