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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

Author's articles

2023 presidency: Tinubu withdrawing from race on health grounds? Buhari's minister opens up

2023 presidency: Tinubu withdrawing from race on health grounds? Buhari's minister opens up

Politics

3 years ago

Just in: Appeal Court takes decision on FG's charges against Nnamdi Kanu

Just in: Appeal Court takes decision on FG's charges against Nnamdi Kanu

Nigeria

3 years ago

Tinubu or Peter Obi? APC chieftain reveals who Anambra youths will vote for

Tinubu or Peter Obi? APC chieftain reveals who Anambra youths will vote for

Politics

3 years ago

Nnamdi Kanu: Full list, details of FG's 8 charges against IPOB leader struck out by court

Nnamdi Kanu: Full list, details of FG's 8 charges against IPOB leader struck out by court

Nigeria

3 years ago

Wike tackles Amaechi, threatens to expose former minister amid possible alliance with Tinubu

Wike tackles Amaechi, threatens to expose former minister amid possible alliance with Tinubu

Politics

3 years ago

Photos emerge as rainfall sinks residential building in Lagos, NEMA takes action

Photos emerge as rainfall sinks residential building in Lagos, NEMA takes action

Nigeria

3 years ago

Strong APC chieftain in Borno Sheriff Modu defects to PDP ahead of 2023

Strong APC chieftain in Borno Sheriff Modu defects to PDP ahead of 2023

Politics

3 years ago

Ahead of 2023 polls, Yusuf Sheriff Modu, a former All Progressives Congress (APC) northeast zonal secretary, has defected to the opposition PDP in Borno state.

Details Buhari, Osinbajo’s assets as declared by presidency in 2015 emerge

Details Buhari, Osinbajo’s assets as declared by presidency in 2015 emerge

Nigeria

3 years ago

In this report, Legit.ng takes a look back at a statement released by the presidency in 2015 detailing the assets owned by President Buhari and VP Osinbajo.

Nigerian-born professor wished Queen Elizabeth II ‘excruciating’ death, Twitter takes action

Nigerian-born professor wished Queen Elizabeth II ‘excruciating’ death, Twitter takes action

Nigeria

3 years ago

Twitter has deleted the tweets by Uju Anya, a lecturer at the Carnegie Mellon University, USA, wishing Queen Elizabeth II of England an ‘excruciating’ death.

Buhari’s former aide dumps APC, declares for Kano governorship in another prominent party

Buhari’s former aide dumps APC, declares for Kano governorship in another prominent party

Politics

3 years ago

After leaving APC, Sha’aban Sharada, former aide to President Buhari, has declared interest to run for the office of Kano state governor on the ADP's platform.

2023 presidency: New twist as Wike reveals what PDP needs to defeat APC

2023 presidency: New twist as Wike reveals what PDP needs to defeat APC

Politics

3 years ago

Governor Nyesom Wike has said the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) needs performing governors like him to defeat the ruling APC in the 2023 presidential election.

Wike: Ayu to step down as PDP chairman or not? Atiku's position finally revealed

Wike: Ayu to step down as PDP chairman or not? Atiku's position finally revealed

Politics

3 years ago

A PDP chieftain, Katch Ononuju, says Atiku Abubakar wants the national chairman Iyorchia Ayu to resign so that the party's crisis can be resolved ahead of 2023.

Tension as popular presidential candidate is disowned ahead of 2023

Tension as popular presidential candidate is disowned ahead of 2023

Politics

3 years ago

The African Action Congress (AAC) on Wednesday, September 7, reportedly disowned Omoyele Sowore as its presidential candidate for the 2023 general elections.

Ayu sacked or survives? PDP speaks after national caucus meeting, announces next step

Ayu sacked or survives? PDP speaks after national caucus meeting, announces next step

Politics

3 years ago

Despite the calls for his removal, PDP national chairman Iyorchia Ayu presided over the party’s national caucus meeting on Wednesday, September 7, in Abuja.

Can INEC disqualify Peter Obi for raising funds from diaspora? Lawyers react

Can INEC disqualify Peter Obi for raising funds from diaspora? Lawyers react

Politics

3 years ago

Prominent lawyers have reacted to the allegations by some APC support groups that Peter Obi is violating the law by purportedly raising campaign funds abroad.

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