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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.

6033 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

President Buhari makes new appointment, sends letter to Senate

President Buhari makes new appointment, sends letter to Senate

Nigeria

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

365,564 withheld as WAEC releases 2022 WASSCE results

365,564 withheld as WAEC releases 2022 WASSCE results

Education

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

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

4 years ago

Details emerge as Atiku, Wike finally reach crucial agreement

Details emerge as Atiku, Wike finally reach crucial agreement

Politics

4 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

4 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

4 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.

Tension in northern state as gunmen attack convoy, murder 2 expatriates, 2 policemen, 2 drivers

Tension in northern state as gunmen attack convoy, murder 2 expatriates, 2 policemen, 2 drivers

Nigeria

4 years ago

Daredevil gunmen on Friday, August 5, killed six persons, including two expatriates and two police inspectors during an attack on their convoy in Kogi state.

Huge feat as Nigerian air task force kills "notorious Boko Haram leader", 27 other terrorists in Borno

Huge feat as Nigerian air task force kills "notorious Boko Haram leader", 27 other terrorists in Borno

Nigeria

4 years ago

Troops of the Air Task Force (ATF), Operation Hadin Kai, have reportedly killed Alhaji Modu, a “notorious leader” of Boko Haram and 27 other terrorists in Borno

Fear grips northerners as IPOB kills 8 Nigeriens in Imo, carts away head, police react

Fear grips northerners as IPOB kills 8 Nigeriens in Imo, carts away head, police react

Nigeria

4 years ago

Northerners living in Owerri, Imo state capital, were reportedly in fear as members of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) kill eight Nigeriens.

2023: What we must do to win, APC national chairman Adamu reveals

2023: What we must do to win, APC national chairman Adamu reveals

Politics

4 years ago

Abdullahi Adamu, the APC national chairman, has said the ruling party must aim to win in every state if it is to emerge victorious in the 2023 general election.

What APC is doing to ensure Tinubu defeats Atiku in 2023, House of Reps deputy speaker reveals

What APC is doing to ensure Tinubu defeats Atiku in 2023, House of Reps deputy speaker reveals

Politics

4 years ago

The deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, Ahmed Wase, has said the ruling APC is working hard to ensure it wins again in the 2023 general elections.

Muslim-Muslim ticket: Buhari's ex-minister exposes Babachir Lawal, reveals how Tinubu helped him

Muslim-Muslim ticket: Buhari's ex-minister exposes Babachir Lawal, reveals how Tinubu helped him

Politics

4 years ago

Ex-minister of communications, Adebayo Shittu, has tackled Babachir Lawal, former SGF, over his stance on the APC's Muslim-Muslim ticket for the 2023 election.

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