Nurudeen Lawal

Education: Bachelor of Arts Literature-in-English, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU), Ile-Ife (2012). Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab: Advanced digital reporting, Experimenting with New Formats, Fighting Misinformation (2024)

Experience: Saraba Magazine (Social Media Intern, 2015), Content Editor/Strategist, Lantern Books (2015-2017), Dubawa fact-checking fellow (2020), Solutions Journalism fellow (2022)

Awards: Best Head of Desk of the Year (Legit.ng 2024), Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023), Top Politics and Current Affairs editor (Legit.ng)

Nurudeen Lawal is an AFP-certified journalist with a wealth of experience spanning over 8 years. He received his B/Arts degree in Literature-in-English from OAU. Lawal is the Head of the Politics/CA Desk at Legit.ng, where he applies his expertise to provide incisive coverage of events. He was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2347057737768.

6282 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Court gives verdict on suit seeking INEC chairman's sack over alleged false assets declaration

Court gives verdict on suit seeking INEC chairman's sack over alleged false asse...

Politics

2 years ago

BREAKING: Shocking revelations as DSS arrests top ISWAP commander who carried out attack in Kogi during Buhari's visit

BREAKING: Shocking revelations as DSS arrests top ISWAP commander who carried ou...

Nigeria

2 years ago

Tinubu reacts as Obasanjo endorses Peter Obi for 2023 presidency

Tinubu reacts as Obasanjo endorses Peter Obi for 2023 presidency

Politics

2 years ago

2023 presidency: Atiku reacts to Obasanjo's endorsement of Peter Obi

2023 presidency: Atiku reacts to Obasanjo's endorsement of Peter Obi

Politics

2 years ago

Year in Review: List of failed prophecies of 2022 emerges

Year in Review: List of failed prophecies of 2022 emerges

Politics

2 years ago

Full letter: Obasanjo reveals why he picked Peter Obi over Tinubu, Atiku ahead of 2023 presidential election

Full letter: Obasanjo reveals why he picked Peter Obi over Tinubu, Atiku ahead o...

Politics

2 years ago

Amid Obasanjo's endorsement, prominent Nigerian pastor supports Peter Obi, sends warning to Soludo, Arthur Eze

Amid Obasanjo's endorsement, prominent Nigerian pastor supports Peter Obi, sends warning to Soludo, Arthur Eze

Politics

2 years ago

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Mr Peter Obi, has declared that the 2023 general election is very crucial to Nigeria's overall recovery.

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Obasanjo drops new open letter, reveals his anointed presidential candidate

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Obasanjo drops new open letter, reveals his anointed presidential candidate

Politics

2 years ago

Nigeria's influential former President, Olusegun Obasanjo, has openly endorsed Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labour Party, ahead of the polls.

Wike reacts as Okowa reveals how Atiku will win with or without support of G5 Governors

Wike reacts as Okowa reveals how Atiku will win with or without support of G5 Governors

Politics

2 years ago

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has responded to a comment by Ifeanyi Okowa, his Delta state counterpart, as the crisis rocking the opposition PDP worsens.

Why Peter Obi needs support of G5 Governors, analyst reveals

Why Peter Obi needs support of G5 Governors, analyst reveals

Politics

2 years ago

Ogoegbunam Kingdom, a political analyst and youth and women development advocate, has revealed why Peter Obi will likely need the support of the G5 Governors.

Why Tinubu does not need endorsement of G5 Governors to win in 2023, APC chieftain reveals

Why Tinubu does not need endorsement of G5 Governors to win in 2023, APC chieftain reveals

Politics

2 years ago

Obidike Chukwuebuka, a chieftain of the ruling APC, has reacted to the G5 Governors' alleged deal with his party’s presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

How 6 PDP governors will end Atiku's 2023 presidential ambition in January, Fani-Kayode makes stunning allegation

How 6 PDP governors will end Atiku's 2023 presidential ambition in January, Fani-Kayode makes stunning allegation

Politics

2 years ago

APC chieftain Femi Fani-Kayode claims that six PDP governors will declare their support for his party's presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in January 2023.

BREAKING: Gunmen burn Ebube Agu commander's house, kill wife in Ebonyi

BREAKING: Gunmen burn Ebube Agu commander's house, kill wife in Ebonyi

Nigeria

2 years ago

Gunmen have killed the wife of Oyeku Chima, commander of the Ebube Agu security outfit in Afikpo south LGA of Ebonyi. The police have confirmed the incident.

2023 governorship elections: Why PDP may still not win Lagos with Jandor/Funke Akindele ticket

2023 governorship elections: Why PDP may still not win Lagos with Jandor/Funke Akindele ticket

Politics

2 years ago

In 2023, the PDP wants to break the jinx by winning the governorship election in Lagos. This report, however, examines factors which may not make this possible.

PDP crisis: New development emerges as Gov Ortom speaks on G5 Governors' alleged deal with Tinubu

PDP crisis: New development emerges as Gov Ortom speaks on G5 Governors' alleged deal with Tinubu

Politics

2 years ago

Governor Samuel Ortom has denied the reports claiming the G5 Governors have reached an agreement to support the APC presidential candidate, Tinubu, in 2023.

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