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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.

5995 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

BREAKING: Supreme Court gives final verdict on Abia APC governorship primary

BREAKING: Supreme Court gives final verdict on Abia APC governorship primary

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Nigerian senator finally lands in prison over N805m scam after being on the run for months

BREAKING: Nigerian senator finally lands in prison over N805m scam after being on the run for months

Nigeria

3 years ago

APC asked for postponement of 2023 general elections? Ruling party reacts

APC asked for postponement of 2023 general elections? Ruling party reacts

Politics

3 years ago

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Atiku Ruled Out as Stears' Poll Predicts Winner of Nigeria's 2023 Presidential Election

Tinubu or Peter Obi? Atiku Ruled Out as Stears' Poll Predicts Winner of Nigeria's 2023 Presidential Election

Politics

3 years ago

Wike reacts as G5 Governor allegedly meets Iyorchia Ayu, set to declare support for Atiku

Wike reacts as G5 Governor allegedly meets Iyorchia Ayu, set to declare support for Atiku

Politics

3 years ago

How NCC is promoting local solutions by Nigerian youths to bridge digital gap, Danbatta reveals

How NCC is promoting local solutions by Nigerian youths to bridge digital gap, Danbatta reveals

Nigeria

3 years ago

Cash Scarcity: ICPC Busts Another Bank, Discovers Hidden N250m New Naira Notes, Arrests Officials

Cash Scarcity: ICPC Busts Another Bank, Discovers Hidden N250m New Naira Notes, Arrests Officials

Nigeria

3 years ago

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has discovered N258 million stashed in the vaults of Sterling Bank in Abuja.

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

A Federal Capital Territory (FCT) high court, on Monday, barred the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) from extending the deadline on the use of old naira notes.

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

Anthony Eze, a lecturer at the Faculty of Education of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra, has been shot dead. The incident happened on Tuesday, February 7

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

Senator Iyorchia Ayu, the PDP national chairman, says Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia state, a member of the G-5, will soon leave Governor Nyesom Wike's camp.

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

A few weeks before the 2023 general elections, Governor Wike reportedly asked a Federal High Court in Abuja to stop the PDP from suspending or expelling him.

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

Ex-President Obasanjo and Governor Nasir El-Rufai of Kaduna state met at the Stakeholders’ meeting of the Democratic Republic of Congo-Nigeria Business Council

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

Governor Wike has secured a temporary legal shield as a Federal High Court in Abuja restrained the PDP from either suspending or expelling him from the party.

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.

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