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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.

4327 articles published since 03 Mar 2022

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Like Ribadu, Gov Abiodun blames Buhari's govt for Nigeria's economic woes

Like Ribadu, Gov Abiodun blames Buhari's govt for Nigeria's economic woes

Nigeria

2 years ago

Kano verdict: Protest rocks Ibadan as Governor Yusuf's supporters take over sport complex

Kano verdict: Protest rocks Ibadan as Governor Yusuf's supporters take over sport complex

Politics

2 years ago

Airline carrying Ganduje's ally from Lagos breaks silence after landing in Asaba instead of Abuja

Airline carrying Ganduje's ally from Lagos breaks silence after landing in Asaba instead of Abuja

Nigeria

2 years ago

Kano: Gov. Yusuf, NNPP suffering from negligence of electoral law, coalition says

Kano: Gov. Yusuf, NNPP suffering from negligence of electoral law, coalition says

Politics

2 years ago

Cleric, RCCG women to Tinubu: Fix a day for national thanksgiving in Nigeria

Cleric, RCCG women to Tinubu: Fix a day for national thanksgiving in Nigeria

Nigeria

2 years ago

Unemployment frustrating Nigeria youths nationwide, new stats revealed

Unemployment frustrating Nigeria youths nationwide, new stats revealed

Nigeria

2 years ago

48th convocation: UNIBEN honours Fashola, Kayode Adegbulugbe, Gbenga Komolafe, others

48th convocation: UNIBEN honours Fashola, Kayode Adegbulugbe, Gbenga Komolafe, others

Education

2 years ago

The University of Benin (UNIBEN) has conferred an honorary award to ex-Lagos state governor Babatunde Raji Fashola and COO of GEIL, Dr Kayode Adegbulugbe.

Bribe allegation: Kano attorney-general Dederi under pressure as group demands his prosecution

Bribe allegation: Kano attorney-general Dederi under pressure as group demands his prosecution

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Advocacy for Justice and Good Governance has called for the prosecution of Haruna Isa Dederi, the Attorney General and Commissioner for Justice in Kano State.

Atiku at 77: How Abacha's goons almost killed ex-vice president, Phrank Shaibu reveals

Atiku at 77: How Abacha's goons almost killed ex-vice president, Phrank Shaibu reveals

Nigeria

2 years ago

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar turns 77 on Saturday, November 25 but has been through many ordeals to rise to the apex of Nigeria's political scene.

ECOWAS: Why 35% affirmative action for women is stalling, lawmaker reveals

ECOWAS: Why 35% affirmative action for women is stalling, lawmaker reveals

Politics

2 years ago

A Ghanaian lawmaker, Emmanuel Kwasi Bedzrah, has revealed that the sentiments of religion and patriarchy have been the major hindrance to women's affirmative action.

BREAKING: Tinubu makes 10 crucial appointments in ministry of finance

BREAKING: Tinubu makes 10 crucial appointments in ministry of finance

Nigeria

2 years ago

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has accented to appointing ten new faces to the board of directors at the Ministry of Finance Incorporated (MOFI) on Friday, November 24.

NUPENG vs PTD: Forum of ex-national chairmen gives fresh update on rumoured split

NUPENG vs PTD: Forum of ex-national chairmen gives fresh update on rumoured split

Nigeria

2 years ago

On Friday, a gathering of former national chairpersons of the Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) asserted that there is no intention among tanker drivers to secede.

Illegal mining: ECOWAS parliament debates on regional regulatory laws

Illegal mining: ECOWAS parliament debates on regional regulatory laws

Asia

2 years ago

Lawmakers at the ECOWAS parliament have begun debates on regulatory laws and sanctions that would combat illegal mining in the sub-region of West Africa.

Fee hike: Students protest as UNILAG closes registration portal, thousands risk expulsion

Fee hike: Students protest as UNILAG closes registration portal, thousands risk expulsion

Education

2 years ago

Thousands of UNILAG students are at risk of expulsion for failure to pay school fees as management ordered the closure of registration portal for undergraduates.

Illegal staff: Kano SSG uncovers JSS students, corp members employed by Ganduje's govt

Illegal staff: Kano SSG uncovers JSS students, corp members employed by Ganduje's govt

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Kano state government has alleged that ex-governor Abdullahi Ganduje hired individuals without qualifications, including JSS students, in the Civil Service.

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