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

New development emerges as Atiku meets with IBB, Abdulsalami Abubakar behind closed-door

New development emerges as Atiku meets with IBB, Abdulsalami Abubakar behind closed-door

Politics

2 years ago

Peter Obi's lawyers, INEC present counter-arguments as court finally give judgement on BVAS inspection case

Peter Obi's lawyers, INEC present counter-arguments as court finally give judgement on BVAS inspection case

Politics

2 years ago

BREAKING: Appeal Court gives judgement on INEC’s request to reconfigure BVAS

BREAKING: Appeal Court gives judgement on INEC’s request to reconfigure BVAS

Politics

2 years ago

BREAKING: Court sacks Labour Party candidate in key battleground state

BREAKING: Court sacks Labour Party candidate in key battleground state

Politics

2 years ago

Ibadan has a waste problem: This firm shows how to make money, create jobs and fashion out of it

Ibadan has a waste problem: This firm shows how to make money, create jobs and fashion out of it

Feature

2 years ago

Breaking: PDP cries out, accuses INEC of plotting to erase evidence against Tinubu's victory

Breaking: PDP cries out, accuses INEC of plotting to erase evidence against Tinubu's victory

Politics

2 years ago

2023 governorship elections: Buhari's minister Gbemi Saraki speaks on defecting to PDP

2023 governorship elections: Buhari's minister Gbemi Saraki speaks on defecting to PDP

Politics

2 years ago

Ahead of the March 11 governorship and state assembly elections, Gbemi Saraki, the minister of state for mines and steel development, has denied joining PDP.

2023 presidential election: NNPP speaks on Kwankwaso congratulating Tinubu

2023 presidential election: NNPP speaks on Kwankwaso congratulating Tinubu

Politics

2 years ago

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has said its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, did not congratulate the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

BREAKING: Tinubu strategizes against Peter Obi, Atiku, seeks important court order

BREAKING: Tinubu strategizes against Peter Obi, Atiku, seeks important court order

Politics

2 years ago

President-elect Bola Tinubu urged the Court of Appeal in Abuja to order INEC to grant him access to sensitive materials it used for the presidential election.

Respect your age, stop being teleguided by Dino: Tinubu's camp blasts Atiku over protest at INEC office

Respect your age, stop being teleguided by Dino: Tinubu's camp blasts Atiku over protest at INEC office

Politics

2 years ago

The APC Presidential Campaign Council has advised Atiku Abubakar to get his lawyers to plead his case in court rather than lead a street protest against INEC.

Photos emerge as Peter Obi visits woman stabbed in Lagos during 2023 presidential election

Photos emerge as Peter Obi visits woman stabbed in Lagos during 2023 presidential election

Politics

2 years ago

Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi paid a visit to Jennifer Efidi, the lady who was stabbed by thugs during the presidential election in Lagos state.

Sanwo-Olu or Rhodes-Vivour? Tough battle in Lagos as CAN reveals anointed governorship candidate

Sanwo-Olu or Rhodes-Vivour? Tough battle in Lagos as CAN reveals anointed governorship candidate

Politics

2 years ago

Ahead of the March 11 guber election, Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has secured the backing of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN), Lagos state chapter.

Sanwo-Olu, Rhodes-Vivour, or Jandor? Anap poll predicts winner of governorship election in Lagos in 2023

Sanwo-Olu, Rhodes-Vivour, or Jandor? Anap poll predicts winner of governorship election in Lagos in 2023

Politics

2 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 general election, a fresh poll by the Anap foundation has predicted Babajide Sanwo-Olu as the winner of the governorship election in Lagos.

BREAKING: APC chairman endorses Labour Party candidate in key southern state

BREAKING: APC chairman endorses Labour Party candidate in key southern state

Politics

2 years ago

The APC chairman in Cross River state, Barrister Alphonsus Ogar Eba, allegedly endorsed the Labour Party candidate for the Yala-1 state constituency, Brian Odey

President Buhari makes another crucial appointment as Tinubu is set to succeed him

President Buhari makes another crucial appointment as Tinubu is set to succeed him

Nigeria

2 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has reappointed Tosan Erhabor as the Registrar/Chief Executive Officer of the Medical Laboratory Science Council of Nigeria (MLSCN).

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