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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BREAKING: PDP expels its governorship candidate in southern state, gives reason

BREAKING: PDP expels its governorship candidate in southern state, gives reason

Politics

2 years ago

Old Naira notes: Aisha Buhari reveals how fake CBN statement was posted on her social media pages

Old Naira notes: Aisha Buhari reveals how fake CBN statement was posted on her social media pages

Nigeria

2 years ago

Full list of states APC and PDP are controlling ahead of the 2023 general election

Full list of states APC and PDP are controlling ahead of the 2023 general election

Politics

2 years ago

2023 presidency: 7 strong PDP states Atiku may lose in 2023

2023 presidency: 7 strong PDP states Atiku may lose in 2023

Politics

2 years ago

2023 elections: How to check your polling units locations via SMS, INEC website in simple steps

2023 elections: How to check your polling units locations via SMS, INEC website in simple steps

Politics

2 years ago

2023 presidency: Wike takes final decision on defecting to APC

2023 presidency: Wike takes final decision on defecting to APC

Politics

2 years ago

2023: ACF chieftain finally reveals north’s endorsed presidential candidate

2023: ACF chieftain finally reveals north’s endorsed presidential candidate

Politics

2 years ago

Muhammad Yakubu, a chieftain of ACF, says PDP the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is the endorsed candidate of the north for the February 25 election.

BREAKING: Prominent Nigerian pastor endorses Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi

BREAKING: Prominent Nigerian pastor endorses Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi

Politics

2 years ago

Dr Paul Enenche, the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.

BREAKING: Police Service Commission removes Naja’atu Muhammad from election duties after APC's statement

BREAKING: Police Service Commission removes Naja’atu Muhammad from election duties after APC's statement

Politics

2 years ago

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has removed Naja’atu Muhammad as one of the commissioners to oversee the activities of the police during the elections.

Trouble for APC as Tinubu, Ribadu’s supporters defect to PDP in key northern state

Trouble for APC as Tinubu, Ribadu’s supporters defect to PDP in key northern state

Politics

2 years ago

Members of the Nuhu Ribadu Support Group and Tinubu Foundation in Adamawa state have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 elections.

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Ex-presidential candidates, former party chairmen reveal their anointed flagbearer

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Ex-presidential candidates, former party chairmen reveal their anointed flagbearer

Politics

2 years ago

Six days to the 2023 elections, a group of former presidential candidates and former national chairmen of political parties in Nigeria have endorsed Peter Obi.

BREAKING: Video emerges as Tinubu arrives Lagos for important summit

BREAKING: Video emerges as Tinubu arrives Lagos for important summit

Politics

2 years ago

The presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has arrived Lagos state just a few days before the 2023 elections.

Buhari releases fresh statement on Naira redesign policy, reveals presidential candidate Nigerians should vote for

Buhari releases fresh statement on Naira redesign policy, reveals presidential candidate Nigerians should vote for

Politics

2 years ago

President Buhari urged Nigerians to vote for APC presidential candidate, Tinubu. He also called for patience over the hardship caused by some of his policies.

BREAKING: Buhari vs governors: APC chairman Adamu reveals party's position on Naira redesign policy

BREAKING: Buhari vs governors: APC chairman Adamu reveals party's position on Naira redesign policy

Nigeria

2 years ago

Abdullahi Adamu, national chairman of the All Progressives Congress (APC), says the ruling party stands with the position of its governors on the naira redesign

EFCC speaks on alleged raid of Tinubu’s home to recover N400bn cash

EFCC speaks on alleged raid of Tinubu’s home to recover N400bn cash

Nigeria

2 years ago

The EFCC has denied raiding the home of Bola Tinubu, the APC presidential candidate in the forthcoming elections to recover a humongous sum of N400 billion.

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