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

Author's articles

Gabon coup live updates: What we know so far as soldiers sack President Ali Bongo, cancel election result

Gabon coup live updates: What we know so far as soldiers sack President Ali...

Africa

a year ago

New fact emerges to verify if INECs IReV portal shows Peter Obi won 2023 presidential election in 19 states

New fact emerges to verify if INECs IReV portal shows Peter Obi won 2023...

Politics

a year ago

Loan apps: Why online lenders can no longer harass debtors and their contacts, FG reveals

Loan apps: Why online lenders can no longer harass debtors and their contacts,...

Nigeria

a year ago

"Russian boy" hacked INEC's website, released ‘authentic’ 2023 election results? Fact emerges

"Russian boy" hacked INEC's website, released ‘authentic’ 2023 election results?...

Politics

a year ago

Hannatu Musawa: Can NYSC members serve as ministers? Falana, other senior lawyers react

Hannatu Musawa: Can NYSC members serve as ministers? Falana, other senior...

Politics

a year ago

NEMA alert: Massive flooding looms as Cameroon set to open Lagdo Dam

NEMA alert: Massive flooding looms as Cameroon set to open Lagdo Dam

Nigeria

a year ago

Hannatu Musawa: Tinubu's culture minister disowns statement on NYSC status; updated

Hannatu Musawa: Tinubu's culture minister disowns statement on NYSC status; updated

Nigeria

a year ago

Hannatu Musawa, the minister of art, culture and creative economy, has disowned a statement on the controversy over her status as a serving member of the NYSC.

Shehu Sani lists prominent Nigerians President Tinubu should have appointed as ministers

Shehu Sani lists prominent Nigerians President Tinubu should have appointed as ministers

Politics

a year ago

Senator Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker, has listed Air Peace's Allen Oyema among some notable Nigerians President Tinubu should have appointed ministers.

Palliative: Governor Zulum donates N30,000 to each NYSC member in Borno, shares 100 bags of rice

Palliative: Governor Zulum donates N30,000 to each NYSC member in Borno, shares 100 bags of rice

Nigeria

a year ago

Governor Babagana Zulum of Borno has announced the donation of N36 million to be shared N30,000 each to the 1,215 NYSC members deployed to the northern state.

Wike reacts as supporters sponsor congratulatory billboards, advertorials in his honour

Wike reacts as supporters sponsor congratulatory billboards, advertorials in his honour

Nigeria

a year ago

FCT minister Nyesom Wikein a statement on Sunday told his supporters to stop sponsoring billboards and other adverts to congratulate him on his appointment.

"Is this Atiku?" Nigerians react as former VP attacks President Tinubu in rare social media post

"Is this Atiku?" Nigerians react as former VP attacks President Tinubu in rare social media post

Politics

a year ago

Nigerians on social media are reacting as former VP Atiku Abubakar, in a rare social media post, personally questions President Bola Tinubu's academic records.

Tinubu's minister faces possible sack as NYSC reveals next step after confirming she's a serving corper

Tinubu's minister faces possible sack as NYSC reveals next step after confirming she's a serving corper

Nigeria

a year ago

The NYSC has promised to take action after confirming that the minister of arts and culture, Hannatu Musawa, is currently doing her one-year youth service.

Fresh twist as Atiku’s lawyers say Tinubu has 2 Chicago University certificates signed by different people

Fresh twist as Atiku’s lawyers say Tinubu has 2 Chicago University certificates signed by different people

Politics

a year ago

Ex-VP Atiku Abubakar's legal team says Chicago State University provided two similar certificates indicating that President Tinubu attended its institution.

Gunmen shoot police inspector dead in Rivers, steal service rifle, beret

Gunmen shoot police inspector dead in Rivers, steal service rifle, beret

Nigeria

a year ago

Some yet-to-be-identified gunmen have shot dead a police inspector on an escort duty at a popular hotel at DLine, Port Harcourt, the capital of Rivers state.

"His girlfriend disappointed him": Pastor jumps from 2-storey building, dies in Anambra

"His girlfriend disappointed him": Pastor jumps from 2-storey building, dies in Anambra

Nigeria

a year ago

Prosper Igboke, a 30-year-old pastor, killed himself by jumping down from a two-storey building in Nnewi, Anambra state, after his girlfriend disappointed him.

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