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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

Just in: RCCG General Overseer Pastor Adeboye renames Redemption Camp

Just in: RCCG General Overseer Pastor Adeboye renames Redemption Camp

Nigeria

3 years ago

2023: List of prominent PDP chieftains who lost tickets to contest major seats

2023: List of prominent PDP chieftains who lost tickets to contest major seats

Politics

3 years ago

From 2003 to 2022: List of strong Nigerian politicians who defeated incumbent governors

From 2003 to 2022: List of strong Nigerian politicians who defeated incumbent governors

Politics

3 years ago

BREAKING: Tension as police dare Army Over Lagos clash, accuse soldiers of abduction

BREAKING: Tension as police dare Army Over Lagos clash, accuse soldiers of abduction

Nigeria

3 years ago

Just in: Huge loss as prominent ex-House of Representatives member dies

Just in: Huge loss as prominent ex-House of Representatives member dies

Nigeria

3 years ago

Pyrates Confraternity opens up on backing presidential candidate after viral video mocking Tinubu emerges

Pyrates Confraternity opens up on backing presidential candidate after viral video mocking Tinubu emerges

Politics

3 years ago

President Buhari makes new appointment, sends letter to Senate

President Buhari makes new appointment, sends letter to Senate

Nigeria

3 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari appoints Muhammad Sabo Lamido as the commissioner, finance and accounts, for the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission.

Trouble for APC, PDP as prominent chieftains, supporters defect to another party in southwest state

Trouble for APC, PDP as prominent chieftains, supporters defect to another party in southwest state

Politics

3 years ago

The governorship ambition of Adebayo Adelabu of the Accord party receives a boost as Adegboyega Adegoke (APC) and Fatai Adesina (PDP) joined forces with him.

365,564 withheld as WAEC releases 2022 WASSCE results

365,564 withheld as WAEC releases 2022 WASSCE results

Education

3 years ago

West African Examinations Council (WAEC) released the results of school candidates, who sat the 2022 West African Senior School Certificate Examinations(WASSCE)

Photo: Police dismiss officer caught in viral video flogging man with cutlass

Photo: Police dismiss officer caught in viral video flogging man with cutlass

Nigeria

3 years ago

Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), has announced the dismissal of PC Liyomo Okoi, the officer who beat a man with a cutlass.

BREAKING: Photos emerge as 2 former northern governors finally released from prison

BREAKING: Photos emerge as 2 former northern governors finally released from prison

Nigeria

3 years ago

Months after their pardon, former Governors of Plateau and Taraba states, Senator Joshua Dariye, and Jolly Nyame, have been released from Kuje prison in Abuja.

Full List: Governors ask Buhari to take 33 steps to rescue Nigeria’s economy from total collapse

Full List: Governors ask Buhari to take 33 steps to rescue Nigeria’s economy from total collapse

Economy

3 years ago

To rescue Nigeria's economy from total collapse, Nigerian governors have advised President Buhari to take some important steps, including removing subsidy.

Details emerge as Atiku, Wike finally reach crucial agreement

Details emerge as Atiku, Wike finally reach crucial agreement

Politics

3 years ago

In a move to settle their rift, the PDP presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, and Governor Nyesom Wike have reportedly agreed on setting up a 14-member panel.

Why I'm not sad over my removal as Kano emir, Sanusi makes stunning revelation 2 years after dethronement

Why I'm not sad over my removal as Kano emir, Sanusi makes stunning revelation 2 years after dethronement

Nigeria

3 years ago

The deposed 14th Emir of Kano, Lamido Sanusi, on Saturday revealed why he is not sad over his dethronement by the Kano state government led by Abdullahi Ganduje

Police arrest wanted suspected cultist in southwest state

Police arrest wanted suspected cultist in southwest state

Nigeria

3 years ago

The Osun state police command in the early hours of Sunday, August 7, reportedly arrested a suspected cultist, Rasheed Hammed, popularly known as Rasidi Oko’lu.

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