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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.

6002 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Northern governor’s special adviser, prominent chieftain, dump PDP, defect to APC ahead of 2023 elections

Northern governor’s special adviser, prominent chieftain, dump PDP, defect to APC ahead of 2023 elections

Politics

3 years ago

2023 elections: Panic as prominent presidential candidate is fined

2023 elections: Panic as prominent presidential candidate is fined

Politics

3 years ago

Photo emerges as Eyo masquerade collapses in stampede at APC rally in Lagos

Photo emerges as Eyo masquerade collapses in stampede at APC rally in Lagos

Nigeria

3 years ago

2023 elections: EFCC arrested Peter Obi’s son for fraud? Fact Emerges

2023 elections: EFCC arrested Peter Obi’s son for fraud? Fact Emerges

Politics

3 years ago

Tinubu suffers another gaffe in Lagos, says "Go and take your APV APC and you must vote", video emerges

Tinubu suffers another gaffe in Lagos, says "Go and take your APV APC and you must vote", video emerges

Politics

3 years ago

Lagos APC rally: Tinubu reveals what Nigerians should do to PDP, Atiku in 2023

Lagos APC rally: Tinubu reveals what Nigerians should do to PDP, Atiku in 2023

Politics

3 years ago

Prominent party collapses structures as governorship, senatorial candidates, others join APC in northern state

Prominent party collapses structures as governorship, senatorial candidates, others join APC in northern state

Politics

3 years ago

The leadership of the PRP in Sokoto state, led by the party’s governorship candidate, Sa’idu Gumburawa, has collapsed its structure and defected to the APC.

2023 presidency: 5 strong APC states Tinubu may not win in 2023 and why

2023 presidency: 5 strong APC states Tinubu may not win in 2023 and why

Politics

3 years ago

This report examines some factors which may cause the defeat of the APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, in some states under his party's control in 2023.

2023 presidency: Former PDP governor breaks silence as he dumps Wike's camp, declares support for Atiku

2023 presidency: Former PDP governor breaks silence as he dumps Wike's camp, declares support for Atiku

Politics

3 years ago

A former governor of Gombe state, Ibrahim Hassan Dankwambo, has dumped Wike's camp and declared his support for the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar.

2023 presidency: PDP crisis worsens as G5 Governors take strong action against Atiku

2023 presidency: PDP crisis worsens as G5 Governors take strong action against Atiku

Politics

3 years ago

The G5 governors refused to campaign for PDP presidential candidate Atiku Abubakar when they flagged off the 2023 elections campaign in Umuahia, Abia state.

2023 presidency: List of northern APC Christian leaders who have refused to endorse Peter Obi

2023 presidency: List of northern APC Christian leaders who have refused to endorse Peter Obi

Politics

3 years ago

Yakubu Dogara, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, is one of the northern APC Christian leaders who didn't endorse Peter Obi for the 2023 elections.

List of prominent APC chieftains who are not supporting Tinubu because of Muslim-Muslim ticket

List of prominent APC chieftains who are not supporting Tinubu because of Muslim-Muslim ticket

Politics

3 years ago

The report highlights the list of the chieftains of the APC who have dumped the party's presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, over the Muslim-Muslim ticket.

Why PDP has not sanctioned Wike, other G5 governors despite anti-Atiku comments, party chieftain reveals

Why PDP has not sanctioned Wike, other G5 governors despite anti-Atiku comments, party chieftain reveals

Politics

3 years ago

Anthony Ehilebo, PDP Presidential Campaign Council member, speaks with Legit.ng on how the party will deal with its internal crisis ahead of the 2023 elections.

List of governors presiding over the top 10 states with highest poverty rates in Nigeria

List of governors presiding over the top 10 states with highest poverty rates in Nigeria

Nigeria

3 years ago

This report lists the governors presiding over the states with the highest poverty rates in Nigeria, according to the NBS's 2022 Multidimensional Poverty Index

2023 elections: APC lists reasons why BVAS, electronic results transmission may not work, sends message to INEC

2023 elections: APC lists reasons why BVAS, electronic results transmission may not work, sends message to INEC

Politics

3 years ago

APC national chairman Abdullahi Adamu is not convinced about INEC's proposed use of the Bimodal Voter Accreditation System (BVAS) for the 2023 general election.

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