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: 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.

6169 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Rivers crisis: Group sends Message to Tinubu, IGP over sustained police siege on LG secretariats

Rivers crisis: Group sends Message to Tinubu, IGP over sustained police siege on...

4 months ago

Register Now: Police announce date to start enforcing e-motor registry, car owners to pay over N5k

Register Now: Police announce date to start enforcing e-motor registry, car owne...

4 months ago

"I have left": Atiku's ex-spokesman Daniel Bwala dumps PDP, announces next move

"I have left": Atiku's ex-spokesman Daniel Bwala dumps PDP, announces next move

4 months ago

BREAKING: 2-storey building collapses in Abuja, many trapped, photos, videos emerge

BREAKING: 2-storey building collapses in Abuja, many trapped, photos, videos eme...

4 months ago

JAMB uncovers 88 universities, others that conducted illegal admissions, list emerges

JAMB uncovers 88 universities, others that conducted illegal admissions, list em...

4 months ago

Plateau collapsed school building updates: 22 students dead, 132 injured

Plateau collapsed school building updates: 22 students dead, 132 injured

4 months ago

Ukraine: 20 killed, over 50 injured as Russia hits Kyiv's children's hospital with deadly missiles

Ukraine: 20 killed, over 50 injured as Russia hits Kyiv's children's hospital with deadly missiles

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russia struck Okhmatdyt Children's Hospital in Kyiv, one of Ukraine's biggest children's medical facilities.

Pastor Adeboye explains how he avoids sexual temptation: "Anointing doesn't turn your body to stone"

Pastor Adeboye explains how he avoids sexual temptation: "Anointing doesn't turn your body to stone"

Pastor Enoch Adeboye, the general overseer of the RCCG, has cautioned gospel ministers and youths, saying no amount of anointing can fight sexual temptation.

FG asked to declare public holiday as Sultan announces start of Islamic New Year 1446 AH

FG asked to declare public holiday as Sultan announces start of Islamic New Year 1446 AH

The federal government has been urged to declare a public holiday as the Sultan of Sokoto announced Sunday, July 7, the first day of Muharram 1446 AH.

US 2024 election: Joe Biden gives "condition" to withdraw from presidential race

US 2024 election: Joe Biden gives "condition" to withdraw from presidential race

United States President Joe Biden has jokingly said he would only withdraw from the presidential race if “the Lord Almighty came down” and asked him to.

Rivers crisis takes new twist as Fubara asked to dump PDP, Labour Party reacts

Rivers crisis takes new twist as Fubara asked to dump PDP, Labour Party reacts

Governor Siminalayi Fubara has been advised to dump the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) for another party as the political crisis in Rivers worsens.

Shinkafi lists major causes of insecurity in Northwest, recommends solutions

Shinkafi lists major causes of insecurity in Northwest, recommends solutions

The Patriots for the Advancement of Peace and Social Development (PAPSD) director, Sani Shinkafi, has revealed how to tackle the insecurity in the northwest.

FG giving N50,000 child support to all Nigerian parents? Fact emerges

FG giving N50,000 child support to all Nigerian parents? Fact emerges

The federal government has dismissed as fake news a social media post claiming it is giving N50,000 each as a child support grant to every Nigerian parent.

FG agreed on N155,000 minimum wage with labour unions in Nigeria? Fact emerges

FG agreed on N155,000 minimum wage with labour unions in Nigeria? Fact emerges

The claim by an X user that the federal government had agreed on N155,000 as the new national minimum wage in Nigeria is false. No agreement has been reached.

Rivers crisis: Group raises alarm over alleged plots by pro-Wike lawmakers to buy court rulings

Rivers crisis: Group raises alarm over alleged plots by pro-Wike lawmakers to buy court rulings

The Citizens Advocacy Against Corruption (CAAC) has raised the alarm over an alleged plot by pro-Wike lawmakers to compromise the judiciary and buy court rulings.

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