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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Confusion as SDP reportedly adopts another presidential candidate 2 days to 2023 presidential election

Confusion as SDP reportedly adopts another presidential candidate 2 days to 2023 presidential election

Politics

2 years ago

Buhari-Osinbajo support group dumps APC, endorses another presidential candidate, apologises to Nigerians

Buhari-Osinbajo support group dumps APC, endorses another presidential candidate, apologises to Nigerians

Politics

2 years ago

Why I want to be your president: Tinubu addresses Nigerians 2 days to 2023 presidential election

Why I want to be your president: Tinubu addresses Nigerians 2 days to 2023 presidential election

Politics

2 years ago

Just in: Appeal Court sacks top APC candidate 2 days to 2023 elections

Just in: Appeal Court sacks top APC candidate 2 days to 2023 elections

Politics

2 years ago

2023 presidency: Prominent southeast G5 governor speaks on Tinubu's chances, advises Atiku, Peter Obi

2023 presidency: Prominent southeast G5 governor speaks on Tinubu's chances, advises Atiku, Peter Obi

Politics

2 years ago

Just in: Gunmen attack prominent Enugu PDP candidate, kill driver

Just in: Gunmen attack prominent Enugu PDP candidate, kill driver

Politics

2 years ago

BREAKING: Gunmen kill prominent Labour Party candidate, 5 supporters in southeast state

BREAKING: Gunmen kill prominent Labour Party candidate, 5 supporters in southeast state

Politics

2 years ago

Oyibo Chukwu, the senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for Enugu East senatorial district in the 2023 election, has been killed, alongside five supporters.

Naira Redesign: "Old notes remain legal tender, use it", Supreme Court to Nigerians

Naira Redesign: "Old notes remain legal tender, use it", Supreme Court to Nigerians

Nigeria

2 years ago

Today, Wednesday, February 22, is the D-Day. The Supreme Court will hear the suit filed by state governors against the FG regarding the Naira redesign policy.

2023 elections: Prominent APC House of Reps member who is seeking re-election sent to prison

2023 elections: Prominent APC House of Reps member who is seeking re-election sent to prison

Politics

2 years ago

A chief magistrate’s court sitting in Port Harcourt remanded the House of Reps member representing Etche/Omuma federal constituency, Ephraim Nwuzi, in prison.

2023 presidency: NLC takes final decision, reveals who workers should vote for nationwide

2023 presidency: NLC takes final decision, reveals who workers should vote for nationwide

Politics

2 years ago

The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has asked workers and students across Nigeria to vote for the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.

Naira redesign policy: 4 important things to know as Supreme Court fixes March 3 for judgement

Naira redesign policy: 4 important things to know as Supreme Court fixes March 3 for judgement

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Supreme Court on Wednesday, February 20, fixed March 3, 2023, for judgement in the naira redesign suit filed by Zamfara, Kogi and Kaduna state governments.

2023: Nigerian pastor backs Muslim-Muslim ticket, lists 10 reasons why Tinubu is next president

2023: Nigerian pastor backs Muslim-Muslim ticket, lists 10 reasons why Tinubu is next president

Politics

2 years ago

Sunday Adelaja, a Nigerian pastor based in Ukraine, has listed 10 reasons APC candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu will be elected Nigeria's president in 2023.

Lagos mega rally: Tinubu threw Naira notes at crowd? APC reacts

Lagos mega rally: Tinubu threw Naira notes at crowd? APC reacts

Politics

2 years ago

The Lagos state chapter of the APC says the report claiming the party's presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, threw wads of Naira notes at the crowd is fake.

BREAKING: Appeal Court sacks PDP governorship candidate in southern state

BREAKING: Appeal Court sacks PDP governorship candidate in southern state

Politics

2 years ago

The Court of Appeal, Abuja Division on Tuesday evening removed a House of Reps member, Hon Micheal Enyong as the governorship candidate of the PDP in Akwa Ibom.

Peter Obi or Tinubu? Christian Elders Forum reveals anointed presidential candidate

Peter Obi or Tinubu? Christian Elders Forum reveals anointed presidential candidate

Politics

2 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, the National Christian Elders Forum (NCEF) on Tuesday, February 21, endorsed the Labour Party flagbearer, Peter Obi.

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