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

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Election tribunal: 5 things Atiku said about Buhari, 2019 presidential election in his petition

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Fact check: How true is the claim that Ogun guber election should be declared inconclusive?

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2019 guber elections: List of states taken over, retained, lost by APC, PDP so far

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APC retains majority seats as INEC releases list of elected candidates for 2019 House of Representatives election

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Updated: How APC, PDP stand in 22 states winners have been declared by INEC so far (infographics)

6 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) on Saturday, March 9, conducted governorship elections across 29 out of 36 states across Nigeria and state House of Assembly elections across the country.

Battle of ‘hot’ contenders: Top 5 candidates who may win Imo governorship election

6 years ago

Hours to the 2019 governorship and national assembly elections, major political stakeholders in Imo state have spoken on the chances of their parties, highlighting the reasons why they believed their candidates will win.

List of states with high poverty rate as Buhari promises to close gap between rich and poor (infographics)

6 years ago

The growing level of the poverty rate in Nigeria is alarming as the country, according to a report by Brookings Institution, recently overtook India as the nation with the highest number of extremely poor people.

Legit Poll: Nigerians debate who conducts the best election between Jega and Yakubu

6 years ago

Shortly after the 2019 presidential election, Nigerians across all divides have continued to compare the performances of the former chairman of INEC, Attahiru Jega and the current chairman, Mahmood Yakubu.

7 facts and figures reflecting how Nigerians voted in 2019 presidential election

6 years ago

The 2019 presidential election has come and gone, with President Muhammadu Buhari emerging as the winner, according to the declaration by the chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).

Fact check: Is it true that Nigerians can only vote with index finger?

6 years ago

Ahead of the 2019 elections, there has been some pervasive posts on social media asking Nigerians to make sure that they only vote with their index finger. Some of the posts claim that voters can no longer use thumbs to vote.

10 key facts you probably do not know about Nigeria’s 2019 presidential election

6 years ago

In the next few hours, Nigerians will be trooping out to vote their preferred candidates in the 2019 presidential election. It is a critical decision that will determine the course of Nigeria’s development for the next four years.

Buhari vs Atiku: What international media say about Nigeria’s main presidential candidates

6 years ago

Three days to Nigeria’s presidential election, Saturday, February 16, we take a look at what international media and analysts have said about Buhari and Atiku, the presidential candidates of the APC and the PDP respectively.

Elections 2019: 6 things Buhari said at the signing of Peace Accord

6 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari and Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president and candidate of the PDP, have signed another peace accord at the International Conference Centre (ICC), Abuja, ahead of the February 16 presidential election.

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