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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

Author's articles

2023: Has Umahi dropped his presidential ambition? Governor's aide opens up

2023: Has Umahi dropped his presidential ambition? Governor's aide opens up

Politics

4 years ago

What Tinubu told us at the meeting convened after Osinbajo's declaration - APC governors reveal

What Tinubu told us at the meeting convened after Osinbajo's declaration - APC governors reveal

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: INEC releases final list of candidates for Osun governorship election

BREAKING: INEC releases final list of candidates for Osun governorship election

Politics

4 years ago

Scholar in the making: 8-year-old boy who started memorising Quran at age 3 gives inspiring lecture in new video

Scholar in the making: 8-year-old boy who started memorising Quran at age 3 gives inspiring lecture in new video

Education

4 years ago

Presidency 2023: Why VP Yemi Osinbajo deserves to succeed Buhari - Youth advocate reveals

Presidency 2023: Why VP Yemi Osinbajo deserves to succeed Buhari - Youth advocate reveals

Politics

4 years ago

Turning lemons into lemonade: 25-year-old lady in Abuja IDP camp learns tailoring, charges up to N2k per dress

Turning lemons into lemonade: 25-year-old lady in Abuja IDP camp learns tailoring, charges up to N2k per dress

Nigeria

4 years ago

Is it illegal for Adamu to retain his seat as senator while serving as APC chairman? Lawyer reacts

Is it illegal for Adamu to retain his seat as senator while serving as APC chairman? Lawyer reacts

Politics

4 years ago

Festus Ogun, a constitutional lawyer, says it's not illegal for Abdullahi Adamu to retain his seat in the Senate while also serving as the chairman of the APC.

Dirty slap: Bianca Ojukwu speaks again, releases full, clearer video of clash with Obiano's wife

Dirty slap: Bianca Ojukwu speaks again, releases full, clearer video of clash with Obiano's wife

Nigeria

4 years ago

A new and clearer video has surfaced showing moments the widow of Odumegwu Ojukwu, Bianca, slapped the former first lady of Anambra state, Ebelechukwu Obiano.

How I became Nigeria's vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo speaks in video

How I became Nigeria's vice president, Professor Yemi Osinbajo speaks in video

Politics

4 years ago

Professor Yemi Osinbajo in December 2021 video attributed his emergence as the All Progressives Congress (APC)'s vice presidential candidate in 2014 to God.

How to check the results of 2022 mock UTME in simple steps

How to check the results of 2022 mock UTME in simple steps

Education

4 years ago

The results of the mock Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) conducted on Saturday, April 9, 2022, has been released by JAMB on Monday, April 11.

Just in: Bandits shoot Miyetti Allah chairman dead in Abuja

Just in: Bandits shoot Miyetti Allah chairman dead in Abuja

Nigeria

4 years ago

The chairman of Miyyetti Allah Cattle Breeders’ Association of Nigeria (MACBAN) in Gwagwalada Area Council, Abuja, Adamu Aliyu, has been shot dead by bandits.

List of governors who met with Tinubu in Abuja after Osinbajo's presidential declaration

List of governors who met with Tinubu in Abuja after Osinbajo's presidential declaration

Politics

4 years ago

Here is a list of APC governors who met with the national leader of the ruling party, Bola Tinubu, in Abuja on Monday after Osinbajo's presidential declaration.

Buhari's minister speaks on plans to defect from APC to APGA

Buhari's minister speaks on plans to defect from APC to APGA

Politics

4 years ago

Dr Uche Ogah, the minister of state for mines and steel development, says he has no plan to defect from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to APGA.

BREAKING: Osinbajo reportedly meets APC governors over presidential ambition

BREAKING: Osinbajo reportedly meets APC governors over presidential ambition

Politics

4 years ago

VP Yemi Osinbajo is hosting members of the Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), that is, the APC governors, at his official residence in the Presidential Villa.

BREAKING: Gunmen invade commissioner’s home in Imo, burn it down, destroy father's residence

BREAKING: Gunmen invade commissioner’s home in Imo, burn it down, destroy father's residence

Nigeria

4 years ago

The country home of the commissioner for justice and the attorney general of Imo state, Cyprian Akaolisa, and that of his father have been razed by gunmen.

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