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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.

5999 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

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

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

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

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

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.

Just in: Prominent deputy governorship candidate dumps party, defects to APC

Just in: Prominent deputy governorship candidate dumps party, defects to APC

Politics

3 years ago

The deputy governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) in Cross River state, Daniel Obo, has defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC).

Labour Party senatorial candidate dumped Peter Obi, defected to PDP? Truth emerges

Labour Party senatorial candidate dumped Peter Obi, defected to PDP? Truth emerges

Politics

3 years ago

The Delta North senatorial candidate of the Labour Party (LP), Barrister Ken Kanma, has spoken on his alleged defection to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).

2023 elections: 3-term PDP Rep member, Okowa's ex-aide, others defect to APC

2023 elections: 3-term PDP Rep member, Okowa's ex-aide, others defect to APC

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 general election, a three-term ex-member of the House of Representatives, Daniel Reyenieju, has officially defected to the APC in Delta state.

JAMB releases breakdown of 2023 UTME/DE fees as registration begins nationwide

JAMB releases breakdown of 2023 UTME/DE fees as registration begins nationwide

Education

3 years ago

In a bid to avoid extortion, JAMB has released a breakdown of all approved fees for the 2023 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) and Direct Entry.

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