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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.

5998 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

US reveals position on INEC ahead of 2023 general elections

US reveals position on INEC ahead of 2023 general elections

Politics

3 years ago

Fuel scarcity, Naira redesign comment: Peter Obi reveals why Tinubu should stop going to Abeokuta

Fuel scarcity, Naira redesign comment: Peter Obi reveals why Tinubu should stop going to Abeokuta

Politics

3 years ago

Kano woman says Hisbah allowed her to marry her daughter’s boyfriend as investigation begins

Kano woman says Hisbah allowed her to marry her daughter’s boyfriend as investigation begins

Nigeria

3 years ago

Elections: INEC Reveals What PDP Must Do Following Death of Abia Governorship Candidate

Elections: INEC Reveals What PDP Must Do Following Death of Abia Governorship Candidate

Politics

3 years ago

“I’m Not Being Sponsored”: Whistleblower Insists, Says Voting Atiku Will Be a Great Mistake

“I’m Not Being Sponsored”: Whistleblower Insists, Says Voting Atiku Will Be a Great Mistake

Politics

3 years ago

Wike reveals what will make Atiku lose 2023 presidential election

Wike reveals what will make Atiku lose 2023 presidential election

Politics

3 years ago

Tinubu speaks on alleged plot to scuttle 2023 elections through fuel scarcity, Naira redesign

Tinubu speaks on alleged plot to scuttle 2023 elections through fuel scarcity, Naira redesign

Politics

3 years ago

APC presidential candidate Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Wednesday said fuel scarcity and Naira redesign are part of the plans to scuttle the 2023 general elections.

Kwankwaso to return to PDP? Southern governor meets NNPP presidential candidate

Kwankwaso to return to PDP? Southern governor meets NNPP presidential candidate

Politics

3 years ago

Governor of Bayelsa state, Douye Diri, said he and other PDP chieftains are praying for the return of NNPP presidential candidate, Rabiu Kwankwaso to the party.

Video shows moment Dino Melaye falls on stage at PDP presidential rally to troll Tinubu

Video shows moment Dino Melaye falls on stage at PDP presidential rally to troll Tinubu

Politics

3 years ago

Senator Dino Melaye has stirred reactions on social media as he deliberately fell down during the PDP presidential rally in Delta state to troll Bola Tinubu.

Ex-northern governor, supporters officially dump APC, possible destination revealed

Ex-northern governor, supporters officially dump APC, possible destination revealed

Politics

3 years ago

The immediate-past governor of Adamawa state, Senator Muhammad Umar Jibrilla Bindow, has quit the All Progressives Congress (APC). Bindow, who did not mention

Just in: Suspected hoodlums attack Peter Obi in northern state

Just in: Suspected hoodlums attack Peter Obi in northern state

Politics

3 years ago

The Obi/Datti Presidential Campaign Council has narrated how Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi was attacked by hoodlums in Katsina state on Monday.

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

Raymond Dokpesi, a PDP chieftain, said a group of Buhari/Osinbajo supporters with over seven million members were billed to join the party at a rally in Delta.

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

Prince Benjamin Apugo, a member of APC's BoT, has reportedly dumped the party's presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, for the Labour Party flagbearer, Peter Obi.

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

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

Nigeria

3 years ago

The National Identity Management Commission (NIMC) explains how to resolve the National Identity Number (NIN) issues regarding JAMB 2023 UTME/DE registration.

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

Prominent PDP chieftains in Delta state, including Hon Mercy Almona Isei, a three-time former member of the House of Representatives, have defected to the APC.

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