Top News Website in Nigeria 24/25

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. He previously worked at Lantern Books and Saraba Magazine. Lawal 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.

5800 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Alleged certificate forgery: Tinubu has pending criminal case with police? IGP Alkali Baba opens up

Alleged certificate forgery: Tinubu has pending criminal case with police? IGP Alkali Baba opens up

Politics

3 years ago

PDP expels 4 prominent party chieftains ahead of 2023 elections, names revealed

PDP expels 4 prominent party chieftains ahead of 2023 elections, names revealed

Politics

3 years ago

Fasoranti vs Adebanjo: Fresh update emerges as Tinubu/Peter Obi endorsements throw Afenifere into crisis

Fasoranti vs Adebanjo: Fresh update emerges as Tinubu/Peter Obi endorsements throw Afenifere into crisis

Politics

3 years ago

Naira notes redesign: PDP governor reveals reason behind CBN's move, says it has nothing to do with economy

Naira notes redesign: PDP governor reveals reason behind CBN's move, says it has nothing to do with economy

Politics

3 years ago

2023 elections: PDP finally appoints acting chairman in northern state

2023 elections: PDP finally appoints acting chairman in northern state

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Security operatives kill 3 gunmen in southeast state

BREAKING: Security operatives kill 3 gunmen in southeast state

Nigeria

3 years ago

2023 Elections: Tinubu, other APC candidates to be sacked? PDP files fresh lawsuit

2023 Elections: Tinubu, other APC candidates to be sacked? PDP files fresh lawsuit

Politics

3 years ago

The PDP wants the Federal High Court in Abuja to sack of all the National Working Committee (NWC) members of the APC and the party's candidates ahead of 2023.

2023 elections: Influential PDP stakeholders defect to APC in northern state, give reason

2023 elections: Influential PDP stakeholders defect to APC in northern state, give reason

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of 2023 general elections, some stakeholders of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Sokoto state have defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

2023 elections: States where PDP, APC don’t have governorship candidates as INEC releases list of contenders

2023 elections: States where PDP, APC don’t have governorship candidates as INEC releases list of contenders

Politics

3 years ago

INEC has released the list of governorship candidates for the 2023 elections. The PDP has no candidate in Ogun state, while APC has no candidate in Akwa Ibom.

Archbishop Humphrey Olumakaiye: 14 things to know about prominent Nigerian pastor who died at 53

Archbishop Humphrey Olumakaiye: 14 things to know about prominent Nigerian pastor who died at 53

Nigeria

3 years ago

This report presents key facts about Most Revd. Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye, the Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos, who died at the age of 53.

BREAKING: EFCC arrests Kogi assembly candidate with N326m, $610,500 cash

BREAKING: EFCC arrests Kogi assembly candidate with N326m, $610,500 cash

Politics

3 years ago

The EFCC has arrested the Kogi State House of Assembly candidate of the New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP), Ismaila Atumeyi, with N326 million and $140,500 cash.

Atiku makes new appointment ahead of 2023 presidential election

Atiku makes new appointment ahead of 2023 presidential election

Politics

3 years ago

Atiku Abubakar, presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and former vice president, has appointed Ibrahim Zango as his principal secretary.

Huge tragedy as prominent Nigerian pastor dies

Huge tragedy as prominent Nigerian pastor dies

Nigeria

3 years ago

The Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of Lagos, Most Revd Humphrey Bamisebi Olumakaiye, is dead. He died on Sunday evening, October 30 at the age of 53.

Breaking: Prominent PDP governor sacks commissioner, gives reason

Breaking: Prominent PDP governor sacks commissioner, gives reason

Nigeria

3 years ago

Governor Godwin Obaseki of Edo state, on Monday, October 31, sacked the commissioner for Roads and Bridges, Engr. Newton Okojie over alleged poor performance.

Southeast governors take decision on IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu

Southeast governors take decision on IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu

Nigeria

3 years ago

Governors from the southeast zone have said they believe a “political solution” is a possibility on the charges filed against Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the IPOB.

Nurudeen Lawal