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

PDP member lists 4 reasons court will sack President Tinubu

PDP member lists 4 reasons court will sack President Tinubu

Politics

a year ago

New report reveals people Tinubu is set to appoint as ministers, reveals when list will be sent to Senate

New report reveals people Tinubu is set to appoint as ministers, reveals when...

Politics

a year ago

Buhari nominates who President Tinubu should appoint as minister from Katsina state

Buhari nominates who President Tinubu should appoint as minister from Katsina...

Politics

a year ago

BREAKING: FG rejects EU mission's report on 2023 elections, gives reason

BREAKING: FG rejects EU mission's report on 2023 elections, gives reason

Politics

a year ago

"He had a promising future ahead of him": Final year medical student of Ahmadu Bello University falls ill, dies

"He had a promising future ahead of him": Final year medical student of Ahmadu...

Education

a year ago

Eid-el-Kabir: Kashamu celebrates Sallah with thousands of constituents, gifts them cash, food items

Eid-el-Kabir: Kashamu celebrates Sallah with thousands of constituents, gifts...

Nigeria

a year ago

Eid-el-Kabir 2023: Kano govt approves 1-week break for students

Eid-el-Kabir 2023: Kano govt approves 1-week break for students

Education

a year ago

The Kano state government has announced the Eid-el Kabir Sallah Break for all Day and Boarding Public/Private Primary and Post Primary Schools in the state.

Sultan finally announces date for Eid Al-Adha 2023 in Nigeria

Sultan finally announces date for Eid Al-Adha 2023 in Nigeria

Nigeria

a year ago

The Sultan of Sokoto, Alhaji Sa’ad Abubakar III, has declared Wednesday, June 28, as the day of Eid Al-Adha. Monday, June 19, is the first day of Zul-Hijjah.

Eid Al-Adha date announced as Dhul Hijjah crescent is sighted in Saudi Arabia

Eid Al-Adha date announced as Dhul Hijjah crescent is sighted in Saudi Arabia

Nigeria

a year ago

The crescent for Dhul Hijjah during which the annual Hajj pilgrimage takes place has been sighted in Saudi Arabia, implying that Eid Al-Adha falls on June 28.

Trouble for Akpabio as 22 APC senators reportedly set to defect to PDP

Trouble for Akpabio as 22 APC senators reportedly set to defect to PDP

Politics

a year ago

A fresh report has indicated that there are moves to create a major upset in the Senate, with 22 ruling APC senators plotting to defect to the opposition PDP.

Loan Act: Students to pay up to 220k as Bayero University Kano (BUK) announces increase in tuition fees

Loan Act: Students to pay up to 220k as Bayero University Kano (BUK) announces increase in tuition fees

Education

a year ago

Amid the signing of the Students Loan Bill, Bayero University Kano (BUK) has announced an increment in tuition fees for undergraduate and postgraduate students.

UTME 2023: List of best candidates, their scores and states of origin emerges

UTME 2023: List of best candidates, their scores and states of origin emerges

Education

a year ago

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), on Saturday, announced the top scorers in the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examinations (UTME).

"My life as a cab driver": President Tinubu reveals why a Naval officer slapped him in US

"My life as a cab driver": President Tinubu reveals why a Naval officer slapped him in US

Nigeria

a year ago

President Bola Tinubu in his biography shared a remarkable incident from his past as a cab driver in the United States, where he was slapped by a naval officer.

2023 Hajj: 6 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia, 30 undergoing treatment, details emerge

2023 Hajj: 6 Nigerian pilgrims die in Saudi Arabia, 30 undergoing treatment, details emerge

Nigeria

a year ago

Nigeria has lost six pilgrims participating in the 2023 Hajj to the cold hand of death, the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria (NAHCON) disclosed on Saturday.

Frank Odita: Former police spokesperson dies after brief illness

Frank Odita: Former police spokesperson dies after brief illness

Nigeria

a year ago

Frank Odita, an ex-police spokesperson, has died at the age of 84 in Lagos, according to a statement on Saturday, June 24, Muyiwa Adejobi, force spokesperson.

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