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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

Atiku tackles US Secretary of State for speaking with Tinubu

Atiku tackles US Secretary of State for speaking with Tinubu

Politics

3 years ago

Peter Obi cries out, says INEC refuses to provide 70% of electoral documents

Peter Obi cries out, says INEC refuses to provide 70% of electoral documents

Politics

3 years ago

Why Buhari should cancel Tinubu's inauguration, hand over to Osinbajo, prominent presidential candidate reveals

Why Buhari should cancel Tinubu's inauguration, hand over to Osinbajo, prominent presidential candidate reveals

Politics

3 years ago

Shettima suggests zone to produce next Senate president, names preferred candidate

Shettima suggests zone to produce next Senate president, names preferred candidate

Politics

3 years ago

"IDAN doesn't break": Tinubu roots for Hilda Baci to break Guinness World record for ‘longest cooking time’

"IDAN doesn't break": Tinubu roots for Hilda Baci to break Guinness World record for ‘longest cooking time’

Nigeria

3 years ago

BREAKING: Fire breaks out at popular Agbeni market in Ibadan

BREAKING: Fire breaks out at popular Agbeni market in Ibadan

Nigeria

3 years ago

List of outgoing governors leaving unpaid salaries for their successors

List of outgoing governors leaving unpaid salaries for their successors

Nigeria

3 years ago

Ahead of May 29 handover, the governor of Benue state, Samuel Ortom, and six other outgoing state governors are leaving unpaid salaries for their successors.

"They miscalculate": Yerima reveals reason behind alleged marginalisation of southeast as APC snubs region

"They miscalculate": Yerima reveals reason behind alleged marginalisation of southeast as APC snubs region

Politics

3 years ago

The Arewa Youths President, Shettima Yerima, blamed the southeast for the alleged marginalisation of the region, saying they always "miscalculate their games".

Obasanjo hired russian lawyer ‘Natalia Veselnitskaya’ for Peter Obi? Fact emerges

Obasanjo hired russian lawyer ‘Natalia Veselnitskaya’ for Peter Obi? Fact emerges

Politics

3 years ago

Obasanjo's media aide, Kehinde Akinyemi, denied the claim, saying Obasanjo did not employ or invite the service of any lawyer to reclaim Peter Obi's mandate.

American supporter of Peter Obi reveals what FBI told Him about Bola Tinubu’s file

American supporter of Peter Obi reveals what FBI told Him about Bola Tinubu’s file

Politics

3 years ago

Jeffrey Guterman, a supporter of Peter Obi, said the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) rejected his request for a file containing information about Tinubu.

Flashback: What the court said when Buhari tried to stop Obasanjo's inauguration in 2003

Flashback: What the court said when Buhari tried to stop Obasanjo's inauguration in 2003

Politics

3 years ago

Some Nigerians have asked President Buhari and CJN not to swear in Tinubu on May 29. Legit.ng examines how the court ruled on a similar situation in the past.

Know the Law: Full list of Lagos state traffic offenses and their penalties

Know the Law: Full list of Lagos state traffic offenses and their penalties

Nigeria

3 years ago

This report by Legit.ng presents the traffic offences in Lagos state and their penalties as contained in the Lagos State Transport Sector Reform Law, 2018.

Top 5 movies to watch if you want to understand Nigeria’s politics better

Top 5 movies to watch if you want to understand Nigeria’s politics better

Politics

3 years ago

The movies listed in this piece provide valuable insights into Nigeria's political landscape and are a must-watch for anyone interested in Nigerian politics.

List of presidential candidates, parties that want court to sack Bola Tinubu as president-elect

List of presidential candidates, parties that want court to sack Bola Tinubu as president-elect

Politics

3 years ago

Atiku of the PDP, Peter Obi of the LP and at least three other political parties have filed petitions challenging the victory of the president-elect, Tinubu.

"A father I hold in very high esteem": Peter Obi visits Professor Wole Soyinka, details, photos emerge

"A father I hold in very high esteem": Peter Obi visits Professor Wole Soyinka, details, photos emerge

Nigeria

3 years ago

On Sunday, May 7, Peter Obi, the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate in the February 25 elections, visited the Nobel laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka.

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