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

2023 elections: Senate president Ahmad Lawan working for Atiku, PDP? APC opens up

2023 elections: Senate president Ahmad Lawan working for Atiku, PDP? APC opens u...

Politics

2 years ago

List of geopolitical zones Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi may win in 2023 presidential election, Anap Poll predicts

List of geopolitical zones Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi may win in 2023 presidential...

Politics

2 years ago

Presidency reveals position on DSS' alleged move to arrest CBN Governor Emefiele over terrorism allegations

Presidency reveals position on DSS' alleged move to arrest CBN Governor Emefiele...

Nigeria

2 years ago

2023 presidency: Atiku reveals what he will do if he loses again after 6th attempt

2023 presidency: Atiku reveals what he will do if he loses again after 6th attem...

Politics

2 years ago

G5 Governors: Makinde, Ortom, Wike resolved to join APC, declare support for Tinubu? PDP speaks

G5 Governors: Makinde, Ortom, Wike resolved to join APC, declare support for Tin...

Politics

2 years ago

Ex-deputy governor defects to APC as party's chairman Adamu reveals how PDP will be defeated in northern state

Ex-deputy governor defects to APC as party's chairman Adamu reveals how PDP will...

Politics

2 years ago

Mass defection in Lagos as top APC chieftains dump Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, declare support for PDP's Atiku, Jandor

Mass defection in Lagos as top APC chieftains dump Tinubu, Sanwo-Olu, declare support for PDP's Atiku, Jandor

Politics

2 years ago

Hundreds of APC members in the Epe local government area of Lagos state have defected to the opposition PDP and declared their support for Jandor and Atiku.

Arise News journalist Reuben Abati arrested over N500m Dasuki Gate? Fact emerges

Arise News journalist Reuben Abati arrested over N500m Dasuki Gate? Fact emerges

Politics

2 years ago

A fact-check report states that the claim that Dr Reuben Abati, Arise News anchor was arrested by the EFCC for collecting N500m illegal funds was "partly true".

Tinubu or Atiku? Governor El-Rufai makes tough prediction, reveals president Nigeria needs in 2023, why he may not get second term

Tinubu or Atiku? Governor El-Rufai makes tough prediction, reveals president Nigeria needs in 2023, why he may not get second term

Politics

2 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state has revealed what may cost the next president of Nigeria a second term bid in 2027.

2023 presidency: Full list of states Atiku, Tinubu, Peter Obi may win emerges as SBM Intelligence releases projections

2023 presidency: Full list of states Atiku, Tinubu, Peter Obi may win emerges as SBM Intelligence releases projections

Politics

2 years ago

SBM Intelligence has released its projection of the forthcoming 2023 presidential election in Nigeria, listing states Atiku, Bola Tinubu and Peter Obi may win.

5 things Tinubu should prioritise if he wins in 2023, strong APC supporter lists

5 things Tinubu should prioritise if he wins in 2023, strong APC supporter lists

Politics

2 years ago

Jamiu Julius Adebayo, a strong supporter of Tinubu, listed the top five things he would advise the APC presidential candidate to prioritise if he wins in 2023.

Why Tinubu will win despite fielding a Muslim running mate, strong APC member reveals in Legit.ng Exclusive

Why Tinubu will win despite fielding a Muslim running mate, strong APC member reveals in Legit.ng Exclusive

Politics

2 years ago

Jamiu Julius Adebayo, a strong member of the APC, says the party's presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, will win in 2023 despite the Muslim-Muslim ticket.

FG announces dates for Christmas, New Year public holidays

FG announces dates for Christmas, New Year public holidays

Nigeria

2 years ago

The federal government on Friday, December 16, declared Monday, December 26 and Tuesday, December 27 as well as Monday, January 2, 2023, as public holidays.

2023: Why Nigerian youths will pick Tinubu over Peter Obi, strong APC supporter reveals in Legit.ng exclusive

2023: Why Nigerian youths will pick Tinubu over Peter Obi, strong APC supporter reveals in Legit.ng exclusive

Politics

2 years ago

Jamiu Julius Adebayo, an ardent supporter of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has revealed why Nigerian youths will pick the APC flagbearer over Peter Obi in 2023.

Anambra boils as gunmen set deputy speaker's, monarch’s houses, others on fire

Anambra boils as gunmen set deputy speaker's, monarch’s houses, others on fire

Nigeria

2 years ago

Gunmen have set ablaze many buildings in Anambra, including those that belong to the state deputy speaker, Pascal Agbodike and one of the traditional rulers.

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