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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

Just in: Suspected hoodlums attack Peter Obi in northern state

Just in: Suspected hoodlums attack Peter Obi in northern state

Politics

3 years ago

2023 elections: Tension as over 7m Buhari/Osinbajo supporters reportedly set to defect to PDP

2023 elections: Tension as over 7m Buhari/Osinbajo supporters reportedly set to defect to PDP

Politics

3 years ago

2023 presidency: APC BoT member dumps Tinubu, declares support for Peter Obi

2023 presidency: APC BoT member dumps Tinubu, declares support for Peter Obi

Politics

3 years ago

JAMB 2023 UTME/DE registration: How to resolve NIN issues

JAMB 2023 UTME/DE registration: How to resolve NIN issues

Nigeria

3 years ago

Atiku suffers huge loss as ex-Reps, speakers, commissioners dump PDP, defect to APC in Okowa's state

Atiku suffers huge loss as ex-Reps, speakers, commissioners dump PDP, defect to APC in Okowa's state

Politics

3 years ago

Tension as police arrest APC chairman, House of Reps candidate, others in southeast state, give reason

Tension as police arrest APC chairman, House of Reps candidate, others in southeast state, give reason

Politics

3 years ago

2023 elections: Senate President Lawan finally reveals presidential candidate north should vote for

2023 elections: Senate President Lawan finally reveals presidential candidate north should vote for

Politics

3 years ago

Senate president Ahmad Ibrahim Lawan on Monday, January 23, in Bauchi state urged the north to vote for the APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

Prominent G5 governor reveals his preferred presidential candidate, speaks on leading his campaign

Prominent G5 governor reveals his preferred presidential candidate, speaks on leading his campaign

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 general election, Governor Ortom of Benue has said the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is the best material for president.

Pastor Adeboye's very close ally and RCCG Assistant General Overseer is dead

Pastor Adeboye's very close ally and RCCG Assistant General Overseer is dead

Nigeria

3 years ago

Professor Folagbade Aboaba, an Assistant General Overseer of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG), is dead. Prof Aboba died on Monday at the age of 90.

2023 presidency: Why I dumped Tinubu for Peter Obi, APC chieftain reveals as he defects to Labour Party

2023 presidency: Why I dumped Tinubu for Peter Obi, APC chieftain reveals as he defects to Labour Party

Politics

3 years ago

Richard Ngene, a founding member of APC in Enugu state, has defected to the Labour Party and declared support for the party's presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

Online loan apps: Full list, profiles of 7 digital money lenders shut down by FG

Online loan apps: Full list, profiles of 7 digital money lenders shut down by FG

Money

3 years ago

Legit.ng lists the seven digital loan companies operating in Lagos state shut down by the Nigerian government over “possible violation” of consumer rights.

Mighty mansion: Video shows rare view and features of Dino Melaye's "village home" in Kogi

Mighty mansion: Video shows rare view and features of Dino Melaye's "village home" in Kogi

Nigeria

3 years ago

Senator Dino Melaye has shared a video on Facebook showing his magnificent village home in Kogi state. The home houses a duplex, six-bedroom Boys Quarters, etc.

Nigerian businessman with no formal education establishes university, reveals how he achieved feat

Nigerian businessman with no formal education establishes university, reveals how he achieved feat

Education

3 years ago

Al-Hikmah University, located in Ilorin, the Kwara state capital, one of the popular private universities in Nigeria, was established by Abdulraheem Oladimeji.

Northern APC governor speaks on dumping Tinubu ahead of 2023 presidential election

Northern APC governor speaks on dumping Tinubu ahead of 2023 presidential election

Politics

3 years ago

The governor of Kogi, Yahaya Bello, has denied withdrawing support for the All Progressives Congress (APC) presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

2023 elections: List of electoral offences you should know about and their penalties

2023 elections: List of electoral offences you should know about and their penalties

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 general election, this report provides a comprehensive list of electoral offences and their penalties as stated in the new Electoral Act 2022.

Nurudeen Lawal