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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

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Live results of Nigeria 2023 governorship elections trickle in

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Live results of Nigeria 2023 governorship elections trickle in

Politics

3 years ago

Katsina State Governorship Election Results 2023: Live Updates as announced by INEC

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Katsina State Governorship Election Results 2023: Live Updates as announced by INEC

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: INEC declares APC’s Dikko Radda winner of Katsina 2023 governorship election after final collation of results

BREAKING: INEC declares APC’s Dikko Radda winner of Katsina 2023 governorship election after final collation of results

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: INEC declares PDP’s Seyi Makinde winner of Oyo 2023 governorship election after final collation of results

BREAKING: INEC declares PDP’s Seyi Makinde winner of Oyo 2023 governorship election after final collation of results

Politics

3 years ago

Oyo state governorship election results 2023: Live updates from INEC

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Oyo state governorship election results 2023: Live updates from INEC

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour rejects Lagos governorship election results as INEC continues collation

BREAKING: Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour rejects Lagos governorship election results as INEC continues collation

Politics

3 years ago

2023 Lagos governorship election results trickle in from polling units: Live Updates

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2023 Lagos governorship election results trickle in from polling units: Live Updates

Politics

3 years ago

Voting has ended and results have started trickling in from Polling Units in the Governorship Election in Lagos state. Stay tuned for Legit.ng's live updates.

2023 Nigeria governorship elections begin: Live updates

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2023 Nigeria governorship elections begin: Live updates

Politics

3 years ago

As the 2023 Governorship and State Houses of Assembly Elections hold today, Saturday, March 18, across Nigeria, Legit.ng is on ground to provide live updates.

2023 governorship polls: Full lists of states APC, PDP or LP may win emerge as EiE, SBM release prediction

2023 governorship polls: Full lists of states APC, PDP or LP may win emerge as EiE, SBM release prediction

Politics

3 years ago

EiE and SB Morgen (SBM) Intelligence have released the results of a survey conducted to find out the likely winners of the March 11 governorship elections.

Is president-elect Bola Tinubu hospitalised? Fact emerges

Is president-elect Bola Tinubu hospitalised? Fact emerges

Politics

3 years ago

A Twitter user, @PIDOMNIGERIA, claimed that the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, was hospitalised on Monday, March 13, and is in critical condition.

Photos Emerge as PDP Guber Candidate Jandor Joins Queue, Casts Vote in Ojo: Live Updates

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Photos Emerge as PDP Guber Candidate Jandor Joins Queue, Casts Vote in Ojo: Live Updates

Politics

3 years ago

The Lagos Peoples Democratic Party governorship candidate, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, Jandor, joins the queue to vote after accreditation and cast his vote in Ojo.

Oyo state 2023 governorship elections; Makinde, Folarin, Adelabu battle for votes: Live Updates

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Oyo state 2023 governorship elections; Makinde, Folarin, Adelabu battle for votes: Live Updates

Politics

3 years ago

As the good people of Oyo state head to the polls on Saturday, March 18, Legit.ng is on ground to provide you with live updates on the governorship election.

BREAKING: Tension As EFCC Arrives States Ahead of Election

BREAKING: Tension As EFCC Arrives States Ahead of Election

Politics

3 years ago

Operatives of the EFCC have arrived in states ahead of governorship and state house of assembly elections scheduled for Saturday March 18 to curb vote buying

Trouble for APC as PDP's campaign DG reportedly defects to Labour Party in Lagos

Trouble for APC as PDP's campaign DG reportedly defects to Labour Party in Lagos

Politics

3 years ago

Dr Seye Dairo, the campaign DG of the PDP Governorship Candidate in Lagos state, Abdul-Azeez Adediran, aka Jandor, may have dumped the PDP for the Labour Party

Who is Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party governorship candidate who wants to unseat Sanwo-Olu in Lagos?

Who is Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party governorship candidate who wants to unseat Sanwo-Olu in Lagos?

Politics

3 years ago

Gbadebo Rhodes-Vivour, the Labour Party (LP) governorship candidate in Lagos, is riding on Peter Obi's political wave as he seeks to defeat Governor Sanwo-Olu.

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