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

2023: Fear as post-election crisis threatens national unity, democracy, Labour Party's lawyer speaks

2023: Fear as post-election crisis threatens national unity, democracy, Labour Party's lawyer speaks

Politics

2 years ago

Why Western nations should stop supporting, funding IPOB, Lai Mohammed reveals

Why Western nations should stop supporting, funding IPOB, Lai Mohammed reveals

Nigeria

2 years ago

2023 general elections results: APGA inaugurates committee to review party's performance

2023 general elections results: APGA inaugurates committee to review party's performance

Politics

2 years ago

Former Air Force spokesman Wapkerem Maigida slumps, dies in Abuja

Former Air Force spokesman Wapkerem Maigida slumps, dies in Abuja

Nigeria

2 years ago

2023 elections: Notable prophet releases powerful prediction, sends strong message to Buhari, others

2023 elections: Notable prophet releases powerful prediction, sends strong message to Buhari, others

Politics

2 years ago

Amid heatwave, power collapses in Abuja as AEDC management struggles, residents lament

Amid heatwave, power collapses in Abuja as AEDC management struggles, residents lament

Energy

2 years ago

Kogi 2023: PDP elders cry out over alleged plot to manipulate delegates’ list, reveals what Atiku should do

Kogi 2023: PDP elders cry out over alleged plot to manipulate delegates’ list, reveals what Atiku should do

Politics

2 years ago

A group of PDP elders in Kogi state have cried out over the alleged plot to manipulate the original delegates’ list from 21 local government areas of the state.

Governor Akeredolu hands over to Deputy Aiyedatiwa, sends letter to House of Assembly

Governor Akeredolu hands over to Deputy Aiyedatiwa, sends letter to House of Assembly

Politics

2 years ago

Governor Oluwarotimi Akeredolu (SAN) of Ondo state started his 15-working day vacation on Monday, April 3, which is the first part of his 2023 Annual Leave.

BREAKING: PDP, APC supporters clash in Rivers state, 1 person shot

BREAKING: PDP, APC supporters clash in Rivers state, 1 person shot

Politics

2 years ago

Supporters of the PDP and APC engaged in a violent clash in Rivers state. The incident resulted in one person being shot, and tensions remain high in the area.

Kogi governorship election: Top 3 APC politicians who want to succeed Yahaya Bello

Kogi governorship election: Top 3 APC politicians who want to succeed Yahaya Bello

Politics

2 years ago

Deputy governor Edward Onoja, Chief of Staff Jamiu Asuku and Sen Smart Adeyemi are among the APC politicians who want to succeed Yahaya Bello as Kogi governor.

Lagos govt speaks on abolishing all Eze Ndigbo titles after Igbo leader threatened to invite IPOB

Lagos govt speaks on abolishing all Eze Ndigbo titles after Igbo leader threatened to invite IPOB

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Lagos state government said the reports circulating on social media on Saturday, April 1, that it has abolished all Eze Ndigbo titles in the state are false

WAEC releases results of January/February 2023 WASSCE for private candidates, withholds over 400

WAEC releases results of January/February 2023 WASSCE for private candidates, withholds over 400

Education

2 years ago

WAEC has released the results of the January/February 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Find out more about the results here.

Amazing photo of simple but beautiful house where Late Tafawa Balewa lived

Amazing photo of simple but beautiful house where Late Tafawa Balewa lived

Nigeria

2 years ago

The photo of a simple but elegant house where Sir Tafawa Balewa lived in Bauchi has surfaced online. Balewa was Nigeria's Prime Minister from 1957 to 1966.

2023 elections results: Police arrest lawyers filing tribunal petitions for APC in River state

2023 elections results: Police arrest lawyers filing tribunal petitions for APC in River state

Politics

2 years ago

Three lawyers filing processes for the All Progressives Congress (APC) at the election petition tribunal in Port Harcourt have been arrested by the police.

Full list of 257 judges who will handle 2023 elections petitions nationwide

Full list of 257 judges who will handle 2023 elections petitions nationwide

Politics

2 years ago

No fewer than 257 judges will be deployed to handle the petitions filed against the 2023 elections across Nigeria. The judges were selected from the 36 states.

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