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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.

6014 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Huge loss for Atiku as influential PDP chieftain, 8 party chairmen, secretaries, others defect to APC

Huge loss for Atiku as influential PDP chieftain, 8 party chairmen, secretaries, others defect to APC

Politics

4 years ago

List of universities that have reportedly pulled out of ASUU strike

List of universities that have reportedly pulled out of ASUU strike

Education

4 years ago

2023: Political Intrigues as Atiku reportedly meets APC governors

2023: Political Intrigues as Atiku reportedly meets APC governors

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: PDP's fate decided as Supreme Court gives verdict on 2023 guber election in southeast state

BREAKING: PDP's fate decided as Supreme Court gives verdict on 2023 guber election in southeast state

Politics

4 years ago

2023: Atiku reveals why PDP will defeat APC, Tinubu in Lagos

2023: Atiku reveals why PDP will defeat APC, Tinubu in Lagos

Politics

4 years ago

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

4 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

4 years ago

The Court of Appeal reserved its decision after it listened the legal teams of the federal government and IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu on Tuesday, September 13.

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

4 years ago

The DG of the Conference of APC Support Groups, Obidike Chukwuebuka, says APC presidential candidate, Tinubu, will get maximum support from Anambra youths.

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

4 years ago

Here are the details of the eight of the 15-count charges the federal government filed against Nnamdi Kanu that were struck out by the court on Friday, April 8.

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

4 years ago

Governor Nyesom Wike has lambasted Rotimi Amaechi, describing the former minister of transportation as a “total failure” who can no longer enter the Aso Rock.

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

4 years ago

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) said it rescued nine persons from a sinking building in the Maryland area of Lagos on Monday, September 12.

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

4 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

4 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

4 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

4 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.

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