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 +2348054399455.

6142 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Buhari's former minister Lai Mohammed gets new appointment

Buhari's former minister Lai Mohammed gets new appointment

Nigeria

2 years ago

From university to hospital: List of important projects Buhari attracted to Daura

From university to hospital: List of important projects Buhari attracted to Daura

Nigeria

2 years ago

"He should be paid for extra hours": Video of President Tinubu closing from office at 8:37pm stirs reactions

"He should be paid for extra hours": Video of President Tinubu closing from office at 8:37pm stirs reactions

Nigeria

2 years ago

Kogi governorship election 2023: Ex-lawmaker, other PDP leaders defect to APC in northern state

Kogi governorship election 2023: Ex-lawmaker, other PDP leaders defect to APC in northern state

Politics

2 years ago

Fuel subsidy removal: Peter Obi reveals his position on President Tinubu's decision

Fuel subsidy removal: Peter Obi reveals his position on President Tinubu's decision

Nigeria

2 years ago

BREAKING: INEC releases final list of governorship candidates for Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo elections

BREAKING: INEC releases final list of governorship candidates for Kogi, Bayelsa, Imo elections

Politics

2 years ago

"I am greatly honoured": Adesina gets fresh UN appointment

"I am greatly honoured": Adesina gets fresh UN appointment

World

2 years ago

Akinwumi Adesina, President of the AfDB, has been appointed by the United Nations, alongside 21 other leaders, to lead the efforts in combatting malnutrition.

Ondo deputy governor accused of beating Wife, he reacts

Ondo deputy governor accused of beating Wife, he reacts

Family and Relationships

2 years ago

Lucky Aiyedatiwa, deputy governor of Ondo state, has denied assaulting his wife, Oluwaseun, contrary to the Society for Women Empowerment (SWE)'s allegations.

What I will do if President Bola Tinubu offers me appointment, Wike reveals

What I will do if President Bola Tinubu offers me appointment, Wike reveals

Politics

2 years ago

Former Rivers governor Nyesom Wike has stated that in the event of President Tinubu offering him an appointment, he will seek advice from his wife and allies.

Atiku’s aide lists 5 key appointments President Tinubu should not give politicians

Atiku’s aide lists 5 key appointments President Tinubu should not give politicians

Politics

2 years ago

Daniel Bwala, Atiku Abubakar's campaign spokesman, has advised President Bola Tinubu not to appoint politicians to occupy some key positions such as the NSA.

BREAKING: FG, TUC in crucial meeting over fuel subsidy removal

BREAKING: FG, TUC in crucial meeting over fuel subsidy removal

Nigeria

2 years ago

The federal government is meeting with representatives of the Trade Union Congress (TUC) at the Presidential Villa, Abuja. SGF George Akume leads the FG's team.

How former SSG of Borno state died days after leaving office

How former SSG of Borno state died days after leaving office

Nigeria

2 years ago

Alhaji Usman Jidda Shuwa, former Secretary to the State Government of Borno, is dead. Shuwa died on Saturday at the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital.

"Assets did not increase": Former President Buhari submits assets declaration form, details, photo emerge

"Assets did not increase": Former President Buhari submits assets declaration form, details, photo emerge

Nigeria

2 years ago

Abiding by Chapter 6 of the constitution, former President Muhammadu Buhari has submitted his assets declaration forms to the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB).

BREAKING: suspected hoodlums attack Kogi Governor Bello’s convoy

BREAKING: suspected hoodlums attack Kogi Governor Bello’s convoy

Nigeria

2 years ago

Some suspected hoodlums on Saturday allegedly attacked the convoy of the Governor of Kogi State, Alhaji Yahaya Bello, who was on his way from Abuja to Lokoja.

Did INEC chairman's son "run mad" in Saudi Arabia? Fact emerges

Did INEC chairman's son "run mad" in Saudi Arabia? Fact emerges

Nigeria

2 years ago

The claim that a son of the chairman of INEC, Prof Mahmood Yakubu, "run mad" in Saudi Arabia has been debunked by Africa Check, a fact-checking organisation.

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