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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.

6000 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Huge loss as former House of Reps member from Oyo state dies after brief illness

Huge loss as former House of Reps member from Oyo state dies after brief illness

Nigeria

3 years ago

Just in: Photos emerge as President Buhari meets Biden at White House

Just in: Photos emerge as President Buhari meets Biden at White House

Nigeria

3 years ago

List emerges as Police Service Commission promotes 745 officers, others

List emerges as Police Service Commission promotes 745 officers, others

Nigeria

3 years ago

Crisis erupts in APC as party's former governor endorses PDP candidate in key northern state

Crisis erupts in APC as party's former governor endorses PDP candidate in key northern state

Politics

3 years ago

MKO Abiola’s children drag President Buhari to court, seek N4.5bn as compensation for Kudirat’s murder

MKO Abiola’s children drag President Buhari to court, seek N4.5bn as compensation for Kudirat’s murder

Nigeria

3 years ago

Wike speaks after Atiku sent him birthday message, reveals condition to back PDP presidential candidate

Wike speaks after Atiku sent him birthday message, reveals condition to back PDP presidential candidate

Politics

3 years ago

2023 presidency: Obasanjo finally endorsed Peter Obi? Ex-President drops hint, unveils plan with other elder statesmen

2023 presidency: Obasanjo finally endorsed Peter Obi? Ex-President drops hint, unveils plan with other elder statesmen

Politics

3 years ago

Former President Obasanjo speaks on endorsing a presidential candidate amid the rumour that he is backing the Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi.

2023 presidency: Olubadan endorsed Peter Obi? Palace opens up

2023 presidency: Olubadan endorsed Peter Obi? Palace opens up

Politics

3 years ago

Oba Olalekan Balogun, the Olubadan of Ibadanland, has denied endorsing Peter Obi, the presidential candidate of the Labor Party, ahead of the 2023 elections.

Great warrior: Photos emerge as Tinubu is turbaned ‘Dakaren’ Birnin Gwari in Kaduna state

Great warrior: Photos emerge as Tinubu is turbaned ‘Dakaren’ Birnin Gwari in Kaduna state

Politics

3 years ago

Presidential candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, was on Monday, turbaned as “Dakaren Birnin Gwari” of Birnin Gwari in Kaduna state.

Atiku, Tinubu or Peter Obi? Bishop David Oyedepo reveals who Nigeria Needs in 2023 at Shiloh 2022

Atiku, Tinubu or Peter Obi? Bishop David Oyedepo reveals who Nigeria Needs in 2023 at Shiloh 2022

Politics

3 years ago

The president of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Bishop David Oyedepo, said on Thursday at the ongoing Shiloh 2022 that Nigeria needs a deliverer, not a leader.

How to stop getting unwanted text messages from MTN, GLO, Airtel, 9mobile, others according to NCC

How to stop getting unwanted text messages from MTN, GLO, Airtel, 9mobile, others according to NCC

Nigeria

3 years ago

This piece explains in simple terms how to stop getting unsolicited messages from MTN, GLO and others, using the NCC's Do-Not-Disturb (DND) 2442 Short Code.

2023 presidency: Reno Omokri lists 20 states 'Atiku will win outright', reveals what will happen in 16 others

2023 presidency: Reno Omokri lists 20 states 'Atiku will win outright', reveals what will happen in 16 others

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 general election, Reno Omokri, a PDP chieftain has released a list of states he believes his party's presidential candidate, Atiku, will win.

Atiku reveals how he will deal with IPOB if elected as president in 2023, reveals what agitators want

Atiku reveals how he will deal with IPOB if elected as president in 2023, reveals what agitators want

Politics

3 years ago

If elected as president in 2023, Atiku Abubakar, the PDP flagbearer, said he will negotiate with the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and other agitators.

Drama as 27-year-old man from Delta claims Governor Sanwo-Olu is his father, reveals what mother told him

Drama as 27-year-old man from Delta claims Governor Sanwo-Olu is his father, reveals what mother told him

Nigeria

3 years ago

A 27-year-old man and father of three who identified himself as Emmanuel Sanwo-Olu has claimed the Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is his father.

Google reveals people and things Nigerians searched for the most in 2022, Peter Obi, Portable others make list

Google reveals people and things Nigerians searched for the most in 2022, Peter Obi, Portable others make list

Nigeria

3 years ago

Here is a full list of the people and things Nigerians searched for the most on Google in the outgoing year 2022. Peter Obi, Portable, ASUU strike made the list

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