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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.

5796 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Naira Swap: Court Gives Fresh Verdict on CBN's Deadline for Use of Old Notes

Naira Swap: Court Gives Fresh Verdict on CBN's Deadline for Use of Old Notes

Nigeria

3 years ago

Just In: Huge tragedy as gunmen shoot popular university lecturer dead in southeast state

Just In: Huge tragedy as gunmen shoot popular university lecturer dead in southeast state

Nigeria

3 years ago

Wike loses as Iyorchia Ayu reveals prominent G5 Governor who visited his house, set to declare support for Atiku

Wike loses as Iyorchia Ayu reveals prominent G5 Governor who visited his house, set to declare support for Atiku

Politics

3 years ago

Just In: Governor Wike drags PDP to court few weeks to 2023 elections, makes important request

Just In: Governor Wike drags PDP to court few weeks to 2023 elections, makes important request

Politics

3 years ago

Just In: Details Emerge as Obasanjo Meets El-Rufai, Applauds Buhari for DR Congo–Nigeria Business Council

Just In: Details Emerge as Obasanjo Meets El-Rufai, Applauds Buhari for DR Congo–Nigeria Business Council

Nigeria

3 years ago

Just In: Court ‘Ties Arms’ of PDP, Ayu, Gives Verdict in Favour of Wike

Just In: Court ‘Ties Arms’ of PDP, Ayu, Gives Verdict in Favour of Wike

Politics

3 years ago

Buhari Speaks as Tinubu Takes Campaign to Katsina State Amid Bandit’s Killing of 40 Vigilantes

Buhari Speaks as Tinubu Takes Campaign to Katsina State Amid Bandit’s Killing of 40 Vigilantes

Politics

3 years ago

President Buhari and the APC presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, spoke at the presidential campaign rally of the ruling party in Katsina state on Monday.

2023 Elections: Setback for Kwankwaso as NNPP State Chairman Dumps Party, Defects to APC

2023 Elections: Setback for Kwankwaso as NNPP State Chairman Dumps Party, Defects to APC

Politics

3 years ago

A few weeks before the 2023 general election, the chairman of the NNPP in Gombe state, Abdullahi Maikano Umar, has announced his defection to the ruling APC.

Great loss as popular female commissioner dies in auto accident

Great loss as popular female commissioner dies in auto accident

Nigeria

3 years ago

Mrs Dorcas Afeniforo, Commissioner II at the Kwara State Civil Service Commission, died in an auto crash on Saturday, February 4, while returning from Lagos.

Journalist reveals names of alleged anti-Tinubu elements in Aso Villa

Journalist reveals names of alleged anti-Tinubu elements in Aso Villa

Politics

3 years ago

Following El-Rufai's statement, Jaafar Jaafar, a Nigerian journalist, has listed the names of those allegedly working against APC presidential candidate Tinubu.

2023 presidency: VP Yemi Osinbajo? El-Rufai finally reveals cabal working against Tinubu

2023 presidency: VP Yemi Osinbajo? El-Rufai finally reveals cabal working against Tinubu

Politics

3 years ago

Governor El-Rufai has clarified that Vice President Osinbajo is not among the elements in the Aso Rock working against the APC presidential candidate, Tinubu.

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Wike Reportedly Tells LGA Chairmen, Aides, Others, Presidential Candidate to Work For

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Wike Reportedly Tells LGA Chairmen, Aides, Others, Presidential Candidate to Work For

Politics

3 years ago

The PDP Rivers Presidential Council claims Governor Wike is backing the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in the forthcoming election.

Trouble for Peter Obi as 10 political parties collapse structure for Atiku in Anambra

Trouble for Peter Obi as 10 political parties collapse structure for Atiku in Anambra

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 election, no fewer than 10 political parties in Anambra have collapsed their structures in support of the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku.

JUST IN: NAF Aircraft Loses Tyres Mid Air, Makes Emergency Landing in Lagos

JUST IN: NAF Aircraft Loses Tyres Mid Air, Makes Emergency Landing in Lagos

Nigeria

3 years ago

A Nigerian Air Force (NAF)'s aircraft lost its tyres mid-air and made an emergency landing at the Murtala Muhammad international airport in Lagos on Monday.

2023 Presidency: Governor El-Rufai Predicts Peter Obi's Votes in Key Northern States

2023 Presidency: Governor El-Rufai Predicts Peter Obi's Votes in Key Northern States

Politics

3 years ago

The Kaduna state governor, Nasir El-Rufai, has revealed why the Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, Peter Obi, cannot win the forthcoming 2023 election.

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