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.

6282 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

BREAKING: Another APC governor declares for presidency, reveals what Buhari told him

BREAKING: Another APC governor declares for presidency, reveals what Buhari told...

Politics

3 years ago

Photos emerge as Tinubu jets out of Nigeria for lesser Hajj

Photos emerge as Tinubu jets out of Nigeria for lesser Hajj

Nigeria

3 years ago

2023 presidency: Jonathan’s formal defection to APC being perfected - Group says, sends message to Buhari

2023 presidency: Jonathan’s formal defection to APC being perfected - Group says...

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: President Buhari makes fresh appointment

BREAKING: President Buhari makes fresh appointment

Nigeria

3 years ago

Alaafin of Oyo's death: Oba Adeyemi had Abobaku, this is what will happen to him

Alaafin of Oyo's death: Oba Adeyemi had Abobaku, this is what will happen to him

Nigeria

3 years ago

2023: Popular pastor says only 2 presidential aspirants mean well for Nigeria, reveals their identities

2023: Popular pastor says only 2 presidential aspirants mean well for Nigeria, r...

Politics

3 years ago

Unveiling the Infinix Hot 12: Fast, fun and a trendy vibe

Unveiling the Infinix Hot 12: Fast, fun and a trendy vibe

Technology

3 years ago

The Hot 12 comes with flat-edge durable sleek design and 90 Hz rapid refresh rate display. This makes gaming more fun. Hot 12 is also cooperating with GENIEX.

Baileys Nigeria delights mothers of consumers on Mothers Day 2022

Baileys Nigeria delights mothers of consumers on Mothers Day 2022

Business and Economy

3 years ago

Mother’s Day 2022 was filled with smiles and laughter as Baileys Nigeria commemorated the special occasion for mothers of consumers with flair. #DelightfulMoms

The LeonardoBySujimoto joins the world’s top residential homes with stunning helipads

The LeonardoBySujimoto joins the world’s top residential homes with stunning helipads

Business and Economy

3 years ago

Sujimoto takes luxury to another level, where owning a unit of LeonardoBySujimoto not only gives you comfort of extraordinary luxury but eases your stress.

Alaafin of Oyo: What my father did before his death - Oba Adeyemi's son makes important revelation

Alaafin of Oyo: What my father did before his death - Oba Adeyemi's son makes important revelation

Nigeria

3 years ago

The late Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, reconciled with almost everybody he had differences with before his death, his son, Prince Akeem Adeyemi said.

Videos emerge as traditionalists perform final burial rites on Alaafin of Oyo Oba Adeyemi's remains at Bara

Videos emerge as traditionalists perform final burial rites on Alaafin of Oyo Oba Adeyemi's remains at Bara

Nigeria

3 years ago

Traditionalists have performed final burial rites on the remains of Alaafin of Oyo, Oba Lamidi Adeyemi III, following the monarch's death on Friday, April 22.

Reason why Aisha Buhari invited presidential aspirants to Iftar dinner emerges as Tinubu, Osinbajo speak

Reason why Aisha Buhari invited presidential aspirants to Iftar dinner emerges as Tinubu, Osinbajo speak

Politics

3 years ago

Wife of Nigeria’s president, Aisha Buhari, urges political parties to consider women as running mates to candidates contesting elections for various positions.

Photos of old newspaper front pages reporting appointment, coronation of Alaafin of Oyo in 1970 emerges after his death

Photos of old newspaper front pages reporting appointment, coronation of Alaafin of Oyo in 1970 emerges after his death

Nigeria

3 years ago

Following the death of Alaafin of Oyo, Lamidi Adeyemi, old photos of the front pages of Daily Sketch newspaper reporting the monarch's coronation have emerged.

All you need to know about FG's concluded grant for rural women #GRW

All you need to know about FG's concluded grant for rural women #GRW

Business and Economy

3 years ago

He are the explainers/Infographics of the FG's concluded grant for rural women. The grant was disbursed under the Federal Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs.

Meet Africa’s richest crypto billionaire with a N124 billion fortune

Meet Africa’s richest crypto billionaire with a N124 billion fortune

Technology

3 years ago

DafriBank Digital LTD’s chairman, Xolane Ndhlovu was named in the Top 50 crypto rich list released back in November 2021. He's the only African on the list.

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