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.

845 articles published since 09 Jun 2015

Author's articles

John Travolta's wife, Kelly Preston dies after battle with cancer at 57

John Travolta's wife, Kelly Preston dies after battle with cancer at 57

World

4 years ago

Glee actress Naya Rivera goes missing during boat trip at lake Peru

Glee actress Naya Rivera goes missing during boat trip at lake Peru

Entertainment

4 years ago

Man throws baby shower for bae, his other pregnant girlfriend shows up

Man throws baby shower for bae, his other pregnant girlfriend shows up

Entertainment

4 years ago

Lady dancing in supermarket accidentally breaks item on shelve

Lady dancing in supermarket accidentally breaks item on shelve

Entertainment

5 years ago

Nigerian prophet weds Gambian pastor in a beautiful wedding in London during COVID-19 pandemic

Nigerian prophet weds Gambian pastor in a beautiful wedding in London during...

Wedding

5 years ago

Mother says the love her daughters have for each other is something worthy of study

Mother says the love her daughters have for each other is something worthy of...

Nigeria

5 years ago

Davido announces new album featuring American rapper Nicki Minaj

Davido announces new album featuring American rapper Nicki Minaj

Music

5 years ago

Nigerian pop superstar, Davido, on Saturday night of May 3, made two surprise announcements across his social media pages, and Nigerians are just super-excited.

Khafi put her love story with Gedoni in a video as she celebrates him on his birthday

Khafi put her love story with Gedoni in a video as she celebrates him on his birthday

TV Shows

5 years ago

Saturday, May 2, is Gedoni's birthday and Khafi, rather than tell too much story, decided to celebrate the love they share between them in a lovely short video.

Rapper Fred the Godson dies weeks after announcing he tested positive for COVID-19

Rapper Fred the Godson dies weeks after announcing he tested positive for COVID-19

Entertainment

5 years ago

It is not yet clear if he was discharged from the hospital or died there but his death shook many people including his close friends such as DJ Clark. Read more

Singer Jennifer Lopez sued for N58m by photographer over Instagram post

Singer Jennifer Lopez sued for N58m by photographer over Instagram post

Entertainment

5 years ago

Jennifer Lopez is being sued by a New York photographer over a photo she posted on her Instagram without permission from the cameraman who took the picture.

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

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

Celebrities

5 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

Beard gang: Kevin Hart, Will Smith, Diddy wow women with yummy beards

Beard gang: Kevin Hart, Will Smith, Diddy wow women with yummy beards

Entertainment

5 years ago

A bunch of chicks said the beards gave actors Kevin, Will and rapper Diddy a more mature appearance which immediately made them 100 times more attractive.

Mom shares a funny photo of what her child did with vaseline

Mom shares a funny photo of what her child did with vaseline

Entertainment

5 years ago

Being in lockdown has been very difficult for most parents who have discovered what their kids are capable of. This mom found out what her child got up to.

50 Cent compares former close friend Lloyd Banks to "resentful" son he had disowned

50 Cent compares former close friend Lloyd Banks to "resentful" son he had disowned

World

5 years ago

In a video making rounds on Instagram, the chap who was once shot nine times he views his former friend as a resentful person who holds bitterness against him.

Cardi B cries over lack of love-making while in quarantine

Cardi B cries over lack of love-making while in quarantine

World

5 years ago

Singer Cardi B said in her whole adult life, she has never left as alone as she does right now given she cannot feel the warmth of her hubby Offset’s body.

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