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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.

5802 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Peter Obi reacts, makes new promise as supporter takes Labour Party campaign to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro

Peter Obi reacts, makes new promise as supporter takes Labour Party campaign to the peak of Mount Kilimanjaro

Politics

3 years ago

Mahmood Yakubu: INEC breaks silence on alleged move to sack commission's chairman ahead of 2023 elections

Mahmood Yakubu: INEC breaks silence on alleged move to sack commission's chairman ahead of 2023 elections

Politics

3 years ago

DSS arrests 2 suspected terrorists in Abuja estate after US warned of terror attack in Nigeria's capital city

DSS arrests 2 suspected terrorists in Abuja estate after US warned of terror attack in Nigeria's capital city

Nigeria

3 years ago

Former APC chieftain makes list as Wike formally appoints 18 new commissioners

Former APC chieftain makes list as Wike formally appoints 18 new commissioners

Politics

3 years ago

Labour Party finally releases updated list of Peter Obi's presidential campaign council

Labour Party finally releases updated list of Peter Obi's presidential campaign council

Politics

3 years ago

Osinbajo's group reveals anointed presidential candidate as Tinubu speaks on relationship with VP

Osinbajo's group reveals anointed presidential candidate as Tinubu speaks on relationship with VP

Politics

3 years ago

Why Benue people will not vote for Atiku, Ortom reveals, tells PDP presidential candidate what he must do

Why Benue people will not vote for Atiku, Ortom reveals, tells PDP presidential candidate what he must do

Politics

3 years ago

Governor Ortom has said the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, must apologise to the people of Benue state, or else they will not vote for him in 2023.

New twist as Governor Wike threatens to resign, gives condition

New twist as Governor Wike threatens to resign, gives condition

Politics

3 years ago

The governor of Rivers state, Nyesom Wike, on Tuesday, October 25, vowed to resign if anybody could prove that he promised to make him his successor in 2023.

Tension as Northern PDP governor withdraws support for Atiku, accuses him of working with Miyetti Allah

Tension as Northern PDP governor withdraws support for Atiku, accuses him of working with Miyetti Allah

Politics

3 years ago

Governor Ortom may have withdrawn his support for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar. The Benue governor accused Atiku of working with Miyetti Allah

Tears as prominent Nigerian governor loses top aide, emotional photos of burial emerge

Tears as prominent Nigerian governor loses top aide, emotional photos of burial emerge

Nigeria

3 years ago

Alhaji Murtala Lamus, Special Adviser on Special Duties to Governor Abdullahi Sule of Nasarawa died on Tuesday, a statement by the state government disclosed.

Just In: Former Rep member dumps APC ahead of 2023 elections, gives reason

Just In: Former Rep member dumps APC ahead of 2023 elections, gives reason

Politics

3 years ago

The former member of the House of Representatives, representing Lapai/Agaie Federal Constituency, Honourable Ibrahim Ebbo has dumped the APC in Niger state.

BREAKING: INEC announces date for Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa governorship elections

BREAKING: INEC announces date for Imo, Kogi, Bayelsa governorship elections

Politics

3 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled the off-cycle Imo, Bayelsa and Kogi governorship elections for Saturday, November 11, 2023.

BREAKING: APC suffers huge loss as court nullifies all primaries in Rivers state, sacks candidates

BREAKING: APC suffers huge loss as court nullifies all primaries in Rivers state, sacks candidates

Politics

3 years ago

The Federal High Court sitting in Port Harcourt, Rivers state has nullified all the primaries conducted by the All Progressive Congress (APC) in the state.

2023 elections: Wike reveals why PDP campaign posters in Rivers don’t have Atiku, Ayu’s photos

2023 elections: Wike reveals why PDP campaign posters in Rivers don’t have Atiku, Ayu’s photos

Politics

3 years ago

Governor Nyesom Wike has revealed why the photos of PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, have been missing from the campaign materials in Rivers state.

Diezani loses Abuja properties, cars worth N1.6bn as court gives final forfeiture order, photos of mansions emerge

Diezani loses Abuja properties, cars worth N1.6bn as court gives final forfeiture order, photos of mansions emerge

Nigeria

3 years ago

The Federal High Court has ordered the final forfeiture of two Abuja properties and two luxury cars belonging to a former minister, Mrs Diezani Alison-Madueke

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