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.

6309 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Breaking: Tears as former commissioner dies in Lagos hospital

Breaking: Tears as former commissioner dies in Lagos hospital

Nigeria

3 years ago

BREAKING: Suspected abductors arrested as police rescue UNIAbuja lecturers, family members

BREAKING: Suspected abductors arrested as police rescue UNIAbuja lecturers,...

Nigeria

3 years ago

Anambra governorship election: Petroleum marketers announce when filling stations will shut down

Anambra governorship election: Petroleum marketers announce when filling...

Nigeria

3 years ago

2023 presidency: Northern elders reveal new position on who to support

2023 presidency: Northern elders reveal new position on who to support

Politics

3 years ago

Former northern governor speaks on defecting from APC to PDP ahead of 2023

Former northern governor speaks on defecting from APC to PDP ahead of 2023

Politics

3 years ago

Explainer: 4 ways to identify fake pure water according to NAFDAC

Explainer: 4 ways to identify fake pure water according to NAFDAC

Nigeria

3 years ago

2023: What I will do if Atiku emerges PDP’s presidential candidate, PDP governor makes strong statement

2023: What I will do if Atiku emerges PDP’s presidential candidate, PDP governor makes strong statement

Politics

3 years ago

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of Adamawa state says he will support former vice president Atiku Abubakar if he again emerges as the presidential candidate of the PDP.

What Atiku told me about 2023 presidential election - Dele Momodu reveals days after joining PDP

What Atiku told me about 2023 presidential election - Dele Momodu reveals days after joining PDP

Politics

3 years ago

Chief Dele Momodu, popular journalist and politician, has opened up on what former Vice President Atiku Abubakar, told him about the 2023 presidential election.

Breaking: Nigerian soldiers kill ‘Biafran National Guard’ gunman in southeast state as others flee, recover vehicles, weapons, share photos

Breaking: Nigerian soldiers kill ‘Biafran National Guard’ gunman in southeast state as others flee, recover vehicles, weapons, share photos

Nigeria

3 years ago

Nigerian soldiers conducting Exercise GOLDEN DAWN have killed one of the "Biafran National Guard gunmen" who attacked them at Amaekpu, Ohafia LGA in Abia state.

Presidency 2023: Prominent pastor predicts likely candidates of APC and PDP, reveals what Nigerians should do

Presidency 2023: Prominent pastor predicts likely candidates of APC and PDP, reveals what Nigerians should do

Politics

3 years ago

Bishop Funso Awe, a retired priest of the Anglican Communion, speaks on the presidential candidates the PDP and APC are likely to field in the 2023 elections.

Prominent pastor predicts zone that will produce Nigeria's president in 2023, reveals what awaits APC

Prominent pastor predicts zone that will produce Nigeria's president in 2023, reveals what awaits APC

Politics

3 years ago

Prophet Elijah Moses, the founder/general overseer of the Christian Leadership of Nigeria, predicts that an Igbo Christian will succeed President Buhari in 2023

Terrorist label: Northern elders give condition for proscribing bandits

Terrorist label: Northern elders give condition for proscribing bandits

Nigeria

3 years ago

Northern Elders Forum (NEF) on Wednesday gave a condition for supporting the calls by some Nigerians on the federal government to label bandits as terrorists.

LIVE UPDATES: This is not a mere exercise - General Abubakar sends strong message to Anambra governorship candidates as they sign peace accord in Awka

LIVE UPDATES: This is not a mere exercise - General Abubakar sends strong message to Anambra governorship candidates as they sign peace accord in Awka

Politics

3 years ago

All is now set for all the candidates of the Anambra governorship election to sign a peace accord ahead of the Saturday, November 6 election. The peace accord w

Just in: 7 shot dead, many injured as gunmen strike again in northern state

Just in: 7 shot dead, many injured as gunmen strike again in northern state

Nigeria

3 years ago

At least seven people have been shot dead in Bolki Ward in Numan local government area of Adamawa state. The incident occurred on Tuesday night, November 2.

Breaking: Gunmen open fire on police officers at Rivers checkpoint, kill 2

Breaking: Gunmen open fire on police officers at Rivers checkpoint, kill 2

Nigeria

3 years ago

Two police officers attached to Mile One Police Station in Diobu, Port Harcourt, Rivers state capital, were on Wednesday, November 3, killed by unknown gunmen.

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