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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.

555 articles published since 09 Jun 2015

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Cab driver who took guest to Malivelihood and Deola Smart's wedding wins Lexus car and N3.5m at the ceremony

Cab driver who took guest to Malivelihood and Deola Smart's wedding wins Lexus car and N3.5m at the ceremony

Nigeria

5 years ago

Duncan Mighty makes fresh allegations on wife, denies paternity of daughter claiming DNA's revelation, named 2 as her fathers

Duncan Mighty makes fresh allegations on wife, denies paternity of daughter claiming DNA's revelation, named 2 as her fathers

Celebrities

5 years ago

Comedian Little Emmanuella builds befitting home for mom, furnishes to taste with a promise of mansion in 2021

Comedian Little Emmanuella builds befitting home for mom, furnishes to taste with a promise of mansion in 2021

Nigeria

5 years ago

After alleged end of marriage, Nollywood actress Chacha Eke gives new update on her marriage

After alleged end of marriage, Nollywood actress Chacha Eke gives new update on her marriage

Nollywood

6 years ago

Godfrey Baguma: Uganda's "Ugliest man" marries 3rd wife

Godfrey Baguma: Uganda's "Ugliest man" marries 3rd wife

Wedding

6 years ago

Rap battle of the legends: Snoop Dogg goes hit-for-hit with DMX

Rap battle of the legends: Snoop Dogg goes hit-for-hit with DMX

World

6 years ago

Talented student designs social-distancing art with eggshells & waste fabric

Talented student designs social-distancing art with eggshells & waste fabric

Celebrities

6 years ago

A young Ghanaian artist known as Lanto Kwame Azasime who is known for his unique ability to use discarded eggshells for his artworks has done a COVID-19 project

Actor Etim Effiong rejoices as father Lt Col Moses Effiong gets presidential pardon after 34 years

Actor Etim Effiong rejoices as father Lt Col Moses Effiong gets presidential pardon after 34 years

Entertainment

6 years ago

Nollywood Actor, Etim Effiong, is in a happy mood as his father, retired Lieutenant Colonel Moses Effiong, is one of the beneficiaries of a presidential pardon.

Taraba couple gets married in living room amidst covid-19 scare

Taraba couple gets married in living room amidst covid-19 scare

Wedding

6 years ago

A couple whose wedding photo has gone viral on social media decided not to change their wedding date like many others amidst coronavirus lockdown in Taraba.

Niniola locks sister Teniola out, denies her entry into her house over covid-19 scare (photos, video)

Niniola locks sister Teniola out, denies her entry into her house over covid-19 scare (photos, video)

Entertainment

6 years ago

Teni had gone to pay her elder sister Niniola a visit but she was denied entry into her premises. She was scared because of the rampaging deadly coronavirus.

Coronavirus healing process will begin on April 9 - Oluwo of Iwo declares

Coronavirus healing process will begin on April 9 - Oluwo of Iwo declares

Nigeria

6 years ago

The Oluwo of Iwo who had earlier given a 16-day spiritual warrant of arrest to the coronavirus has reminded the people that the disease has just six days left.

Idris Elba worries about being asthmatic & contracting coronavirus

Idris Elba worries about being asthmatic & contracting coronavirus

Nollywood

6 years ago

After testing positive for the Covid-19 virus and spending time in quarantine, British actor Idris Elba and his wife Sabrina have shared with their experience.

Legendary actor Charles Olumo turns 95, Foluke Daramola-Salako hosts surprise celebration for him

Legendary actor Charles Olumo turns 95, Foluke Daramola-Salako hosts surprise celebration for him

Nollywood

6 years ago

Alhaji Abudulsalam Sanyaolu popularly known as Charles Olumo or Agbako in Yoruba movies could be oldest living actor in Nigeria as he turns 95 and actress Foluke Daramola- Salako decided to celebrate him while he is still alive.

Google celebrates late Nigerian filmmaker and broadcasting executive Amaka Igwe with Google Doodle

Google celebrates late Nigerian filmmaker and broadcasting executive Amaka Igwe with Google Doodle

Entertainment

6 years ago

Google Doodle celebrates Amaka Igwe on her 57th posthumous birthday. The doodle went live on Thursday, January 2, to celebrate late Igwe’s contributions to the Nigerian film industry.

Rapper Lexii Alijai dies aged 21, heartbroken Kehlani mourns

Rapper Lexii Alijai dies aged 21, heartbroken Kehlani mourns

Celebrities

6 years ago

Rapper Lexii Alijai has died. The 21-year-old's death was confirmed by her cousin yesterday afternoon. Singer Kehlani is devastated by the loss as Lexii was her good friend and collaborator.

Sola Sanusi