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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.

6036 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Live updates: Winners emerge as APC holds governorship primaries, elects candidates across Nigeria

Live

Live updates: Winners emerge as APC holds governorship primaries, elects candidates across Nigeria

Nigeria

4 years ago

PDP Primaries: List of serving senators, House of Reps members who have lost return bid

PDP Primaries: List of serving senators, House of Reps members who have lost return bid

Politics

4 years ago

APC primaries: Ajimobi’s son wins ticket for important seat in Oyo state

APC primaries: Ajimobi’s son wins ticket for important seat in Oyo state

Politics

4 years ago

2023 elections: List of winners of PDP's governorship primaries

2023 elections: List of winners of PDP's governorship primaries

Politics

4 years ago

PDP primaries: List of governors, deputy govs who have won Senate tickets

PDP primaries: List of governors, deputy govs who have won Senate tickets

Politics

4 years ago

APC presidential primary: Osinbajo storms Lagos, reveals how he will defeat Tinubu, others

APC presidential primary: Osinbajo storms Lagos, reveals how he will defeat Tinubu, others

Politics

4 years ago

Son of prominent former governor wins PDP's guber ticket in key northern state

Son of prominent former governor wins PDP's guber ticket in key northern state

Politics

4 years ago

Mustapha Lamido, the son of ex-governor of Jigawa state, Sule Lamido, was, on Wednesday, elected the governorship candidate of the opposition PDP in the state.

Shehu Sani loses Kaduna PDP governorship primary, sends message to winner

Shehu Sani loses Kaduna PDP governorship primary, sends message to winner

Politics

4 years ago

Senator Shehu Sani has failed to clinch the governorship ticket of the PDP ahead of the 2023 general elections. The former Kaduna senator lost to Isah Ashiru.

Prominent PDP House of Reps aspirant collapses after losing primary

Prominent PDP House of Reps aspirant collapses after losing primary

Politics

4 years ago

A House of Representatives aspirant on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Philip Okwuada, reportedly fainted after losing the party’s primary.

List of APC presidential aspirants who bought forms, submitted and ready for screening ahead of primaries

List of APC presidential aspirants who bought forms, submitted and ready for screening ahead of primaries

Politics

4 years ago

Here are the 23 presidential aspirants on the platform of the APC who purchased the party's forms, submitted them and are ready for screening ahead of primaries

2023 presidency: Political party Peter Obi may join after dumping PDP revealed

2023 presidency: Political party Peter Obi may join after dumping PDP revealed

Politics

4 years ago

Peter Obi, former presidential aspirant of the platform of the PDP is reportedly planning to join the Labour Party to pursue his 2023 presidential ambition.

President Buhari sacked Godwin Emefiele? Here is what CBN says

President Buhari sacked Godwin Emefiele? Here is what CBN says

Nigeria

4 years ago

Contrary to the viral rumour on social media, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) at the time of this report denied knowledge of the sack of Godwin Emefiele.

Tension as Abba Kyari reportedly escapes murder in prison

Tension as Abba Kyari reportedly escapes murder in prison

Nigeria

4 years ago

Aggrieved inmates who accused Abba Kyari of insincerity in bribe-for-release deals almost murdered the suspended deputy commissioner of police in Kuje prison.

Live Updates: Winners emerge as results troop in from PDP's governorship primaries across Nigeria

Live

Live Updates: Winners emerge as results troop in from PDP's governorship primaries across Nigeria

Politics

4 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) is holding primaries across the 36 states of the federation to elect its gove

Wike's likely successor emerges as PDP elects governorship candidate in Rivers

Wike's likely successor emerges as PDP elects governorship candidate in Rivers

Politics

4 years ago

The Rivers state's immediate past accountant general, Siminialayi Fubara, has emerged the governorship candidate of the PDP ahead of the 2023 general elections.

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