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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

2023: Nigerian pastor backs Muslim-Muslim ticket, lists 10 reasons why Tinubu is next president

2023: Nigerian pastor backs Muslim-Muslim ticket, lists 10 reasons why Tinubu is next president

Politics

3 years ago

Lagos mega rally: Tinubu threw Naira notes at crowd? APC reacts

Lagos mega rally: Tinubu threw Naira notes at crowd? APC reacts

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Appeal Court sacks PDP governorship candidate in southern state

BREAKING: Appeal Court sacks PDP governorship candidate in southern state

Politics

3 years ago

Peter Obi or Tinubu? Christian Elders Forum reveals anointed presidential candidate

Peter Obi or Tinubu? Christian Elders Forum reveals anointed presidential candidate

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: PDP expels its governorship candidate in southern state, gives reason

BREAKING: PDP expels its governorship candidate in southern state, gives reason

Politics

3 years ago

Old Naira notes: Aisha Buhari reveals how fake CBN statement was posted on her social media pages

Old Naira notes: Aisha Buhari reveals how fake CBN statement was posted on her social media pages

Nigeria

3 years ago

Full list of states APC and PDP are controlling ahead of the 2023 general election

Full list of states APC and PDP are controlling ahead of the 2023 general election

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the APC is controlling 21 states in Nigeria, while the opposition PDP is now in charge of 14. APGA is in charge of one.

2023 presidency: 7 strong PDP states Atiku may lose in 2023

2023 presidency: 7 strong PDP states Atiku may lose in 2023

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 general election, this report examines some factors which might make the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, lose in some PDP states.

2023 elections: How to check your polling units locations via SMS, INEC website in simple steps

2023 elections: How to check your polling units locations via SMS, INEC website in simple steps

Politics

3 years ago

Nigerians can now check the location of their polling units through SMS and the INEC website ahead of the election, the electoral commission has explained.

2023 presidency: Wike takes final decision on defecting to APC

2023 presidency: Wike takes final decision on defecting to APC

Politics

3 years ago

Though Governor Nyesom Wike denies planning to defect to the APC, the Rivers state governor hailed the ruling party for supporting power shift to the south.

2023: ACF chieftain finally reveals north’s endorsed presidential candidate

2023: ACF chieftain finally reveals north’s endorsed presidential candidate

Politics

3 years ago

Muhammad Yakubu, a chieftain of ACF, says PDP the presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, is the endorsed candidate of the north for the February 25 election.

BREAKING: Prominent Nigerian pastor endorses Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi

BREAKING: Prominent Nigerian pastor endorses Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi

Politics

3 years ago

Dr Paul Enenche, the Senior Pastor of Dunamis International Gospel Centre, Abuja, has endorsed the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.

BREAKING: Police Service Commission removes Naja’atu Muhammad from election duties after APC's statement

BREAKING: Police Service Commission removes Naja’atu Muhammad from election duties after APC's statement

Politics

3 years ago

The Police Service Commission (PSC) has removed Naja’atu Muhammad as one of the commissioners to oversee the activities of the police during the elections.

Trouble for APC as Tinubu, Ribadu’s supporters defect to PDP in key northern state

Trouble for APC as Tinubu, Ribadu’s supporters defect to PDP in key northern state

Politics

3 years ago

Members of the Nuhu Ribadu Support Group and Tinubu Foundation in Adamawa state have defected to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 elections.

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Ex-presidential candidates, former party chairmen reveal their anointed flagbearer

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Ex-presidential candidates, former party chairmen reveal their anointed flagbearer

Politics

3 years ago

Six days to the 2023 elections, a group of former presidential candidates and former national chairmen of political parties in Nigeria have endorsed Peter Obi.

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