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

Author's articles

Wike speaks on plan to join APC after meeting President Tinubu

Wike speaks on plan to join APC after meeting President Tinubu

Politics

2 years ago

Presidential election tribunal: Atiku's witness reveals how results were allegedly changed at collation centres; Live Updates

Presidential election tribunal: Atiku's witness reveals how results were allegedly changed at collation centres; Live Updates

Politics

2 years ago

Primate Ayodele reveals what will damage Tinubu’s government

Primate Ayodele reveals what will damage Tinubu’s government

Nigeria

2 years ago

"I was not arrested": Buhari's ex-minister Pauline Tallen explains why EFCC interrogated her

"I was not arrested": Buhari's ex-minister Pauline Tallen explains why EFCC interrogated her

Nigeria

2 years ago

Wike wins as court finally sacks suspended PDP Chairman Iyorchia Ayu as party member

Wike wins as court finally sacks suspended PDP Chairman Iyorchia Ayu as party member

Politics

2 years ago

Femi Gbajabiamila finally reacts to reports of his alleged appointment as President Tinubu's Chief of Staff

Femi Gbajabiamila finally reacts to reports of his alleged appointment as President Tinubu's Chief of Staff

Politics

2 years ago

Has Femi Gbajabiamila been appointed President Tinubu's Chief of Staff? Femi Fani-Kayode speaks

Has Femi Gbajabiamila been appointed President Tinubu's Chief of Staff? Femi Fani-Kayode speaks

Politics

2 years ago

Femi Fani-Kayode has congratulated the Speaker of the House of Reps, Femi Gbajabiamila, over his alleged appointment as Chief of Staff to President Tinubu.

What I will do if Tinubu offers me ministerial appointment, Pastor Tunde Bakare reveals

What I will do if Tinubu offers me ministerial appointment, Pastor Tunde Bakare reveals

Nigeria

2 years ago

Pastor Tunde Bakare expressed openness to the possibility of accepting a ministerial appointment if it is offered by the incoming administration of Tinubu.

List of 3 key appointments Tinubu is expected to make immediately after inauguration and those he may appoint

List of 3 key appointments Tinubu is expected to make immediately after inauguration and those he may appoint

Politics

2 years ago

President-elect Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to appoint his Chief of Staff, spokesperson and the SGF immediately after his inauguration on Monday, May 29.

Anxiety as Tinubu set to make first appointments after inauguration

Anxiety as Tinubu set to make first appointments after inauguration

Politics

2 years ago

Anxiety grips APC members as President-elect Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu is expected to announce his first set of appointments after his inauguration on May 29.

UPDATED: Confusion as report claims Tinubu makes first set of appointments after inauguration

UPDATED: Confusion as report claims Tinubu makes first set of appointments after inauguration

Politics

2 years ago

After inauguration, President Bola Tinubu allegedly made first set of appointments as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Bola Tinubu's inauguration: Nigeria swears in new president as Buhari hands over; Live Updates

Bola Tinubu's inauguration: Nigeria swears in new president as Buhari hands over; Live Updates

Politics

2 years ago

The historic inauguration of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Monday, May 29, in Abuja officially marks the beginning of his tenure as the 16th president of Nigeria

May 29: Nigerian pastor who predicted Tinubu's victory reveals whether inauguration will hold

May 29: Nigerian pastor who predicted Tinubu's victory reveals whether inauguration will hold

Politics

2 years ago

Prophet Joshua Iginla has predicted that the inauguration of the President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, will proceed without any hindrance on Monday, May 29.

“I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody”: Throwback to Buhari’s 2015 inauguration speech

“I belong to everybody and I belong to nobody”: Throwback to Buhari’s 2015 inauguration speech

Nigeria

2 years ago

As Bola Ahmed Tinubu is inaugurated as the 16th president of Nigeria, Legit.ng looks back at President Muhammadu Buhari's famous inauguration speech in 2015.

Tinubu's inauguration: How and why Buhari failed to deliver inaugural speech in 2019

Tinubu's inauguration: How and why Buhari failed to deliver inaugural speech in 2019

Nigeria

2 years ago

In 2019, Buhari set a new record by failing to deliver an inaugural speech on May 29. A presidency later explained why the president skipped the tradition.

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