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.

6279 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Did Jonathan make it? Here is list of 23 APC presidential aspirants being screened ahead of primaries

Did Jonathan make it? Here is list of 23 APC presidential aspirants being screen...

2 years ago

How does Tinubu make his money, how old is he? Journalist asks as APC leader's major supporter snubs questions

How does Tinubu make his money, how old is he? Journalist asks as APC leader's m...

2 years ago

2023: List of APC presidential aspirants screened so far

2023: List of APC presidential aspirants screened so far

2 years ago

Full Results: How Atiku beat Wike, Saraki, others to clinch PDP's presidential ticket for 2023 elections

Full Results: How Atiku beat Wike, Saraki, others to clinch PDP's presidential t...

2 years ago

APC screening panel asked to disqualify Tinubu over alleged questionable educational qualifications

APC screening panel asked to disqualify Tinubu over alleged questionable educati...

2 years ago

Former APC governor arrested over accountant-general’s N80 billion probe

Former APC governor arrested over accountant-general’s N80 billion probe

2 years ago

Cameroonian militants invade Nigeria, gun down 20 in Cross River

Cameroonian militants invade Nigeria, gun down 20 in Cross River

Militants of Ambazonia, a separatist group in Southwest Cameroon, on Sunday, May 29, killed at least 20 people in a community in Boki LGA, Cross River state.

APC governorship aspirant dumps party, reveals next action

APC governorship aspirant dumps party, reveals next action

Chief Adebayo Adelabu, popularly called Penkelemes, has dumped the APC alongside some other aggrieved party leaders after losing the governorship primary in Oyo

Tension as Okada riders set houses on fire over death of 2 colleagues in Abuja

Tension as Okada riders set houses on fire over death of 2 colleagues in Abuja

Over 100 motorcyclists have unleashed mayhem in Abuja again as they attacked Same Global Estate in the Lokogoma area to avenge the death of two colleagues.

Okorocha Sends Strong Message to Tinubu as ex-Lagos governor Wins APC Presidential Primary

Okorocha Sends Strong Message to Tinubu as ex-Lagos governor Wins APC Presidential Primary

The national leader of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has congratulated former Vice President Atiku Abubakar for winning the 2023 presidential ticket of the PDP.

First female APC governorship candidate emerges in northern state

First female APC governorship candidate emerges in northern state

Senator Aishatu Binani has clinched the governorship ticket of the APC in Adamawa state. She scored 430 votes to defeat her contenders, including Nuhu Ribadu.

Court gives verdict on Jonathan's eligibility to contest presidency

Court gives verdict on Jonathan's eligibility to contest presidency

A Federal High Court in Yenagoa, the capital of Bayelsa state, on Friday, May 27, cleared former President Goodluck Jonathan for the 2023 presidential contest.

Prominent PDP senator joins APGA hours after dumping lead opposition party

Prominent PDP senator joins APGA hours after dumping lead opposition party

The minority leader of the Senate, Enyinnaya Abaribe, has resigned from the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and joined the All Progressive Grand Alliance (APGA).

From small hut to landlord: Pastor fulfils promise, donates mini estate, car to Deborah Samuel's parents, shares photos

From small hut to landlord: Pastor fulfils promise, donates mini estate, car to Deborah Samuel's parents, shares photos

General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry, Chibuzor Chinyere, fulfills promises he made to the family of Deborah Samuel. He gives them a mini estate and a car.

2023 elections: List of winners of APC's governorship primaries

2023 elections: List of winners of APC's governorship primaries

The governorship primaries of the APC for the 2023 governorship election are rounding off across states. Here is a list of the winners that have emerged so far.

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