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Sola Sanusi

Education: BA(Ed) English, University of Ilorin (2001), Muck Rack Academy’s Fundamentals of Social Media (2020), Reuter Digital Journalism, GNI Advanced Searches on Social Media (2022), Fighting Misinformation, Advanced Digital Reporting (2024).

Experience: City People Magazine (2003 - 2006), Montage Africa Magazine (2006 - 2007), First Weekly Magazine (2007 - 2008), High Society Magazine (2008 - 2013), Daily Newswatch (2013 - 2014), PRMAfrica (2014 - 2015), Legit.ng (2015 to present).

Awards: Mother Drum Golden Entertainment Writer Recognition Award (2012), Outstanding Achievements in Entertainment Desk Management (Legit.ng 2020), 2023 Legit.ng Outstanding Newsroom Mentor of the Year.

Sola Sanusi is the Head of the Entertainment Desk. She is an astute, veteran entertainment/lifestyle journalist with over two decades of experience in print and digital journalism. Sola has a degree in English from the University of Ilorin, Kwara state. She is a 2005 Celebrity Media Awards nominee and a 2012 Mother Drum Golden Awards Entertainment Writer Recognition recipient. 2025 Women in News: Global Leadership Accelerator fellow. She joined Legit.ng in 2015. Email: sanusi.bodunde@corp.legit.ng.

773 articles published since 09 Jun 2015

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Wizkid is the biggest African music export ever while Davido is hardworking and free-spirited, Singer Dreycoded

Wizkid is the biggest African music export ever while Davido is hardworking and free-spirited, Singer Dreycoded

Music

4 years ago

Xolane Ndhlovu: Meet Master Ziggy who moved from club DJ to millionaire entrepreneur

Xolane Ndhlovu: Meet Master Ziggy who moved from club DJ to millionaire entrepreneur

Celebrities

4 years ago

Billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu donates N1bn to build gigantic students' centre in UNIZIK

Billionaire Abdul Samad Rabiu donates N1bn to build gigantic students' centre in UNIZIK

People

4 years ago

Chiwetalu Agu: AGN president confirms actor's arrest by DSS shortly after Nigerian Army released him

Chiwetalu Agu: AGN president confirms actor's arrest by DSS shortly after Nigerian Army released him

Entertainment

4 years ago

World News Day: Legit.ng joins other top-class publications to highlight climate change crisis

World News Day: Legit.ng joins other top-class publications to highlight climate change crisis

World

4 years ago

Amidst celebrity relationship dramas, Cubana Chiefpriest celebrates Davido's baby mama, Chioma

Amidst celebrity relationship dramas, Cubana Chiefpriest celebrates Davido's baby mama, Chioma

Entertainment

4 years ago

Cubana Chiefpriest vows to frame Tiwa Savage's appreciation post after he attended her dad's burial party

Cubana Chiefpriest vows to frame Tiwa Savage's appreciation post after he attended her dad's burial party

Entertainment

4 years ago

Tiwa Savage said she was star struct when she saw Cubana Chiefpriest at her party celebrating the passing of her dad. He said he will make a frame of the post.

Singer Timaya's baby mama Barbara Nwaokolo reveals why she broke up with him

Singer Timaya's baby mama Barbara Nwaokolo reveals why she broke up with him

Entertainment

4 years ago

Timaya's baby mama Barbara Nwaokolo claimed the singer is a selfish person who thinks about himself first before considering the other person in relationship.

Afia Schwar: Actress Gets 6 Chapters of Book of Psalms Tattooed On Her Back for Her Husband

Afia Schwar: Actress Gets 6 Chapters of Book of Psalms Tattooed On Her Back for Her Husband

Entertainment

4 years ago

Controversial actress Afia Schwarzenegger, has caused a stir with a video having six chapters of the book of Psalms tattooed all over her back for her husband.

Princess Diana: A look at Harry and Williams mom's life and times 24 years after her death

Princess Diana: A look at Harry and Williams mom's life and times 24 years after her death

Celebrities

4 years ago

Legit.ng brings you a history post on the life and times of Princess Diana who passed away in 1997 in France and we look at the tributes written by her fans.

First record labels of Wizkid, Davido, Shatta Wale, Olamide, Tiwa Savage, Sarkodie, 9 other popular singers

First record labels of Wizkid, Davido, Shatta Wale, Olamide, Tiwa Savage, Sarkodie, 9 other popular singers

Music

4 years ago

A record label is a brand of music or the company that owns them. Over the years, musicians who have made names across Africa were first signed on to labels.

Drake confirms album release date days after Kanye West dropped Donda

Drake confirms album release date days after Kanye West dropped Donda

Music

4 years ago

Rapper Drake shared what is believed to be the cover photo of his new Certified Lover Boy album that left many confused. Fans will not have to wait for long.

Cardi B sets record straight with troll who claimed rapper Offset is not the breadwinner in her marriage

Cardi B sets record straight with troll who claimed rapper Offset is not the breadwinner in her marriage

Entertainment

4 years ago

Cardi B slammed a troll claiming she's the breadwinner in her marriage, not Offset. The hater attacked the Bodak Yellow hitmaker's man for cheating on her.

Kanye West's album Donda sets 2021 Apple Music record with 60 million streams

Kanye West's album Donda sets 2021 Apple Music record with 60 million streams

Music

4 years ago

Donda is doing really well. Kanye West's new album has set Apple Music's 2021 streaming record with 60 million streams. The rapper's fans love the project.

Breaking: Veteran singer Sir Victor Uwaifo is dead, son announces his passing

Breaking: Veteran singer Sir Victor Uwaifo is dead, son announces his passing

Entertainment

4 years ago

Veteran highlife musician, Sir Victor Uwaifo, is dead. He passed away on Saturday, August 28, after a brief illness. His son announced the singer's passing.

Sola Sanusi