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.

6284 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Why PDP has not sanctioned Wike, other G5 governors despite anti-Atiku comments, party chieftain reveals

Why PDP has not sanctioned Wike, other G5 governors despite anti-Atiku comments,...

Politics

2 years ago

List of governors presiding over the top 10 states with highest poverty rates in Nigeria

List of governors presiding over the top 10 states with highest poverty rates in...

Nigeria

2 years ago

2023 elections: APC lists reasons why BVAS, electronic results transmission may not work, sends message to INEC

2023 elections: APC lists reasons why BVAS, electronic results transmission may...

Politics

2 years ago

BREAKING: Tension as truck crushes vehicles in convoy of prominent PDP governor

BREAKING: Tension as truck crushes vehicles in convoy of prominent PDP governor

Nigeria

2 years ago

List of strong APC chieftains who have declared support for Peter Obi

List of strong APC chieftains who have declared support for Peter Obi

Politics

2 years ago

BREAKING: Court sacks governorship candidate backed by prominent APC senator

BREAKING: Court sacks governorship candidate backed by prominent APC senator

Politics

2 years ago

2023 presidency: Atiku, Tinubu make important appointments

2023 presidency: Atiku, Tinubu make important appointments

Politics

2 years ago

The presidential candidates of the APC and the PDP, Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar, have made fresh appointments for their campaign organisations ahead of 2023.

Northern APC Christian leaders deny endorsing Peter Obi as Dogara gives crucial update

Northern APC Christian leaders deny endorsing Peter Obi as Dogara gives crucial update

Politics

2 years ago

The Northern APC Christian Leaders have distanced themselves from former SGF Babachir Lawal's endorsement of the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Reactions as court sends Tope Peter Obi to 1-year imprisonment, gives reason, photo emerges

Reactions as court sends Tope Peter Obi to 1-year imprisonment, gives reason, photo emerges

Nigeria

2 years ago

A man identified as Tope Peter Obi has been convicted and sentenced to one-year imprisonment for possession of fraudulent documents, the EFCC said on Wednesday.

How to download, print new improved NIN slip as NIMC says current one will be gradually phased out

How to download, print new improved NIN slip as NIMC says current one will be gradually phased out

Nigeria

2 years ago

Legit.ng in this piece explains how you can download and print out the Improved NIN Slip in plastic now and keep it as a handy physical means of identification.

Trouble for Peter Obi as northern APC governor reveals how Soludo's comment devalued LP presidential candidate

Trouble for Peter Obi as northern APC governor reveals how Soludo's comment devalued LP presidential candidate

Politics

2 years ago

Governor Sule of Nasarawa state says Soludo's comment has devalued the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, ahead of other contenders in 2023.

Tinubu disqualified? Court gives verdict on suit seeking to nullify APC candidate's nomination

Tinubu disqualified? Court gives verdict on suit seeking to nullify APC candidate's nomination

Politics

2 years ago

A Federal High Court in Abuja has struck out a case filed by the APP seeking to disqualify Bola Tinubu as the 2023 presidential candidate of the ruling APC.

Atiku support group dumps PDP presidential candidate, endorses another flagbearer

Atiku support group dumps PDP presidential candidate, endorses another flagbearer

Politics

2 years ago

The Youths for Atiku Political Group (YOFA) group has declared support for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, and his running mate.

Kudirat Abiola’s children accuse prominent presidential candidate of being involved in mother's assassination

Kudirat Abiola’s children accuse prominent presidential candidate of being involved in mother's assassination

Politics

2 years ago

The children of late Kudirat Abiola have insisted that their mother was killed on the orders of the AA presidential candidate, Major Hamza Al-Mustapha (retd).

Prominent Wike’s ally Dumps G5 governors, joins Atiku, donates 20 buses for PDP presidential campaign

Prominent Wike’s ally Dumps G5 governors, joins Atiku, donates 20 buses for PDP presidential campaign

Politics

2 years ago

Ibrahim Dankwambo, a former governor of Gombe state, has abandoned the G5 governors and the Integrity Group. He joined Atiku's presidential campaign in Gombe.

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