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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.

5808 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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APC defeats SDP in Segun Oni's LGA as results from Ekiti governorship election trickle in

APC defeats SDP in Segun Oni's LGA as results from Ekiti governorship election trickle in

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Winner emerges in Governor Fayemi's polling unit as results from Ekiti guber election trickle in

BREAKING: Winner emerges in Governor Fayemi's polling unit as results from Ekiti guber election trickle in

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Prominent governorship candidate in Ekiti loses polling unit

BREAKING: Prominent governorship candidate in Ekiti loses polling unit

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Winner emerges in Fayose's polling unit as results from Ekiti governorship election trickle in

BREAKING: Winner emerges in Fayose's polling unit as results from Ekiti governorship election trickle in

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Winners emerge in Ekiti APC, SDP governorship candidates' polling units

BREAKING: Winners emerge in Ekiti APC, SDP governorship candidates' polling units

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Winner emerges in Ekiti PDP governorship candidate's polling unit

BREAKING: Winner emerges in Ekiti PDP governorship candidate's polling unit

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Winner emerges in first polling unit in Ekiti governorship election

BREAKING: Winner emerges in first polling unit in Ekiti governorship election

Politics

4 years ago

The ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) has secured its first known key victory in the ongoing governorship election in Ekiti state on Saturday, June 18.

BREAKING: SDP records first victory, floors APC, PDP in Ifaki

BREAKING: SDP records first victory, floors APC, PDP in Ifaki

Politics

4 years ago

Segun Oni, the governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP), has reportedly secured his first victory in Ifaki in the ongoing guber election.

Legit Poll: Nigerians predict who will win Ekiti governorship election

Legit Poll: Nigerians predict who will win Ekiti governorship election

Politics

4 years ago

As voting commences in the Ekiti state governorship election, Nigerians in a poll conducted by Legit.ng have predicted the candidate who will emerge winner.

Why I picked Okowa as running mate: Full text of Atiku's speech as he unveils PDP vice-presidential candidate

Why I picked Okowa as running mate: Full text of Atiku's speech as he unveils PDP vice-presidential candidate

Politics

4 years ago

Former Vice President and Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has opened up on why he picked Governor Ifeanyi Okowa as his running mate

Abiodun Oyebanji: Important facts about Ekiti APC governorship candidate who wants to succeed Fayemi

Abiodun Oyebanji: Important facts about Ekiti APC governorship candidate who wants to succeed Fayemi

Politics

4 years ago

Ahead of the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti state, Legit.ng presents some key facts about Abiodun Oyebanji, the ruling APC's gubernatorial candidate.

BREAKING: Supreme Court gives final verdict on use of Hijab in secondary schools

BREAKING: Supreme Court gives final verdict on use of Hijab in secondary schools

Education

4 years ago

The Supreme Court has overruled Lagos state on its restriction of the use of head covering (Hijab) by female Muslim students of public schools in the state.

Why I want to be Tinubu's running mate, northern governor finally opens up

Why I want to be Tinubu's running mate, northern governor finally opens up

Politics

4 years ago

The governor of Plateau state, Simon Lalong, has reportedly said he is not aspiring to be the running mate to Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu's because of religion.

2 prominent senators from southwest, southeast dump PDP, join APC, APGA ahead of 2023

2 prominent senators from southwest, southeast dump PDP, join APC, APGA ahead of 2023

Politics

4 years ago

Two key PDP senators, Kola Balogun and Eyinnaya Abaribe, have dumped the party. While Senator Balogun joined the ruling APC, Senator Abaribe defected to APGA.

Influential northern governor reveals his next plan after losing APC presidential ticket to Tinubu

Influential northern governor reveals his next plan after losing APC presidential ticket to Tinubu

Politics

4 years ago

After losing the presidential ticket of the APC to Asiwaju Bola Tinubu, Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state said he would run for presidency again in the future

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