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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.

5809 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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After withdrawing from presidential race, northern governor tells delegates who to vote for

After withdrawing from presidential race, northern governor tells delegates who to vote for

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Proposed special APC presidential aspirants list reportedly reduced to 2, names revealed

BREAKING: Proposed special APC presidential aspirants list reportedly reduced to 2, names revealed

Politics

4 years ago

APC presidential primary: Dimeji Bankole steps down for Tinubu

APC presidential primary: Dimeji Bankole steps down for Tinubu

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Northern governor reveals Buhari's position on list of 5 aspirants sent to him

BREAKING: Northern governor reveals Buhari's position on list of 5 aspirants sent to him

Politics

4 years ago

APC Presidential Primary: Shehu Sani reveals who Buhari will pick if governors give him 5 names to choose from

APC Presidential Primary: Shehu Sani reveals who Buhari will pick if governors give him 5 names to choose from

Politics

4 years ago

APC presidential primaries: List of states Tinubu, Osinbajo, others may win

APC presidential primaries: List of states Tinubu, Osinbajo, others may win

Politics

4 years ago

What I will do if I lose APC presidential primary, Tinubu opens up in trending video

What I will do if I lose APC presidential primary, Tinubu opens up in trending video

Politics

4 years ago

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has assured his supporters that he has done most of the work required for him to win the presidential primaries of the ruling APC.

Buhari approved Lawan as consensus APC candidate? President finally speaks

Buhari approved Lawan as consensus APC candidate? President finally speaks

Politics

4 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday says there will be no imposition of presidential candidate on the All Progressives Congress (APC) for the 2023 elections.

Presidency replies Tinubu, reveals how Buhari defeated Jonathan in 2015

Presidency replies Tinubu, reveals how Buhari defeated Jonathan in 2015

Politics

4 years ago

The presidency has replied Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, saying millions of Nigerians, not one person, elected President Muhammadu Buhari into office in 2015.

Northern governors react as Adamu announces Lawan as consensus candidate

Northern governors react as Adamu announces Lawan as consensus candidate

Politics

4 years ago

The northern APC governors on Monday, June 6, rejected the choice of Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the consensus presidential candidate of the ruling party.

5 APC presidential aspirants who may be picked as Buhari's preferred successor

5 APC presidential aspirants who may be picked as Buhari's preferred successor

Politics

4 years ago

Following Buhari's announcement that he wants to pick a successor, here is a list of five of the APC presidential aspirants the Nigerian leader may choose.

Presidency 2023: This is my simple advice to Tinubu - Prominent APC governor opens up

Presidency 2023: This is my simple advice to Tinubu - Prominent APC governor opens up

Politics

4 years ago

Governor Yahaya Bello of Kogi state has advised the national leader of the ruling APC, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, to leave the 2023 presidency for his children.

Influential APC chieftain withdraws from presidential race

Influential APC chieftain withdraws from presidential race

Politics

4 years ago

Ken Nnamani, a former president of the Senate, has on Monday pulled out of the race to secure the presidential ticket of the All Progressives Congress (APC).

3 reasons why Tinubu may not get APC's presidential ticket

3 reasons why Tinubu may not get APC's presidential ticket

Politics

4 years ago

Ahead of the APC's presidential primaries, the piece considers three reasons why Bola Tinubu may not get the party's presidential ticket, despite his influence.

BREAKING: APC national chairman Adamu finally announces party's consensus candidate

BREAKING: APC national chairman Adamu finally announces party's consensus candidate

Politics

4 years ago

Senator Abdullahi Adamu, the national chairman of the APC, has reportedly announced Senate President Ahmed Lawan as the party's consensus presidential aspirant.

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