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Roland Bayode

  • Editor, Content Creator, Election Observer, Climate Tracker, Freelance
Nigeria, Ondo State
As seen in: The Guardian (Nigeria), The Nation (Nigeria), Campus Reporter, NRTC, The Hope Newspaper
Covers:  Investigative Journalism, Climate Reporting, Fact-Checking, Solution Journalism, Politics, Features Writing, Entertainment, and Real Estate Journalism.

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Roland Bayode’s Biography

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Roland Bayode is a Nigerian journalist with a strong background in investigative reporting and editorial leadership. A graduate of Mass Communication, Roland's career began at Adekunle Ajasin University, where he served as the Editor-in-Chief of Echo Media, the campus newspaper. He demonstrated his editorial prowess over multiple administrations, eventually rising to the role of Editor-in-Chief in 2021.

Roland also interned at the Premium Times Center for Investigative Journalism (PTCIJ), wher…

Roland Bayode’s Journalist Portfolio

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How Varsity Students are Changing Society Narratives About People With Disabilities

How Varsity Students are Changing Society Narratives About People With Disabilities

After the death of his father in 2012, Nwaji Uche Fidelis who is the second born in a family of five felt he …

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LightRay Media - Ignite the mind.

LightRay Media - Ignite the mind.

Broadcasting CEO President LightRay Media COVID-19 Creative writing cultism Distortion Ejiro Umukoro Eugenia …

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Ten Fake News that Fueled Ethnic Violence in the Southwest

Ten Fake News that Fueled Ethnic Violence in the Southwest

Several incidents of fake news have fuelled ethnic feuds in the Yoruba-dominated part of the country. This re…

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Osibanjo urges youths to join politics

Osibanjo urges youths to join politics

Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo (SAN) has urged Nigerian youths to join politics to make a difference in the cou…

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NRTC Political Roundup

NRTC Political Roundup

For this week's political roundup, I will start in Ekiti State where the Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has warn…

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NRTC Business Potpourri

NRTC Business Potpourri

In this week's NRTC Business Potpourri, Roland Bayode gives a quick round up of the trending business news in…

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How Subscription, Rentals Help Small Businesses Meet Renewable Energy Needs

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By Roland Bayode
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Owolabi Ajiboye prepares to cut the hair of a customer inside Legend Barber’s Shop. Since there was no electricity supply, he connected the shop’s main electricity extension box to an energy capsule he had rented. A few minutes later, Ajiboye was already trimming hair off the customer’s head. The energy capsule, he noted, “works for hours.
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Residents Cry Out As Heavy Rainfall Wrecks Buildings In Akungba

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By Roland Bayode
| Campus Reporter
The residents of the host community of Adekunle Ajasin University Akungba-Akoko in Ondo State have expressed their resentment after the heavy downpour left them with new expenses to bear. Resident and student lodges, including fences and poultry farms, have been torn apart following the first heavy rainfall recorded in the Akungba-Akoko axis this year.
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ODSG, NUJ, AAUA Students React To Shola Ilesanmi’s Death 

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By Roland Bayode
| Campus Reporter
The Ondo State Government, Nigerian Union of Journalists and students of the Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba Akoko have reacted to the sudden demise of one of the most outstanding journalists in the state, Shola Ilesanmi, who passed away on Tuesday the 1st of March after an illness.
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What was your first job as a journalist?

To write a feature story.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

Yes

What does it mean to be a journalist?

It means that there is more beyond the pen...

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