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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.

5990 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

2023 election: How Nigeria's next president will emerge, according to constitution

2023 election: How Nigeria's next president will emerge, according to constitution

Politics

3 years ago

Economist Intelligence Unit predicts winner of Nigeria's 2023 presidential election

Economist Intelligence Unit predicts winner of Nigeria's 2023 presidential election

Politics

3 years ago

2023 elections: List of presidential candidates who registered with only WAEC/SSCE certificates

2023 elections: List of presidential candidates who registered with only WAEC/SSCE certificates

Politics

3 years ago

Peter Obi, Tinubu or Atiku? Winner emerges as Anap Foundation conducts second poll ahead of 2023 elections

Peter Obi, Tinubu or Atiku? Winner emerges as Anap Foundation conducts second poll ahead of 2023 elections

Politics

3 years ago

The winner of Anap Foundation’s polls is not Peter Obi: Here is why

The winner of Anap Foundation’s polls is not Peter Obi: Here is why

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Photo, details emerge as police arrest prominent House of Reps member with bag containing $498,000

BREAKING: Photo, details emerge as police arrest prominent House of Reps member with bag containing $498,000

Politics

3 years ago

Reactions as Stears Poll predicts winner of 2023 presidency between Tinubu and Peter Obi

Reactions as Stears Poll predicts winner of 2023 presidency between Tinubu and Peter Obi

Politics

3 years ago

Labour Party and APC members have reacted to Stears Poll which predicted the winner of the 2023 presidential election between Peter Obi and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu.

2023 presidency: Ooni of Ife, other Yoruba Obas from 6 southwest states reveal their anointed candidate

2023 presidency: Ooni of Ife, other Yoruba Obas from 6 southwest states reveal their anointed candidate

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 elections, the Conference of Yoruba Obas has endorsed the presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

Confusion as SDP reportedly adopts another presidential candidate 2 days to 2023 presidential election

Confusion as SDP reportedly adopts another presidential candidate 2 days to 2023 presidential election

Politics

3 years ago

The Social Democratic Party (SDP)'s alleged adoption of the presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi, has torn the leadership of the party.

Buhari-Osinbajo support group dumps APC, endorses another presidential candidate, apologises to Nigerians

Buhari-Osinbajo support group dumps APC, endorses another presidential candidate, apologises to Nigerians

Politics

3 years ago

Supporters of President Buhari under the aegis of the Buhari-Yemi Osinbajo Nationwide Supporters Group have endorsed the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku.

Why I want to be your president: Tinubu addresses Nigerians 2 days to 2023 presidential election

Why I want to be your president: Tinubu addresses Nigerians 2 days to 2023 presidential election

Politics

3 years ago

The APC presidential candidate, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, has again told Nigerians why he's seeking their mandate to become the nation's number one citizen.

Just in: Appeal Court sacks top APC candidate 2 days to 2023 elections

Just in: Appeal Court sacks top APC candidate 2 days to 2023 elections

Politics

3 years ago

Joshua Lidani, APC candidate for Gombe South senatorial district, has been sacked following the Appeal Court's nullification of the primaries that produced him.

2023 presidency: Prominent southeast G5 governor speaks on Tinubu's chances, advises Atiku, Peter Obi

2023 presidency: Prominent southeast G5 governor speaks on Tinubu's chances, advises Atiku, Peter Obi

Politics

3 years ago

The governor of Abia state, Okezie Ikpeazu, speaks on the chances of the top presidential candidates in the 2023 elections, Bola Tinubu, Atiku and Peter Obi.

Just in: Gunmen attack prominent Enugu PDP candidate, kill driver

Just in: Gunmen attack prominent Enugu PDP candidate, kill driver

Politics

3 years ago

Gunmen, on Wednesday, February 22, attacked the campaign convoy of the PDP House of Reps candidate for Enugu North/South Federal Constituency, Oforchukwu Egbo.

BREAKING: Gunmen kill prominent Labour Party candidate, 5 supporters in southeast state

BREAKING: Gunmen kill prominent Labour Party candidate, 5 supporters in southeast state

Politics

3 years ago

Oyibo Chukwu, the senatorial candidate of the Labour Party for Enugu East senatorial district in the 2023 election, has been killed, alongside five supporters.

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