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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

Prominent university don reveals why INEC chairman should step down, sends strong message to Buhari

Prominent university don reveals why INEC chairman should step down, sends strong message to Buhari

Politics

3 years ago

INEC officially postpones 2023 governorship, state assembly elections, announces new date

INEC officially postpones 2023 governorship, state assembly elections, announces new date

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Labour Party wins as court orders INEC to upload results from polling units to IReV

BREAKING: Labour Party wins as court orders INEC to upload results from polling units to IReV

Politics

3 years ago

President-elect Bola Tinubu meets Tony Elumelu, details and video emerge

President-elect Bola Tinubu meets Tony Elumelu, details and video emerge

Politics

3 years ago

2023 presidency: New twist as Soludo reveals how he helped Peter Obi garner massive votes in Anambra

2023 presidency: New twist as Soludo reveals how he helped Peter Obi garner massive votes in Anambra

Politics

3 years ago

INEC declares no winner in major election in northern state, announces rerun

INEC declares no winner in major election in northern state, announces rerun

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: INEC chairman, commissioners in closed-door meeting as sources say governorship elections may be postponed

BREAKING: INEC chairman, commissioners in closed-door meeting as sources say governorship elections may be postponed

Politics

3 years ago

Barring any further extensions, INEC has reportedly reached a decision to postpone the March 11 Governorship and State Assembly elections to March 18, 2023.

New development emerges as Atiku meets with IBB, Abdulsalami Abubakar behind closed-door

New development emerges as Atiku meets with IBB, Abdulsalami Abubakar behind closed-door

Politics

3 years ago

PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, met with former with former Nigerian leaders, Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida and Abdulsalami Abubakar on Wednesday.

Peter Obi's lawyers, INEC present counter-arguments as court finally give judgement on BVAS inspection case

Peter Obi's lawyers, INEC present counter-arguments as court finally give judgement on BVAS inspection case

Politics

3 years ago

Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi was present at the Court of Appeal in Abuja as a three-member panel gave a ruling on the BVAS inspection case.

BREAKING: Appeal Court gives judgement on INEC’s request to reconfigure BVAS

BREAKING: Appeal Court gives judgement on INEC’s request to reconfigure BVAS

Politics

3 years ago

The Court of Appeal approved the application by INEC to reconfigure the BVAS used for the presidential election, against Peter Obi and Labour Party's request.

BREAKING: Court sacks Labour Party candidate in key battleground state

BREAKING: Court sacks Labour Party candidate in key battleground state

Politics

3 years ago

Justice Inyang Ekwo of the Federal High Court Abuja on Wednesday sacked the deputy governorship candidate of the Labour Party in Benue state, Idu Onyiloyi.

Ibadan has a waste problem: This firm shows how to make money, create jobs and fashion out of it

Ibadan has a waste problem: This firm shows how to make money, create jobs and fashion out of it

Feature

3 years ago

Planet 3R offers a unique solution to the waste crisis in Ibadan, capital city of Oyo state, by using pure water sachets to make dresses, bags, table mats, etc.

Breaking: PDP cries out, accuses INEC of plotting to erase evidence against Tinubu's victory

Breaking: PDP cries out, accuses INEC of plotting to erase evidence against Tinubu's victory

Politics

3 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has accused Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of plotting to destroy evidence contained in the BIVAS machines.

2023 governorship elections: Buhari's minister Gbemi Saraki speaks on defecting to PDP

2023 governorship elections: Buhari's minister Gbemi Saraki speaks on defecting to PDP

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of the March 11 governorship and state assembly elections, Gbemi Saraki, the minister of state for mines and steel development, has denied joining PDP.

2023 presidential election: NNPP speaks on Kwankwaso congratulating Tinubu

2023 presidential election: NNPP speaks on Kwankwaso congratulating Tinubu

Politics

3 years ago

The New Nigeria Peoples Party (NNPP) has said its presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso, did not congratulate the president-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

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