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.

6281 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

PDP primaries: Popular senator who vowed never to defect to APC loses return bid

PDP primaries: Popular senator who vowed never to defect to APC loses return bid

Politics

2 years ago

Dino Melaye loses PDP senatorial primary in Kogi, reveals why he was defeated

Dino Melaye loses PDP senatorial primary in Kogi, reveals why he was defeated

Politics

2 years ago

2023: What Obasanjo told Wike about his presidential ambition, details of meeting with PDP governors emerge

2023: What Obasanjo told Wike about his presidential ambition, details of meetin...

Politics

2 years ago

Heavy shooting as EFCC operatives break into Okorocha’s home, arrest him

Heavy shooting as EFCC operatives break into Okorocha’s home, arrest him

Nigeria

2 years ago

Court stops Mc Oluomo, others from collecting union levies in Lagos

Court stops Mc Oluomo, others from collecting union levies in Lagos

Business and Economy

2 years ago

EFCC reveals why operatives stormed Okorocha's residence

EFCC reveals why operatives stormed Okorocha's residence

Nigeria

2 years ago

Former governorship candidate, ex-secretary dump APC, defect to APGA

Former governorship candidate, ex-secretary dump APC, defect to APGA

Politics

2 years ago

The 2019 All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate in Delta state, Chief Great Ogboru, has defected to the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).

2023 elections: Prominent Nigerian senator loses PDP primary

2023 elections: Prominent Nigerian senator loses PDP primary

Politics

2 years ago

Senator Ayo Akinyelure, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) senator representing Ondo Central, on Monday, May 23, lost his bid to return to the Senate in 2023.

EFCC re-arraigns Sambo Dasuki, former northern governor, ex-finance minister, others over alleged N23.3bn fraud

EFCC re-arraigns Sambo Dasuki, former northern governor, ex-finance minister, others over alleged N23.3bn fraud

Nigeria

2 years ago

EFCC has rearraigned ex-finance minister, Bashir Yaguda, Sambo Dasuki, ex-Sokoto governor, Attahiru Bafarawa, his son, Sagir, over an alleged N23.3bn fraud.

Atiku or Peter Obi? Prophet predicts who will win PDP's 2023 presidential ticket

Atiku or Peter Obi? Prophet predicts who will win PDP's 2023 presidential ticket

Politics

2 years ago

Ahead of the PDP presidential primary election, Prophet Godfrey Gbujie, on Wednesday, May 18 predicted that Peter Obi emerge presidential candidate of the party

2023: MC Oluomo reveals presidential aspirant southwest should support

2023: MC Oluomo reveals presidential aspirant southwest should support

Politics

2 years ago

Musiliu Akinsanya (aka MC Oluomo), the chairman of the NURTW in Lagos state, begs the people of southwest to support Bola Tinubu's 2023 presidential ambition.

2023 Elections: Full list of PDP State Assembly, House of Reps’ candidates in top northern state

2023 Elections: Full list of PDP State Assembly, House of Reps’ candidates in top northern state

Politics

2 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Gombe state on Sunday, May 22, elected its candidates for State Houses of Assembly and House of Reps elections in 2023.

2023 presidency: Prominent northern APC governor endorses Amaechi

2023 presidency: Prominent northern APC governor endorses Amaechi

Politics

2 years ago

Plateau governor Simon Lalong and APC delegates have assured former transport minister Rotimi Amaechi of support at the ruling party’s presidential primaries.

2023 presidential ambition: CBN governor Emefiele takes fresh step

2023 presidential ambition: CBN governor Emefiele takes fresh step

Politics

2 years ago

Godwin Emefiele, governor of CBN, on Monday, withdrew the suit he filed asking the court to declare him eligible to contest the 2023 presidential election.

2023: PDP risks disqualification by INEC as delegates list, court case threaten primaries

2023: PDP risks disqualification by INEC as delegates list, court case threaten primaries

Nigeria

2 years ago

About 24 hours to the commencement of the opposition PDP, primaries, disputes over the authentic delegates list and litigation are threatening the exercises.

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