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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

Osun governorship election: The battleground states, comfort zones; how Oyetola and Adeleke stand across LGAs

Osun governorship election: The battleground states, comfort zones; how Oyetola and Adeleke stand across LGAs

Politics

4 years ago

Final list of Osun 2022 governorship candidates and the academic qualifications they submitted to INEC

Final list of Osun 2022 governorship candidates and the academic qualifications they submitted to INEC

Politics

4 years ago

List of Osun governorship candidates who registered with only WAEC/NECO certificates

List of Osun governorship candidates who registered with only WAEC/NECO certificates

Politics

4 years ago

Adegboyega Oyetola: 5 important things you don’t know about APC governor who wants to rule Osun for 2nd term

Adegboyega Oyetola: 5 important things you don’t know about APC governor who wants to rule Osun for 2nd term

Politics

4 years ago

It's been tough, I’m eager to go, President Buhari laments, reveals where he's going after leaving office

It's been tough, I’m eager to go, President Buhari laments, reveals where he's going after leaving office

Politics

4 years ago

APC governors reveal position on Tinubu's choice of Shettima as running mate after meeting Buhari

APC governors reveal position on Tinubu's choice of Shettima as running mate after meeting Buhari

Politics

4 years ago

Wike to join APC? Saraki reveals what PDP will do after Fayemi, Sanwo-Olu, Akeredolu met Rivers governor

Wike to join APC? Saraki reveals what PDP will do after Fayemi, Sanwo-Olu, Akeredolu met Rivers governor

Politics

4 years ago

Former Senate President Bukola Saraki has described the visit by the governors of the APC to Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers state, as a miscalculation.

Full list: Names, photos of 69 Boko Haram members who escaped from Kuje prison

Full list: Names, photos of 69 Boko Haram members who escaped from Kuje prison

Nigeria

4 years ago

The Nigerian Correctional Service releases the names and pictures of inmates with cases of terrorism who escaped from the Kuje Medium Custodial Centre in Abuja.

Photo emerges as police arrest terrorist who escaped from Kuje prison in northern state

Photo emerges as police arrest terrorist who escaped from Kuje prison in northern state

Nigeria

4 years ago

The police have recaptured Hassan Hassan, one of the inmates that escaped during the recent attack on Kuje Medium Security Correctional Centre by terrorists.

Kuje prison attack: 2 officers arrested over phone calls with escaped terrorists? Police React

Kuje prison attack: 2 officers arrested over phone calls with escaped terrorists? Police React

Nigeria

4 years ago

The Nigeria police force has denied a report stating that two of its officers were arrested over their possible complicity in the attack on the Kuje prison.

Eid-el-Kabir: Photo emerges as church distributes food, “barka da Sallah” cash to Muslims in northern state

Eid-el-Kabir: Photo emerges as church distributes food, “barka da Sallah” cash to Muslims in northern state

Nigeria

4 years ago

In celebration of Eid-el-Kabir, the Christ Evangelical and Life Intervention Fellowship Ministry has distributed food to poor Muslims and orphans in Kaduna.

"Asiwaju for President": Talented SS1 student draws special portrait of Tinubu

"Asiwaju for President": Talented SS1 student draws special portrait of Tinubu

Politics

4 years ago

An SS1 student identified as Timileyin Olajide, from United Union College (UUC), Ilorin, reportedly drew a portrait of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, the presidenti

2023: Tinubu reportedly picks Muslim running mate, CAN reacts

2023: Tinubu reportedly picks Muslim running mate, CAN reacts

Politics

4 years ago

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) says it will not support the presidential candidate of the APC, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, if he picks a Muslim running mate.

Soludo reveals why Odumeje’s church was demolished as video shows security agents assaulting cleric

Soludo reveals why Odumeje’s church was demolished as video shows security agents assaulting cleric

Nigeria

4 years ago

Anambra state governor, Charles Soludo, has revealed the reason why the church building of popular prophet, Chukwuemeka Ohanaemere, aka Odumeje, was demolished.

List of popular inmates at Kuje prison emerges after terrorist attack

List of popular inmates at Kuje prison emerges after terrorist attack

Nigeria

4 years ago

Following the attack on Kuje prison by terrorists on Tuesday night, a list of some of the popular inmates at the Medium Security Custodial Centre has emerged.

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