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), Oxford Climate Journalism Network (2025)

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). Lawal is a member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network. He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2348054399455.

6202 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

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

FG announces dates for Christmas, New Year public holidays

FG announces dates for Christmas, New Year public holidays

Nigeria

2 years ago

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

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

Just in: PDP governor dissolves 17 LGA chairmen, deputies, councillors, gives reason

Just in: PDP governor dissolves 17 LGA chairmen, deputies, councillors, gives reason

Politics

2 years ago

Oyetola vs Adeleke: Forensic expert testifies over BVAS machines, lawyer questions Osun gov's certificates

Oyetola vs Adeleke: Forensic expert testifies over BVAS machines, lawyer questions Osun gov's certificates

Politics

2 years ago

Peter Obi reacts as P-Square lands in Port Harcourt for Labour Party's presidential campaign, shares photos

Peter Obi reacts as P-Square lands in Port Harcourt for Labour Party's presidential campaign, shares photos

Politics

2 years ago

The Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has reacted as the Nigerian music stars, P-Square, landed in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, for his campaign.

Trouble for Atiku as Governor Ortom reveals how Benue people should vote in 2023

Trouble for Atiku as Governor Ortom reveals how Benue people should vote in 2023

Politics

2 years ago

As the PDP crisis remains unresolved, Governor Ortom urged the people of Benue state to vote for individuals that can be trusted and not according to parties.

EFCC wins big as court orders forfeiture of former accountant-general Ahmed Idris’ $900k, N304m, 15 Houses

EFCC wins big as court orders forfeiture of former accountant-general Ahmed Idris’ $900k, N304m, 15 Houses

Nigeria

2 years ago

The FCT High Court, on Tuesday, December 13, ordered the interim forfeiture of some assets of the former Accountant General of the Federation, Ahmed Idris.

Buhari meets Tinubu, reveals why he has not been on APC presidential candidate's campaign trail

Buhari meets Tinubu, reveals why he has not been on APC presidential candidate's campaign trail

Politics

2 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has promised the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, that he will campaign for him with “full energy and conviction.”

Huge setback for Tinubu as over 90,000 APC members, others, defect to PDP in Buhari's home state

Huge setback for Tinubu as over 90,000 APC members, others, defect to PDP in Buhari's home state

Politics

2 years ago

Over 90,000 members of the All Progressives Congress (APC) have defected to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Katsina state ahead of the 2023 general election.

Atiku reveals huge promise President Buhari personally made to him about 2023 elections

Atiku reveals huge promise President Buhari personally made to him about 2023 elections

Politics

2 years ago

Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the opposition PDP, said President Muhammadu Buhari has personally assured him of a free and fair election in 2023

Miraculous escape as 2-year-old boy survives after being swallowed by hippopotamus

Miraculous escape as 2-year-old boy survives after being swallowed by hippopotamus

People

2 years ago

A two-year-old boy identified as Iga Paul has been successfully rescued from the jaws of death after being spit out by a hippopotamus in Uganda, the police.

Just in: Tears as AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina's mother dies

Just in: Tears as AfDB president Akinwumi Adesina's mother dies

Nigeria

2 years ago

The president of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), Akinwumi A. Adesina, has announced the death of his mother, Eunice O. Adesina, at the age of 92.

Peter Obi’s strong supporter in key northern state reveals his position on Doyin Okupe’s conviction

Peter Obi’s strong supporter in key northern state reveals his position on Doyin Okupe’s conviction

Politics

2 years ago

Bashir Shola, aka Sola Kafinta, a comedian, claimed the opposition went for Doyin Okupe after failing to find any dirt on Labour Party flagbearer Peter Obi.

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