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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

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Another huge tragedy as prominent Catholic priest is murdered

Another huge tragedy as prominent Catholic priest is murdered

Nigeria

4 years ago

Full list of states controlled by APC and PDP after Osun 2022 governorship election

Full list of states controlled by APC and PDP after Osun 2022 governorship election

Politics

4 years ago

Video shows moment Adekele prostrates for elder brother as he's declared winner of Osun gov election

Video shows moment Adekele prostrates for elder brother as he's declared winner of Osun gov election

Politics

4 years ago

Osun governorship election: Full results reveal how PDP's Adeleke defeated APC's Oyetola in 17 Out of 30 LGAs

Osun governorship election: Full results reveal how PDP's Adeleke defeated APC's Oyetola in 17 Out of 30 LGAs

Politics

4 years ago

Oyetola speaks, reveals next plan after losing Osun governorship election to PDP's Adeleke

Oyetola speaks, reveals next plan after losing Osun governorship election to PDP's Adeleke

Politics

4 years ago

I'm no longer supporting you: Northern senator withdraws from Tinubu’s campaign team over Muslim-Muslim ticket

I'm no longer supporting you: Northern senator withdraws from Tinubu’s campaign team over Muslim-Muslim ticket

Politics

4 years ago

Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Prominent APC chieftain dumps party over Tinubu's choice of Shettima as running mate

Muslim-Muslim Ticket: Prominent APC chieftain dumps party over Tinubu's choice of Shettima as running mate

Politics

4 years ago

Legal practitioner and politician, Daniel Bwala, has dumped the APC after Bola Ahmed Tinubu announced Kashim Shettima, a fellow Muslim, as his running mate.

Why Lagos APC must be united ahead of 2023, Prince Idris Balogun reveals

Why Lagos APC must be united ahead of 2023, Prince Idris Balogun reveals

Politics

4 years ago

A House of Reps aspirant for the Alimosho federal constituency, Prince Idris Balogun, reveals why the unity of the ruling party is important ahead of 2023.

Senatorial primaries: INEC tells Lawan, Akpabio what to do if they want to reclaim tickets

Senatorial primaries: INEC tells Lawan, Akpabio what to do if they want to reclaim tickets

Politics

4 years ago

INEC has ruled that Senate President Ahmad Lawan and former minister of Niger Delta affairs, Godswill Akpabio stand disqualified as APC senatorial candidates.

Adeleke makes first statement after defeating Oyetola in Osun governorship election

Adeleke makes first statement after defeating Oyetola in Osun governorship election

Politics

4 years ago

Senator Ademola Adeleke, the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has reacted to his victory in the July 2022 governorship election in Osun state.

Just in: President Buhari reacts as PDP's Adeleke wins Osun governorship election

Just in: President Buhari reacts as PDP's Adeleke wins Osun governorship election

Politics

4 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Senator Ademola Adeleke, over his victory in the Osun election

UPDATED: Aregbesola deletes social media post commenting on Oyetola's defeat in Osun governorship election, gives reason

UPDATED: Aregbesola deletes social media post commenting on Oyetola's defeat in Osun governorship election, gives reason

Politics

4 years ago

Rauf Aregbesola, minister of interior, has deleted the viral post on his social media pages commenting on the APC defeat in the Osun governorship election.

Photos: Road deserted in Oyetola's hometown as INEC declares Adeleke winner

Photos: Road deserted in Oyetola's hometown as INEC declares Adeleke winner

Politics

4 years ago

Sunday, July 17, appears to be a sad day for the people of Iragbiji as their son, Gboyega Oyetola, lost the Osun 2022 governorship election to Ademola Adeleke.

INEC declares winner of Osun 2022 governorship election

INEC declares winner of Osun 2022 governorship election

Politics

4 years ago

INEC has finally declared Sen Ademola Adeleke, the governorship candidate of the opposition PDP as the winner of the 2022 governorship election in Osun state.

Osun governorship election: Live updates as INEC commences declaration of official results

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Osun governorship election: Live updates as INEC commences declaration of official results

Politics

4 years ago

The ongoing governorship election in Osun state is almost over as voting and counting of ballots have ended ended across all the local government in the state.

Nurudeen Lawal