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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), Oxford Climate Journalism Network (2025)

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. He previously worked at Lantern Books and Saraba Magazine. Lawal was named the Political Desk Head of the Year (Nigeria Media Nite-Out Award 2023). Lawal is a member of the Oxford Climate Journalism Network. He is also a certified fact-checker (Dubawa fellowship, 2020). Contact him at lawal.nurudeen@corp.legit.ng or +2348054399455.

5794 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Buhari apologises for pain his policies caused Nigerians in farewell speech

Buhari apologises for pain his policies caused Nigerians in farewell speech

Nigeria

3 years ago

Children’s Day: APC chieftain reveals who will be biggest beneficiaries of Tinubu’s administration

Children’s Day: APC chieftain reveals who will be biggest beneficiaries of Tinubu’s administration

Nigeria

3 years ago

From 300k to N3.3m: List of tuition fees of top private universities in Nigeria

From 300k to N3.3m: List of tuition fees of top private universities in Nigeria

Education

3 years ago

Anxiety as Supreme Court gives judgement on PDP's suit seeking Tinubu's sack today

Anxiety as Supreme Court gives judgement on PDP's suit seeking Tinubu's sack today

Politics

3 years ago

Can Supreme Court sack Tinubu because of Shettima's alleged double nomination? Lawyer gives insight

Can Supreme Court sack Tinubu because of Shettima's alleged double nomination? Lawyer gives insight

Politics

3 years ago

How Tinubu funded Peter Obi’s campaign to reduce Atiku's chances, Labour Party governorship candidate alleges

How Tinubu funded Peter Obi’s campaign to reduce Atiku's chances, Labour Party governorship candidate alleges

Politics

3 years ago

2023 presidency: How Tinubu asked Pat Utomi to step down for Peter Obi, Labour Party governorship candidate opens up

2023 presidency: How Tinubu asked Pat Utomi to step down for Peter Obi, Labour Party governorship candidate opens up

Politics

3 years ago

Tawfiq Akinwale, the governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Oyo state, has alleged that Tinubu funded Peter Obi's campaign to jeopardise Atiku's chances.

Primate Ayodele lists Nigerian states where newly elected governors may be sacked

Primate Ayodele lists Nigerian states where newly elected governors may be sacked

Politics

3 years ago

Leader of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, Primate Elijah Ayodele, has warned Governor Dapo Abiodun and two others not to rejoice yet as they may be sacked.

May 29: New prophecy as Prophet Joshua Iginla reveals what will happen to Tinubu's incoming administration

May 29: New prophecy as Prophet Joshua Iginla reveals what will happen to Tinubu's incoming administration

Politics

3 years ago

Prophet Joshua Iginla has predicted that there will be attempts to obstruct the upcoming presidency of Nigeria's President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Prominent Nigerian politicians who are owners of private universities

Prominent Nigerian politicians who are owners of private universities

Education

3 years ago

Yusuf Datti Baba-Ahmed, vice presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the 2023 elections, is among the Nigerian politicians who own private universities.

US-based Nigerian doctor files fresh suit to delay Tinubu's inauguration, drags ex-President Jonathan to court

US-based Nigerian doctor files fresh suit to delay Tinubu's inauguration, drags ex-President Jonathan to court

Politics

3 years ago

Nigerian medical practitioner Dr Adah Obekpa, who resides in the US, has initiated legal proceedings to delay the inauguration of president-elect Bola Tinubu.

Ganduje mentioned plans to scuttle presidential tribunal verdict in leaked audio? Fact emerges

Ganduje mentioned plans to scuttle presidential tribunal verdict in leaked audio? Fact emerges

Politics

3 years ago

The claim by Reno Omokri that Governor Ganduje mentioned plans to scuttle presidential tribunal in his leaked phone conversation with Masari is misleading.

FG sacks MD of FAAN, 5 others ahead of Buhari's handover to Tinubu

FG sacks MD of FAAN, 5 others ahead of Buhari's handover to Tinubu

Nigeria

3 years ago

The federal government has sacked the Managing Director of the Federal Airport Authority of Nigeria, Rabiu Yadudu and appointed Kabir Mohammed as the new MD.

Presidential election petition court: How many witnesses Atiku, Peter Obi, Tinubu, and INEC want to call?

Presidential election petition court: How many witnesses Atiku, Peter Obi, Tinubu, and INEC want to call?

Politics

3 years ago

Peter Obi, Atiku, Bola Tinubu and INEC have revealed the number of witnesses they want to present at the Presidential Election Petition Court sitting in Abuja.

Officer in coma because of slap? Fayose's ex-aide reveals alleged reason police are after Seun Kuti

Officer in coma because of slap? Fayose's ex-aide reveals alleged reason police are after Seun Kuti

Nigeria

3 years ago

A former aide to Fayose, ex-Ekiti State Governor, Lere Olayinka, links Seun Kuti's ordeal in the hands of the police to his role during the EndSARS protest.

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