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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ICAN challenge: Ilaro poly wins 3rd place beat UNIZIK, BSU, others

ICAN challenge: Ilaro poly wins 3rd place beat UNIZIK, BSU, others

Education

a year ago

Money ritual: 5 men bag 12 years imprisonment for exhuming human skull

Money ritual: 5 men bag 12 years imprisonment for exhuming human skull

Nigeria

a year ago

LP responds to Apapa, Arabambi's allegation of Obi impersonating late brother's certificate

LP responds to Apapa, Arabambi's allegation of Obi impersonating late brother's certificate

Politics

a year ago

Isreal-Hamas war: Man, 70, stabs 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy to death in US, Biden reacts

Isreal-Hamas war: Man, 70, stabs 6-year-old Palestinian-American boy to death in US, Biden reacts

US

a year ago

Abia: Gov Otti under fire over appointment of non-indigene as Mayor of Aba

Abia: Gov Otti under fire over appointment of non-indigene as Mayor of Aba

Politics

a year ago

Just in: Tension over deputy governor's eligibility as Lagos Guber tribunal moves to Appeal Court

Just in: Tension over deputy governor's eligibility as Lagos Guber tribunal moves to Appeal Court

Politics

a year ago

BREAKING: Tinubu swears in new ministers, presides over FEC

BREAKING: Tinubu swears in new ministers, presides over FEC

Politics

a year ago

President Bola Tinubu has expanded his cabinet by officially inducting three new ministers during today's federal executive council meeting on Monday, October 16.

Tinubu's appointment of EFCC, ICPC bosses unlawful, says Falana

Tinubu's appointment of EFCC, ICPC bosses unlawful, says Falana

Nigeria

a year ago

A Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Mr Femi Falana, has condemned the appointment of the head of the EFCC and the ICPC from the same geopolitical.

PDP crisis: Why PDP's BoT can't sanction Anyawu's resignation, Wike reveals

PDP crisis: Why PDP's BoT can't sanction Anyawu's resignation, Wike reveals

Politics

a year ago

The BoT of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) have been told that it does not have the authority to order the resignation of the party's national secretary.

New vehicles: Reps give clarity on usage of newly procured exotic cars

New vehicles: Reps give clarity on usage of newly procured exotic cars

Politics

a year ago

The House of Reps has given clarity on the reason for the procurement of new exotic cars for lawmakers of the 10th National Assembly for the next four years.

Ogun State: How police arrested Pastor, 3 others in possession of human skull

Ogun State: How police arrested Pastor, 3 others in possession of human skull

Nigeria

a year ago

The pastor of Christ Liberty Evangelism Church, Rosco, Iyana Iyesi, Ota, Oyenekan Oluwaseyi, and three others have been arrested with a human skull in Abeokuta.

Ododo or Ajaka: Analyst predicts winner of Kogi polls between APC and SDP candidate

Ododo or Ajaka: Analyst predicts winner of Kogi polls between APC and SDP candidate

Politics

a year ago

An electoral analyst, Dr Abubakar Sani, has revealed that the SDP might spring a surprise in the Kogi State gubernatorial polls by upsetting the odds against APC.

Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi guber elections 2023: Electoral pundit predict winners

Bayelsa, Imo, Kogi guber elections 2023: Electoral pundit predict winners

Politics

a year ago

The APC has been predicted to have a hectic run in the upcoming gubernatorial polls in Kogi and Imo States, while the PDP has been favoured for Bayelsa.

Kano mass wedding: “Don’t search your spouses’ phones”, Kwankwaso advises

Kano mass wedding: “Don’t search your spouses’ phones”, Kwankwaso advises

Wedding

a year ago

Senator Rabi’u Kwankwaso has advised the over 1,500 couples who were joined together during a mass wedding in the state on Friday not to check their spouses’ phones.

Insecurity: 50 killed, 114 arrested, 49 hostages rescued as troops crackdown bandits' haven

Insecurity: 50 killed, 114 arrested, 49 hostages rescued as troops crackdown bandits' haven

Nigeria

a year ago

The military high command has uncovered the hideouts of bandits, as troops on the frontline decimated 50 terrorists and rescued 49 hostages within one week.

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