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

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Why I left APC, Ganduje to join Kwankwaso in NNPP, Shekarau opens up

Why I left APC, Ganduje to join Kwankwaso in NNPP, Shekarau opens up

Politics

2 years ago

APC announces new dates for presidential primary election, others

APC announces new dates for presidential primary election, others

Politics

2 years ago

Blasphemy: Why I deleted tweet condemning Deborah Samuel’s killing, Atiku reveals

Blasphemy: Why I deleted tweet condemning Deborah Samuel’s killing, Atiku reveal...

Nigeria

2 years ago

List of Nigerian governors who have unveiled their anointed successors

List of Nigerian governors who have unveiled their anointed successors

Politics

2 years ago

Lai Mohammed reveals what will happen to ministers who withdrew from seeking elective offices

Lai Mohammed reveals what will happen to ministers who withdrew from seeking ele...

Politics

2 years ago

2023: Northern APC governor withdraws from Senate race as defection hits party

2023: Northern APC governor withdraws from Senate race as defection hits party

Politics

2 years ago

Blasphemy: Professor, 33 other lawyers appear in court to defend 2 alleged killers of Deborah Samuel

Blasphemy: Professor, 33 other lawyers appear in court to defend 2 alleged killers of Deborah Samuel

Nigeria

2 years ago

The team of 34 lawyers who appeared in court on Monday to defend two suspects arrested over the killing of Deborah Samuel was led by Professor Mansur Ibrahim.

IPOB dealt huge blow as soldiers kill 4 suspected members in Imo gun battle, share photos

IPOB dealt huge blow as soldiers kill 4 suspected members in Imo gun battle, share photos

Nigeria

2 years ago

Troops of 34 Brigade Obinze have neutralized four members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its armed wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN).

2023: Tinubu talks tough, says he won’t retire until he becomes president of Nigeria

2023: Tinubu talks tough, says he won’t retire until he becomes president of Nigeria

Politics

2 years ago

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, an APC leader and presidential aspirant, has said he would not retire from politics until he achieves his ambition of becoming president.

Bigamy and best*iality: What Nigerian law says about marrying multiple wives and sleeping with animals

Bigamy and best*iality: What Nigerian law says about marrying multiple wives and sleeping with animals

Nigeria

2 years ago

This Legit.ng's explainer sheds light on trending and controversial issues, bigamy and bestiality, and the punishments prescribed for them by the Nigerian law.

After resigning from Buhari's cabinet, ex-minister speaks on withdrawing from presidential race

After resigning from Buhari's cabinet, ex-minister speaks on withdrawing from presidential race

Politics

2 years ago

Senator Godswill Obot Akpabio, former minister of Niger Delta affairs, has reacted to the viral claim that he has withdrawn from the 2023 presidential race.

BREAKING: Accountant-General of Federation suspended from office over alleged N80bn fraud

BREAKING: Accountant-General of Federation suspended from office over alleged N80bn fraud

Nigeria

2 years ago

Ahmed Idris, the accountant general of the federation, has been suspended indefinitely by Zainab Ahmed, the minister of finance, over an alleged N80bn fraud.

BREAKING: EFCC reportedly arrests former Speaker of House of Reps over alleged fraud

BREAKING: EFCC reportedly arrests former Speaker of House of Reps over alleged fraud

Nigeria

2 years ago

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Patricia Etteh, has been reportedly arrested by the EFCC over an allegation of fraud involving an NDDC contract.

Nigerian govt meets Facebook team, makes important demand from social media platform over IPOB activities

Nigerian govt meets Facebook team, makes important demand from social media platform over IPOB activities

Nigeria

2 years ago

Lai Mohammed, minister of information, asked Facebook to prevent the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) from using its platform to incite violence.

President Buhari reportedly appoints new director-general for NYSC

President Buhari reportedly appoints new director-general for NYSC

Nigeria

2 years ago

Brigadier-General Mohammed Fada has reportedly being appointed as the new DG of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) following President Buhari's approval.

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