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.

6285 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

BREAKING: Tijjaniyya sect endorses Kaduna APC governorship candidate Uba Sani ahead of 2023

BREAKING: Tijjaniyya sect endorses Kaduna APC governorship candidate Uba Sani ah...

Politics

2 years ago

Aisha Buhari displays tattoo of Tinubu's cap logo on her palms, leads campaign f...

Politics

2 years ago

Just in: Court sacks prominent APC candidate over alleged certificate forgery

Just in: Court sacks prominent APC candidate over alleged certificate forgery

Politics

2 years ago

Wike opens up on presidential candidate Rivers state will vote for, sends G5 governors' final position to PDP

Wike opens up on presidential candidate Rivers state will vote for, sends G5 gov...

Politics

2 years ago

2023 presidency: List of demands CAN leaders present to Tinubu during Abuja meeting

2023 presidency: List of demands CAN leaders present to Tinubu during Abuja meet...

Politics

2 years ago

Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi? Pastor Kumuyi speaks on endorsing presidential candidate ahead of 2023 elections

Tinubu, Atiku, Peter Obi? Pastor Kumuyi speaks on endorsing presidential candida...

Politics

2 years ago

Just in: Court sacks prominent presidential candidate ahead of 2023 elections, gives special order to INEC

Just in: Court sacks prominent presidential candidate ahead of 2023 elections, gives special order to INEC

Politics

2 years ago

A Federal High Court orders INEC to remove names of all AA candidates, including presidential candidate, Hamza Al-Mustapha, submitted by Kenneth Udeze faction.

2023 elections: Shehu of Borno gives crucial advice to Nigerian youths

2023 elections: Shehu of Borno gives crucial advice to Nigerian youths

Politics

2 years ago

Alhaji Dr Abubakar Ibn Umar Garba Al-Amin El-Kanemi (CFR), Shehu of Borno, has advised Nigerian youths to embrace the culture of nation-building ahead of 2023.

2023 presidency: Fitch report lists 4 ways Atiku can still win after predicting Tinubu’s victory

2023 presidency: Fitch report lists 4 ways Atiku can still win after predicting Tinubu’s victory

Politics

2 years ago

Thought Fitch predicted that the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, will win in 2023, it also highlighted PDP and Atiku's difficult route to victory.

Tears as 22-year-old UNILAG student slumps, dies while playing football on campus

Tears as 22-year-old UNILAG student slumps, dies while playing football on campus

Education

2 years ago

Simon Adokwu, a 22-year-old University of Lagos (UNILAG) student, slumped and died while playing football at the institution's premises on Sunday, November 13.

2023 elections: US govt speaks on supporting candidates, reveals punishment for anyone Involved in rigging

2023 elections: US govt speaks on supporting candidates, reveals punishment for anyone Involved in rigging

Politics

2 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the United States government, through its Embassy in Nigeria, said it does not support any candidate or political party.

Tears as ‘drunk’ soldier kills Nigerian Army general inside barracks

Tears as ‘drunk’ soldier kills Nigerian Army general inside barracks

Nigeria

2 years ago

Brigadier General O.A. James, director of Finance of the Nigerian Armed Forces Resettlement Centre, has died after a corporal, Abayomi Ebun, hit him with a car.

Fresh tension in PDP as Wike attacks Atiku for critcising President Buhari

Fresh tension in PDP as Wike attacks Atiku for critcising President Buhari

Politics

2 years ago

Governor Nyesom Wike of Rivers state has accused the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku, of hypocrisy for criticising President Muhammadu Buhari's appointments.

PDP's governorship victory in Osun shaking as tribunal compels INEC to produce Adeleke’s academic certificates

PDP's governorship victory in Osun shaking as tribunal compels INEC to produce Adeleke’s academic certificates

Politics

2 years ago

The Osun Election Petitions Tribunal has asked INEC to produce the nomination form and certificates used by Ademola Adeleke in the 2022 governorship election.

Video emerges as Tinubu suffers gaffe in Jos, says ‘God bless PD… APC’, Nigerians react

Video emerges as Tinubu suffers gaffe in Jos, says ‘God bless PD… APC’, Nigerians react

Politics

2 years ago

Nigerians are reacting as APC presidential candidate Tinubu suffered a gaffe on Tuesday, November 15, while speaking at the flag-off of his campaign in Plateau.

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