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

Governor Ganduje reveals anointed successor ahead of 2023

Governor Ganduje reveals anointed successor ahead of 2023

Politics

3 years ago

2023: Why I can't contest to become Nigeria’s president, Bishop Oyedepo reveals

2023: Why I can't contest to become Nigeria’s president, Bishop Oyedepo reveals

Politics

3 years ago

Influential PDP senator dumps opposition party, defects to APC ahead of 2023

Influential PDP senator dumps opposition party, defects to APC ahead of 2023

Politics

3 years ago

Woman builds 2 houses from selling northern Nigerian snack 'Masa', sponsors her kids' university education

Woman builds 2 houses from selling northern Nigerian snack 'Masa', sponsors her kids' university education

People

3 years ago

2023: List of key states PDP may lose if it fields northern presidential candidate

2023: List of key states PDP may lose if it fields northern presidential candidate

Politics

3 years ago

You shall be hanged until you breathe your last - Court sends Ekiti prince to death, here's his offence

You shall be hanged until you breathe your last - Court sends Ekiti prince to death, here's his offence

Nigeria

3 years ago

After Tunde Bakare, another popular pastor obtains APC presidential nomination forms

After Tunde Bakare, another popular pastor obtains APC presidential nomination forms

Politics

3 years ago

Nicholas Felix, a US-based Nigerian pastor of the Miracle Church International, has obtained the presidential nomination forms of the ruling APC ahead of 2023.

UTME 2022: List of items candidates are not allowed to bring to exam venue

UTME 2022: List of items candidates are not allowed to bring to exam venue

Education

3 years ago

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has released the list of items prohibited from being taken to the examination halls by UTME candidates.

Identities of 2 disqualified PDP presidential aspirants finally revealed as appeal panel takes decision

Identities of 2 disqualified PDP presidential aspirants finally revealed as appeal panel takes decision

Politics

3 years ago

The screening appeal panel of the PDP has upheld the disqualification of Dr Nwachukwu Anakwenze and Cosmos Ndukwe from vying for the party’s presidential ticket

Nigerian man arrested for selling sawdust, cement, POP powder as herbal medicine for malaria, other ailments

Nigerian man arrested for selling sawdust, cement, POP powder as herbal medicine for malaria, other ailments

Nigeria

3 years ago

A man, Dauda Afolabi, has been arrested in Kwara state for selling a mixture of sawdust, cement and Plaster of Paris (POP) powder as herbal medicine for malaria

26-year-old lady found dead in hotel room, police reveal cause of death

26-year-old lady found dead in hotel room, police reveal cause of death

Nigeria

3 years ago

A lady in her late 20s, identified as Miss Ugochukwu Nworie, has allegedly been gang-raped to death in a hotel room in Abakaliki, the capital of Ebonyi state.

Kaduna 2023: Governor El-Rufai reportedly reveals his anointed successor

Kaduna 2023: Governor El-Rufai reportedly reveals his anointed successor

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 polls, Kaduna state governor, Nasir Ahmad El-Rufai, has allegedly endorsed Senator Uba Sani (APC, Kaduna Central) as his preferred successor.

CBN Governor Emefiele finally speaks as group buys APC presidential forms for him, reveals next step

CBN Governor Emefiele finally speaks as group buys APC presidential forms for him, reveals next step

Politics

3 years ago

Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), said on Saturday he is yet to decide whether or not to contest for the APC's presidential ticket

CBN governor Emefiele to resign after joining APC presidential race? Here’s what CBN Act says

CBN governor Emefiele to resign after joining APC presidential race? Here’s what CBN Act says

Politics

3 years ago

This piece by Legit.ng cites the CBN Act as the governor of Nigeria's apex, Godwin Emefiele joins the APC presidential race ahead of the 2023 general elections.

2023: Tinubu reacts as Fayemi, Oshiomhole, others join APC presidential race, reveals Buhari's stance

2023: Tinubu reacts as Fayemi, Oshiomhole, others join APC presidential race, reveals Buhari's stance

Politics

3 years ago

Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has said the growing number of the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential aspirants ahead of 2023 is good for Nigeria's democracy.

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