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.

6177 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

From Makoko to Italy, China: Nigerian man's floating school idea takes the world by storm, photos amaze many

From Makoko to Italy, China: Nigerian man's floating school idea takes the world by storm, photos amaze many

a year ago

From pulpit to palace: 5 prominent Nigerian pastors who became kings

From pulpit to palace: 5 prominent Nigerian pastors who became kings

a year ago

Miraculous escape as 2-year-old boy survives after being swallowed by hippopotamus

Miraculous escape as 2-year-old boy survives after being swallowed by hippopotamus

2 years ago

Beyond barriers: How NGO is raising stars in girl child from neglected slum communities in Lagos

Beyond barriers: How NGO is raising stars in girl child from neglected slum communities in Lagos

2 years ago

Bridging the gap: How NGO is addressing low-quality education in Ajegunle slum with library for kids

Bridging the gap: How NGO is addressing low-quality education in Ajegunle slum with library for kids

2 years ago

Pastor hangs on to tree branch to escape as water carries worshippers away during church ceremony held near river

Pastor hangs on to tree branch to escape as water carries worshippers away during church ceremony held near river

2 years ago

Nigerian university student gives birth to 5 babies at once, photos of beautiful quintuplets melt hearts

Nigerian university student gives birth to 5 babies at once, photos of beautiful quintuplets melt hearts

2 years ago

Oluomachi Nwoye, a 24-year-old final year student of Michael Okpara University of Agriculture, gives birth to quintuplets at the Federal Medical Centre Umuahia.

Video shows 3 things unemployed LAUTECH graduate bought with N500,000 donated to him by alumni association

Video shows 3 things unemployed LAUTECH graduate bought with N500,000 donated to him by alumni association

2 years ago

Oludare Alaba, the LAUTECH graduate who wanted to return his certificate has revealed how he spent the N500,000 donation from the school alumni association.

Highly skilled Nigerian man with no formal education builds motorcycles in Katsina, photos stir reactions

Highly skilled Nigerian man with no formal education builds motorcycles in Katsina, photos stir reactions

2 years ago

A Nigerian simply identified as Engineer Kabir has left many Nigerians impressed with his talent as he builds motorcycles. Kabir is reportedly based in Katsina.

Yazid Surajo: Meet young Nigerian with Master’s degree who is now a scavenger, photos of his results stir reactions

Yazid Surajo: Meet young Nigerian with Master’s degree who is now a scavenger, photos of his results stir reactions

3 years ago

Yazid Surajo is a young Nigerian with a Master’s degree who has chosen to go in scrap business rather than stay idle, waiting endlessly for a white collar job.

From small hut to landlord: Pastor fulfils promise, donates mini estate, car to Deborah Samuel's parents, shares photos

From small hut to landlord: Pastor fulfils promise, donates mini estate, car to Deborah Samuel's parents, shares photos

3 years ago

General Overseer of Omega Power Ministry, Chibuzor Chinyere, fulfills promises he made to the family of Deborah Samuel. He gives them a mini estate and a car.

Woman builds 2 houses from selling northern Nigerian snack 'Masa', sponsors her kids' university education

Woman builds 2 houses from selling northern Nigerian snack 'Masa', sponsors her kids' university education

3 years ago

Rebecca Dung, seller of a popular Northern Nigerian snack known as 'masa' has advised the youth and women to go into small business to make themselves relevant.

Philanthropist Prince Kazeem Eletu Odibo gifts mother a magnificent house in grand style

Philanthropist Prince Kazeem Eletu Odibo gifts mother a magnificent house in grand style

3 years ago

Philanthropist and multimillionaire based in Lagos, Prince Kazeem Eletu Odibo, has achieved a great milestone by gifting his dear mother a magnificent house.

Inaugural slap: Obiano’s wife was drunk with whisky when she verbally attacked me, Bianca Ojukwu speaks more

Inaugural slap: Obiano’s wife was drunk with whisky when she verbally attacked me, Bianca Ojukwu speaks more

3 years ago

Bianca Ojukwu has said that ex-First Lady of Anambra, Ebele Obiano, was “clearly intoxicated” when the latter verbally attacked her at Soludo's inauguration.

I want to be a major giver in the Kingdom: Prominent pastor promises to gift Bishop Oyedepo another private jet

I want to be a major giver in the Kingdom: Prominent pastor promises to gift Bishop Oyedepo another private jet

3 years ago

The founder of the Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Pastor Paul Enenche has vowed that he would soon purchase another aircraft for Bishop David Oyedepo.

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