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

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Make 2022 a little more lucrative with FirstMobile’s Cash-Out Promo

Make 2022 a little more lucrative with FirstMobile’s Cash-Out Promo

Business and Economy

2 years ago

Will he win? Father Mbaka speaks on Atiku's presidential bid

Will he win? Father Mbaka speaks on Atiku's presidential bid

Politics

2 years ago

Full list, names, photos of Owo church massacre victims as tears flow at mass burial

Full list, names, photos of Owo church massacre victims as tears flow at mass bu...

Nigeria

2 years ago

EFCC operatives arrest prominent PDP member, others for inducing voters

EFCC operatives arrest prominent PDP member, others for inducing voters

Politics

2 years ago

Full list of ISWAP commanders gunned down by Nigerian soldiers

Full list of ISWAP commanders gunned down by Nigerian soldiers

Nigeria

2 years ago

Is he capable? PDP governors reveal their position on Okowa's emergence as Atiku's running mate

Is he capable? PDP governors reveal their position on Okowa's emergence as Atiku...

Politics

2 years ago

Father Mbaka reveals prominent presidential candidate who will not win in 2023, gives reason

Father Mbaka reveals prominent presidential candidate who will not win in 2023, gives reason

Politics

2 years ago

Prominent and controversial Catholic priest Father Ejike Mbaka says Peter Obi, the Labour Party's presidential candidate, cannot emerge the nation's president.

BREAKING: INEC declares winner of Ekiti 2022 governorship election

BREAKING: INEC declares winner of Ekiti 2022 governorship election

Politics

2 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has finally declared Biodun Oyebanji, the governorship candidate of the APC, winner of the Ekiti guber poll

Ekiti Decides 2022: Live updates as INEC begins final collation of results in Ado-Ekiti

Ekiti Decides 2022: Live updates as INEC begins final collation of results in Ado-Ekiti

Politics

2 years ago

The INEC collation centre where the results of the Ekiti governorship election will be compiled and announced has been set up. Stay tuned for live updates.

Live Updates: Results from Fayemi's LGA emerge

Live Updates: Results from Fayemi's LGA emerge

Politics

2 years ago

Saturday, June 18, is the day the electorate in Ekiti state has been waiting to choose who will lead them as their governor at least for the next four years.

BREAKING: APC wins first LGA in Ekiti governorship election

BREAKING: APC wins first LGA in Ekiti governorship election

Politics

2 years ago

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has reportedly emerged winner of the ongoing governorship election in Ikere Local Government Area (LGA) of Ekiti stat

APC defeats SDP in Segun Oni's LGA as results from Ekiti governorship election trickle in

APC defeats SDP in Segun Oni's LGA as results from Ekiti governorship election trickle in

Politics

2 years ago

Biodun Oyebanji, the candidate of the ruling APC, has won in Ido-Osi, the local government area of Segun Oni, the governorship candidate of the SDP in the poll.

BREAKING: Winner emerges in Governor Fayemi's polling unit as results from Ekiti guber election trickle in

BREAKING: Winner emerges in Governor Fayemi's polling unit as results from Ekiti guber election trickle in

Politics

2 years ago

Ekiti State Governor Kayode Fayemi has won his polling unit, unit 09, Ogilolo ward in Isan-Ekiti, Oye Local Government Area for the All Progressive Congress.

BREAKING: Prominent governorship candidate in Ekiti loses polling unit

BREAKING: Prominent governorship candidate in Ekiti loses polling unit

Politics

2 years ago

Kemi Elebute-Halle, governorship candidate of the Action Democratic Party (ADP), lost her polling unit to Biodun Oyebanji, APC's candidate in the Ekiti guber.

BREAKING: Winner emerges in Fayose's polling unit as results from Ekiti governorship election trickle in

BREAKING: Winner emerges in Fayose's polling unit as results from Ekiti governorship election trickle in

Politics

2 years ago

Bisi Kolawole, the PDP candidate in the Ekiti governorship election, has won the polling unit of Ayo Fayose, the former governor of the state, with 163 votes.

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