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 +2348054399455.

6142 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

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

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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

3 years ago

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

3 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

3 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

3 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.

Death toll in Kano explosion rises to 9 as NEMA begins rescue operations

Death toll in Kano explosion rises to 9 as NEMA begins rescue operations

Nigeria

3 years ago

The death toll in a gas explosion that occurred in Kano State on Tuesday has increased to nine. The Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs made this known whi

Blasphemy: Northern governors reveal position on killing of female Christian student Deborah in Sokoto

Blasphemy: Northern governors reveal position on killing of female Christian student Deborah in Sokoto

Nigeria

3 years ago

Northern Governors Forum calls for calm following the killing of Deborah Samuel, a student of Shehu Shagari College of Education, Sokoto, over alleged blasphemy

Emotional video emerges as remains of late Deborah Samuel buried in her hometown in Niger amid tears

Emotional video emerges as remains of late Deborah Samuel buried in her hometown in Niger amid tears

Nigeria

3 years ago

The remains of Deborah Samuel, who was burnt to death in Sokoto on Thursday, May 12, over alleged blasphemy, have been laid to rest, according to media reports.

Why I left APC, Tinubu campaign group DG Abdulmumin Jibrin speaks on his defection to NNPP

Why I left APC, Tinubu campaign group DG Abdulmumin Jibrin speaks on his defection to NNPP

Politics

3 years ago

Abdulmumin Jibrin, the director-general of the Bola Tinubu Support Group, has opened up on why he left the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) for the NNPP.

Surprise as prominent APC presidential aspirant shows up for senatorial screening after paying N100m for forms

Surprise as prominent APC presidential aspirant shows up for senatorial screening after paying N100m for forms

Politics

3 years ago

Despite paying N100 million for the presidential nomination form, the ex-national chairman of the APC, Adams Oshiomhole, has been screened for senatorial seat.

Deborah's killing: What Islamic clerics told Governor Tambuwal about blasphemy and how it can be averted

Deborah's killing: What Islamic clerics told Governor Tambuwal about blasphemy and how it can be averted

Nigeria

3 years ago

Islamic clerics advised the government to make a law at the national and state levels which would prohibit blasphemy following the killing of Deborah Samuel.

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