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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.

5800 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

G5 Governors take decision on preferred presidential candidate as Wike reveals what Makinde will do next

G5 Governors take decision on preferred presidential candidate as Wike reveals what Makinde will do next

Politics

3 years ago

Breaking: Tears as PDP House of Reps candidate dies in Abuja

Breaking: Tears as PDP House of Reps candidate dies in Abuja

Politics

3 years ago

Breaking: Yoruba Nation chairman Adeniran resigns, gives reason

Breaking: Yoruba Nation chairman Adeniran resigns, gives reason

Nigeria

3 years ago

Tinubu, Atiku or Peter Obi? 4 international analysts predict winner of 2023 presidential election

Tinubu, Atiku or Peter Obi? 4 international analysts predict winner of 2023 presidential election

Politics

3 years ago

DSS speaks on alleged move to arrest INEC chairman ahead of 2023 general election

DSS speaks on alleged move to arrest INEC chairman ahead of 2023 general election

Politics

3 years ago

Prominent PDP chieftain reveals why Atiku may lose 2023 presidential election

Prominent PDP chieftain reveals why Atiku may lose 2023 presidential election

Politics

3 years ago

Nigerians react as Afe Babalola reveals who will win 2023 presidential election

Nigerians react as Afe Babalola reveals who will win 2023 presidential election

Politics

3 years ago

Afe Babalola's statement that the highest spender, not the best among the candidates, will win the 2023 presidential election attracts reactions from Nigerians.

2023 presidency: Trouble for Atiku as APC releases full list of states where Buhari will campaign for Tinubu

2023 presidency: Trouble for Atiku as APC releases full list of states where Buhari will campaign for Tinubu

Politics

3 years ago

President Buhari will attend Tinubu's campaign in at least 10 states as the APC Presidential Campaign Council released a revised campaign timetable on Friday.

From Pastor Adeboye to Primate Ayodele: List of major 2023 prophecies released by prominent Nigerian pastors

From Pastor Adeboye to Primate Ayodele: List of major 2023 prophecies released by prominent Nigerian pastors

Nigeria

3 years ago

Many Nigerian pastors have released their prophecies for the New Year 2023. Legit.ng curates a list of the prophecies which border on election, economy, etc.

2023 presidency: Kwankwaso finally reveals why he refused to step down for Peter Obi, predicts winner

2023 presidency: Kwankwaso finally reveals why he refused to step down for Peter Obi, predicts winner

Politics

3 years ago

NNPP presidential candidate, Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, has finally revealed why he refused to step down for his counterpart in the Labour Party (LP), Peter Obi.

Former PDP BOT chairman finally reveals presidential candidate G5 Governors will support

Former PDP BOT chairman finally reveals presidential candidate G5 Governors will support

Politics

3 years ago

Senator Walid Jibril, former PDP BOT, is confident that the G5 Governors will back the party's presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Atiku.

Details emerge as G5 Governors meet in Ibadan, take decision on presidential candidate to support

Details emerge as G5 Governors meet in Ibadan, take decision on presidential candidate to support

Politics

3 years ago

The G5 Governors met in Ibadan on Wednesday night, January 4 and reportedly abandoned their alleged previous plan to endorse only one presidential candidate.

Iyorchia Ayu finally met with Governor Wike? PDP national chairman opens up

Iyorchia Ayu finally met with Governor Wike? PDP national chairman opens up

Politics

3 years ago

The national chairman of the PDP, Iyorchia Ayu, has denied meeting with Governor Wike in Port Harcourt as the crisis rocking the party ahead of 2023 lingers.

Huge setback for Tinubu as 2 powerful APC chieftains dump his campaign council, give disturbing reasons

Huge setback for Tinubu as 2 powerful APC chieftains dump his campaign council, give disturbing reasons

Politics

3 years ago

Tinubu's presidential bid suffers a setback as two members of the presidential campaign council of the All Progressive Congress (APC) resigned from the council.

Makinde reconciled with Atiku? New twist as Oyo governor's aide joins PDP presidential candidate's campaign

Makinde reconciled with Atiku? New twist as Oyo governor's aide joins PDP presidential candidate's campaign

Politics

3 years ago

Governor Makinde's aide, Taye Adebisi, aka Taye Currency, a popular Fuji musician, campaigned for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, in Ibadan.

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