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.

6301 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

"It is fake": NLC dismisses plan to resume nationwide strike on Monday

"It is fake": NLC dismisses plan to resume nationwide strike on Monday

Nigeria

a year ago

"My son is the supplier": 75-year-old grandma arrested for dealing in illicit drugs in Lagos

"My son is the supplier": 75-year-old grandma arrested for dealing in illicit dr...

Nigeria

a year ago

"His VGC mansion given to FG": Court sends popular drug baron to prison, photos emerge

"His VGC mansion given to FG": Court sends popular drug baron to prison, photos...

Nigeria

a year ago

Appeal court sacks Sokoto PDP lawmaker, declares election inconclusive

Appeal court sacks Sokoto PDP lawmaker, declares election inconclusive

Politics

a year ago

Matawalle commends Nigerian Army as soldiers kill 30 bandits in Niger state

Matawalle commends Nigerian Army as soldiers kill 30 bandits in Niger state

Nigeria

a year ago

PDP's Senator Natasha named 2023 Politician of the Year

PDP's Senator Natasha named 2023 Politician of the Year

Politics

a year ago

FCCPC reportedly bags 2023 Government Agency of the Year award

FCCPC reportedly bags 2023 Government Agency of the Year award

Nigeria

a year ago

The Federal Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (FCCPC), headed by Babatunde Irukera, has reportedly been named the Government Agency of the Year 2023.

"I tap into this": Pastor Isaac Oyedepo releases prophecies for 2024

"I tap into this": Pastor Isaac Oyedepo releases prophecies for 2024

Nigeria

a year ago

Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, the founder of the Isaac Oyedepo Evangelistic Ministries and son of Bishop Oyedeop, has released his prophecies for the incoming year 2024.

Nigerians react as Pastor Adeboye says he'd like to die after eating pounded yam on a Sunday

Nigerians react as Pastor Adeboye says he'd like to die after eating pounded yam on a Sunday

Nigeria

a year ago

Nigerians have reacted to the statement by Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the RCCG general overseer, that he would like to die on a Sunday after eating pounded yam.

Yoruba or Benin? Oldest history books reveal who founded Lagos

Yoruba or Benin? Oldest history books reveal who founded Lagos

Nigeria

a year ago

History books cited by foremost newspaper columnist, Lasisi Olagunju, indicate that Yoruba, not Benin, founded Lagos, contrary to Oba Ewuare II's claim.

"416 killed": List of 16 communities Nigerian military has mistakenly bombed in 9 years

"416 killed": List of 16 communities Nigerian military has mistakenly bombed in 9 years

Nigeria

a year ago

Following the Tudun Biri attack, a report reveals airstrike errors by the Nigerian military have killed at least 416 people in 16 communities within nine years.

Rhoda Jatau: Woman sent to prison for condemning Samuel Deborah's killing released after 18 months

Rhoda Jatau: Woman sent to prison for condemning Samuel Deborah's killing released after 18 months

Nigeria

a year ago

Rhoda Jatau, the woman detained in Bauchi prison for condemning the killing of Samuel Deborah over blasphemy, has regained freedom after CAN's intervention.

"Military has never mistakenly bombed south": Northern Islamic cleric fumes over Kaduna airstrike

"Military has never mistakenly bombed south": Northern Islamic cleric fumes over Kaduna airstrike

Nigeria

a year ago

Sheikh Yabo, a renowned Islamic scholar, fumes over the mistaken bombing of villagers by the Nigerian Army during the Maulud celebration in Kaduna state.

Concerns as Atiku refuses to release academic records after exposing Tinubu’s

Concerns as Atiku refuses to release academic records after exposing Tinubu’s

Politics

a year ago

Atiku Abubakar, the PDP's presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, has refused to release his academic records after exposing Tinubu's.

BREAKING: Ex-NUPENG secretary Frank Kokori dies on 80th birthday

BREAKING: Ex-NUPENG secretary Frank Kokori dies on 80th birthday

Nigeria

a year ago

Chief Frank Kokori, the ailing elder statesman and former general secretary of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG) is dead.

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