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 +2347057737768.

6267 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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BREAKING: Trump wins 2 battleground states as US 2024 election results trickle in

BREAKING: Trump wins 2 battleground states as US 2024 election results trickle i...

5 months ago

Flood disaster: Why you should pay attention to Niger Delta like Borno, Nabena tells FG, donors

Flood disaster: Why you should pay attention to Niger Delta like Borno, Nabena t...

5 months ago

Tinubu's Tax Reform Bills: Civil Society Groups Take Action

Tinubu's Tax Reform Bills: Civil Society Groups Take Action

5 months ago

Experts Speak on Keyamo's Allocation of Airstrip to Bishop Oyedepo, Others

Experts Speak on Keyamo's Allocation of Airstrip to Bishop Oyedepo, Others

5 months ago

Fuel: APC Youths Protest Against Kyari Over NNPCL's Failure to Fix Local Refineries

Fuel: APC Youths Protest Against Kyari Over NNPCL's Failure to Fix Local Refiner...

5 months ago

US election 2024: Nigerians predict winner between Kamala Harris and Donald Trump

US election 2024: Nigerians predict winner between Kamala Harris and Donald Trum...

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"Trump all the way", "I want Kamala Harris": Nigerians reveal who they want to win US election

"Trump all the way", "I want Kamala Harris": Nigerians reveal who they want to win US election

Ahead of the United States' highly anticipated presidential election, Nigerians have revealed who they'd like to see as the next president between Trump and Harris.

PDP vs APC: Winners finally emerge in Cross River LGA elections

PDP vs APC: Winners finally emerge in Cross River LGA elections

The PDP and other parties lost as the All Progressives Congress (APC) won all 18 chairmanship positions in the Cross River local government area elections.

'T-Pain’: Timi Frank asks Tinubu to send detained minors to school, not prison

'T-Pain’: Timi Frank asks Tinubu to send detained minors to school, not prison

Comrade Timi Frank, former APC deputy national publicity secretary, said President Bola Tinubu should send the detained minors to school, not prison.

Tax reform bill: Northern forum reacts as Tinubu rejects NEC's decision

Tax reform bill: Northern forum reacts as Tinubu rejects NEC's decision

The Progressive Northern Youth Forum hailed President Tinubu's rejection of the National Economic Council's (NEC) advice to withdraw the tax reform bills.

Nigerians react as Kemi Badenoch emerges UK's Conservative Party leader

Nigerians react as Kemi Badenoch emerges UK's Conservative Party leader

A British Nigerian, Kemi Badenoch, has been elected as the new Conservative Party leader in the United Kingdom. Her victory has attracted reactions from Nigeria.

"Download this App": How to renew your passport without going for physical biometrics capturing

"Download this App": How to renew your passport without going for physical biometrics capturing

The Nigeria Immigration Service has launched the contactless passport application system. Legit.ng explains everything to know about the passport renewal process.

Pastor Adeboye says RCCG building church in Kirikiri prison, shares details

Pastor Adeboye says RCCG building church in Kirikiri prison, shares details

Pastor Enoch Adejare Adeboye, the RCCG general overseer, said he is building a church in Kirikiri Correctional Centre in Lagos as one of the inmates became a pastor.

Hisbah takes action as 76-year-old man posts several photos of ex-girlfriends on Facebook

Hisbah takes action as 76-year-old man posts several photos of ex-girlfriends on Facebook

Bauchi State Sharia Commission's Hisbah police unit questioned a 76-year-old man, Bala Muhammad, for posting photos of himself with his ex-girlfriends on Facebook.

Ondo guber 2024: Youths vow to continue to occupy INEC until their demands are met

Ondo guber 2024: Youths vow to continue to occupy INEC until their demands are met

Ondo youths have vowed not to leave the INEC headquarters until their demand for the redeployment of the Resident Electoral Commissioner, Toyin Babalola, is met.

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