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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What happens on Election Day? How to vote for your preferred candidates in 2023 general polls

What happens on Election Day? How to vote for your preferred candidates in 2023 general polls

Politics

2 years ago

Legit Poll: Nigerians predict who will win 2023 governorship election in Rivers state

Legit Poll: Nigerians predict who will win 2023 governorship election in Rivers state

Politics

2 years ago

Legit Poll: Nigerians predict who will win 2023 governorship election in Kano state between APC and NNPP

Legit Poll: Nigerians predict who will win 2023 governorship election in Kano state between APC and NNPP

Politics

2 years ago

2023 governorship election in Oyo state: Nigerians predict who will win in Legit Poll

2023 governorship election in Oyo state: Nigerians predict who will win in Legit Poll

Politics

2 years ago

INEC chairman releases list of states where governorship elections will not hold, gives reason

INEC chairman releases list of states where governorship elections will not hold, gives reason

Politics

2 years ago

Dogara reveals why he's backing APC governorship candidate in Bauchi state

Dogara reveals why he's backing APC governorship candidate in Bauchi state

Politics

2 years ago

2023 presidential election: Atiku finally reveals why Peter Obi left PDP

2023 presidential election: Atiku finally reveals why Peter Obi left PDP

Politics

2 years ago

The presidential candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Atiku Abubakar, has said Peter Obi, left the party due to the insults he got from Governor Wike.

List of top 20 world’s deadliest terrorist groups emerges, IPOB ranked 10th

List of top 20 world’s deadliest terrorist groups emerges, IPOB ranked 10th

Nigeria

2 years ago

The 2023 Global Terrorism Index (GTI) report has ranked the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) as 10th on the list of the world's 20 deadliest terrorist groups.

2023 presidential election: Wike finally admits he supported Tinubu, gives crucial reason

2023 presidential election: Wike finally admits he supported Tinubu, gives crucial reason

Politics

2 years ago

The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike, has finally opened up on his support for the president-elect, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the February 25 elections.

BREAKING: FG postpones population census, announces new date

BREAKING: FG postpones population census, announces new date

Nigeria

2 years ago

The federal government has postponed the 2023 population census to May 2023, the minister of information and culture, Lai Mohammed, announced on Wednesday.

Prominent ex-PDP governorship candidate defects to APC in Lagos, endorses Sanwo-Olu

Prominent ex-PDP governorship candidate defects to APC in Lagos, endorses Sanwo-Olu

Politics

2 years ago

Former PDP governorship candidate in Lagos state, Ade Dosunmu, has defected to the APC and endorsed Sanwo-Olu ahead of the March 18 governorship elections.

10-year-old student allegedly sent out of school for wrapping books with Peter Obi’s poster, Lagos govt reacts

10-year-old student allegedly sent out of school for wrapping books with Peter Obi’s poster, Lagos govt reacts

Politics

2 years ago

Lagos state Ministry of Education vowed to probe the case of a student, Marvellous Barinaadaa, sent home for allegedly wrapping her books with Peter Ob's poster

BREAKING: Court sends Okorocha's ex-commissioner to prison

BREAKING: Court sends Okorocha's ex-commissioner to prison

Nigeria

2 years ago

A former Commissioner for Transport in Imo state who served during Okorocha's administration, Okoroafor-Anyanwu, has been sentenced to three years imprisonment.

2023 presidential election: Shehu Sani reveals what US President Biden should do for Tinubu

2023 presidential election: Shehu Sani reveals what US President Biden should do for Tinubu

Politics

2 years ago

Senator Shehu Sani has advised the United States president, Joe Biden, to send a "WhatsApp congratulatory message" to Nigeria's president-elect, Bola Tinubu.

BREAKING: Labour Party suspends prominent governorship candidate, gives reason

BREAKING: Labour Party suspends prominent governorship candidate, gives reason

Politics

2 years ago

Ahead of the March 18 polls, the Labour Party suspended its governorship candidate in Kwara state, Comrade Basambo Abubakar, for alleged anti-party activities.

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