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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Adamawa gov election: PDP chieftain Ehilebo reveals why Aisha Binani, INEC's REC, others should be arrested

Adamawa gov election: PDP chieftain Ehilebo reveals why Aisha Binani, INEC's REC, others should be arrested

Politics

2 years ago

6 PDP senators-elect who may vie for position of minority leader

6 PDP senators-elect who may vie for position of minority leader

Politics

2 years ago

5 reasons why Timipre Sylva emerged APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa

5 reasons why Timipre Sylva emerged APC governorship candidate in Bayelsa

Politics

2 years ago

Adamawa supplementary governorship election live results from INEC collation centre

Adamawa supplementary governorship election live results from INEC collation centre

Politics

2 years ago

2023 governorship elections results: Full list of states taken over, retained, lost by APC and PDP

2023 governorship elections results: Full list of states taken over, retained, lost by APC and PDP

Politics

2 years ago

2023 governorship election results: Updated full list of states won by APC, PDP, NNPP and Labour Party

2023 governorship election results: Updated full list of states won by APC, PDP, NNPP and Labour Party

Politics

2 years ago

5 reasons why Dino Melaye emerged PDP governorship candidate in Kogi

5 reasons why Dino Melaye emerged PDP governorship candidate in Kogi

Politics

2 years ago

Atiku's backing likely provided a significant boost to Dino Melaye's campaign, considering the ex-VP's widespread influence within the PDP across the country.

Boko Haram: What is happening in Gwoza, Mandara oountains, Sambisa forest, Nigerian pastor raises alarm

Boko Haram: What is happening in Gwoza, Mandara oountains, Sambisa forest, Nigerian pastor raises alarm

Nigeria

2 years ago

Despite Nigerian military claims of victory over Boko Haram, Borno natives argue that the insurgents have only been pushed to the fringes and remain active.

BREAKING: INEC finally declares winner of Kebbi governorship election

BREAKING: INEC finally declares winner of Kebbi governorship election

Politics

2 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has declared the ruling APC candidate, Dr Nasiru Idris, winner of Kebbi State 2023 Governorship Election.

Atiku reacts to controversial declaration of Aisha Binani as Adamawa governor-elect

Atiku reacts to controversial declaration of Aisha Binani as Adamawa governor-elect

Politics

2 years ago

Atiku Abubakar, the Presidential Candidate of the PDP, has urged INEC to immediately resume the collation of results for the Adamawa governorship election.

BREAKING: INEC national commissioner stripped in Adamawa as supplementary governorship election turns violent

BREAKING: INEC national commissioner stripped in Adamawa as supplementary governorship election turns violent

Politics

2 years ago

A National Commissioner of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), his name withheld, has been stripped by unknown persons in Adamawa State..

UPDATED: Confusion as INEC's REC declares Aisha Dahiru Binani winner of Adamawa governorship election

UPDATED: Confusion as INEC's REC declares Aisha Dahiru Binani winner of Adamawa governorship election

Politics

2 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)'s REC declared Senator Aisha Dahiru, aka Binani, as the winner of the Adamawa state Governorship election.

Kebbi state supplementary governorship election result from INEC's collation centre: Live Updates

Kebbi state supplementary governorship election result from INEC's collation centre: Live Updates

Politics

2 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday started the collation of the results of the Kebbi state supplementary governorship election.

BREAKING: INEC nullifies declaration of Aisha Binani as winner of Adamawa governorship election, gives reason

BREAKING: INEC nullifies declaration of Aisha Binani as winner of Adamawa governorship election, gives reason

Politics

2 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) nullified the declaration of Aisha Dahiru Binani as the winner of the Adamawa state governorship election.

Adamawa state governorship election result: Fintiri leads in 7 of 10 LGAs

Adamawa state governorship election result: Fintiri leads in 7 of 10 LGAs

Politics

2 years ago

In Adamawa State's supplementary governorship election, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri of the PDP has taken an early lead with results declared in 10 out of 20 LGAs.

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