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

"They miscalculate": Yerima reveals reason behind alleged marginalisation of southeast as APC snubs region

"They miscalculate": Yerima reveals reason behind alleged marginalisation of southeast as APC snubs region

Politics

2 years ago

Obasanjo hired russian lawyer ‘Natalia Veselnitskaya’ for Peter Obi? Fact emerges

Obasanjo hired russian lawyer ‘Natalia Veselnitskaya’ for Peter Obi? Fact emerges

Politics

2 years ago

American supporter of Peter Obi reveals what FBI told Him about Bola Tinubu’s file

American supporter of Peter Obi reveals what FBI told Him about Bola Tinubu’s file

Politics

2 years ago

Flashback: What the court said when Buhari tried to stop Obasanjo's inauguration in 2003

Flashback: What the court said when Buhari tried to stop Obasanjo's inauguration in 2003

Politics

2 years ago

Know the Law: Full list of Lagos state traffic offenses and their penalties

Know the Law: Full list of Lagos state traffic offenses and their penalties

Nigeria

2 years ago

Top 5 movies to watch if you want to understand Nigeria’s politics better

Top 5 movies to watch if you want to understand Nigeria’s politics better

Politics

2 years ago

List of presidential candidates, parties that want court to sack Bola Tinubu as president-elect

List of presidential candidates, parties that want court to sack Bola Tinubu as president-elect

Politics

2 years ago

Atiku of the PDP, Peter Obi of the LP and at least three other political parties have filed petitions challenging the victory of the president-elect, Tinubu.

"A father I hold in very high esteem": Peter Obi visits Professor Wole Soyinka, details, photos emerge

"A father I hold in very high esteem": Peter Obi visits Professor Wole Soyinka, details, photos emerge

Nigeria

2 years ago

On Sunday, May 7, Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the February 25 elections, visited the Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.

PDP raises alarm over APC's alleged plot to influence outcome of presidential election petition

PDP raises alarm over APC's alleged plot to influence outcome of presidential election petition

Politics

2 years ago

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is allegedly plotting to manipulate the outcome of the Presidential Election Petition Tribunal, claimed the PDP.

2023 elections: Atiku's aide, others stage protest at White House

2023 elections: Atiku's aide, others stage protest at White House

Politics

2 years ago

A group called the Coalition of Nigerian Organizations in the United States protested at the White House, concerning the 2023 general elections in Nigeria.

Southeast politician Simon Okeke asks Buhari, CJN to stop Tinubu's inauguration, gives reason

Southeast politician Simon Okeke asks Buhari, CJN to stop Tinubu's inauguration, gives reason

Politics

2 years ago

Prominent Southeast politician Simon Okeke asked President Buhari and the CJN to halt the inauguration of the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, on May 29.

"Do away with greed and selfishness": Obasa sends strong message to Lagos lawmakers-elect

"Do away with greed and selfishness": Obasa sends strong message to Lagos lawmakers-elect

Politics

2 years ago

The Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Mudashiru Obasa, urged lawmakers-elect o represent their constituents with selflessness and political will.

Does tribunal have power to stop Tinubu's inauguration as Sam Amadi claims? Top Nigerian lawyer speaks

Does tribunal have power to stop Tinubu's inauguration as Sam Amadi claims? Top Nigerian lawyer speaks

Politics

2 years ago

Constitutional lawyer Festus Ogun said the tribunal has no power to stop the inauguration of President-elect Bola Tinubu before the date of the inauguration.

El-Rufai to become Tinubu's Chief of Staff? Kaduna governor breaks silence

El-Rufai to become Tinubu's Chief of Staff? Kaduna governor breaks silence

Politics

2 years ago

The governor of Kaduna state, Nasir El-Rufai, on Saturday, denied rumours that he is vying for position of Chief of Staff in President-elect Tinubu's cabinet.

King Charles III's coronation: Tinubu writes special letter to England's monarch

King Charles III's coronation: Tinubu writes special letter to England's monarch

Nigeria

2 years ago

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the President-elect of Nigeria, has in a special letter congratulated King Charles III on his coronation which took place on May 6.

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