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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

Author's articles

8-year-old black girl gets recognized by CNN and BBC for great impact as neuroscientist

8-year-old black girl gets recognized by CNN and BBC for great impact as neuroscientist

World

6 years ago

Michael Jackson movie could be made by Bohemian Rhapsody producer

Michael Jackson movie could be made by Bohemian Rhapsody producer

Celebrities

6 years ago

Parents placed vacancies for chef, nanny for their 18-year-old busy daughter studying law

Parents placed vacancies for chef, nanny for their 18-year-old busy daughter studying law

World

6 years ago

Kanye West speaks on T.I's daughter's chastity checks, claims it is God approved

Kanye West speaks on T.I's daughter's chastity checks, claims it is God approved

World

6 years ago

11 things to know about Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke who died at 79

11 things to know about Evangelist Reinhard Bonnke who died at 79

World

6 years ago

Dad and daughter take over the internet with their natural Afro-hairdos (photos)

Dad and daughter take over the internet with their natural Afro-hairdos (photos)

World

6 years ago

Girl, 8, crowned math champ after solving 70 equations in 5 minutes

Girl, 8, crowned math champ after solving 70 equations in 5 minutes

Education

7 years ago

Zury Tlapanco Reyes, an eight-year-old girl, was crowned the 2019 International Mental Arithmetic Competition champion after she solved 70 maths problems in just five minutes.

3 books written by Nigerians listed among 100 novels that shaped the world

3 books written by Nigerians listed among 100 novels that shaped the world

World

7 years ago

Three Nigerian novelists' books made the list of 100 books that help shaped people's lives. They are Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Chinua Achebe and Ben Okri.

Meet the genius lady running the largest Black-owned airline in the world

Meet the genius lady running the largest Black-owned airline in the world

World

7 years ago

At age 12, Sherrxicia ‘Rexy’ Rolle, started working with her father, Captain Rex Rolle, a professional pilot and her mother, Shandrice Rolle, an entrepreneur to build their family airline.

London Muslim man gives 170 pairs of designer trainers worth N6.7m to the homeless monthly

London Muslim man gives 170 pairs of designer trainers worth N6.7m to the homeless monthly

World

7 years ago

Moosa Nsubuga who is a Muslim convert said his faith gives him a strong personal connection to charity and helping the less privileged in the society.

Irish woman Irene Duffy Lynch to translate Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart to her language

Irish woman Irene Duffy Lynch to translate Chinua Achebe's Things Fall Apart to her language

World

7 years ago

Irish woman, Irene Duffy Lynch, who has been to Nigerian fell in love with Achebe’s Things Fall Apart so much that she was said to have read it over and over and again and wants to translate it to her language.

10 US states that have the highest population of Nigerians

10 US states that have the highest population of Nigerians

World

7 years ago

Nigerian migrants represent 0.5% of all migrants in the US, the 32nd highest of all US source countries with Texas, Maryland and New York having the highest number of Nigerians living there.

Oscars 2020: Academy drops names of some Nigerians on its board for Nollywood entries

Oscars 2020: Academy drops names of some Nigerians on its board for Nollywood entries

Nigeria

7 years ago

The academy has set up a 12-man committee of Nollywood stakeholders ahead of the 2020 Oscars. Star actor Ramsey Nouah, Mildred Okwo, Mahmood Ali-Balogun and others made the list.

Popular British musical duo Lighthouse’s lead vocalist Tunde Baiyewu reveals how being Yoruba influences his songs

Popular British musical duo Lighthouse’s lead vocalist Tunde Baiyewu reveals how being Yoruba influences his songs

Nigeria

7 years ago

Tunde Baiyewu was born in Willesden Green, north London, he is firmly in touch with his root and its culture which in turn has influenced his composition in his music career with his British partner Paul Tucker.

Celebrating British-Nigerian genius Esther Okade who bags PhD before 14, plans to own a bank by 15

Celebrating British-Nigerian genius Esther Okade who bags PhD before 14, plans to own a bank by 15

World

7 years ago

A 10-year old math genius, Esther Okade, who is born of Nigerian parents is said to have obtained a PhD before she turned 14. She plans owning a bank at 15 because she loves figures and people.

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