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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.

5811 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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EFCC Vs Okorocha: Court gives important order over N5.7bn alleged fraud

EFCC Vs Okorocha: Court gives important order over N5.7bn alleged fraud

Nigeria

4 years ago

Video emerges as Osinbajo visits parents of 5-year-old Hanifa Abubakar killed by school proprietor

Video emerges as Osinbajo visits parents of 5-year-old Hanifa Abubakar killed by school proprietor

Nigeria

4 years ago

Just in: Court gives final verdict on suit seeking Zamfara governor's sack for defecting to APC

Just in: Court gives final verdict on suit seeking Zamfara governor's sack for defecting to APC

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Senate approves establishment of more Law School campuses, list of states to benefit emerges

BREAKING: Senate approves establishment of more Law School campuses, list of states to benefit emerges

Education

4 years ago

Nnamdi Kanu: How we are treating IPOB leader in detention, DSS opens up

Nnamdi Kanu: How we are treating IPOB leader in detention, DSS opens up

Nigeria

4 years ago

List of 13 senators eyeing governorship seats ahead of 2023 general elections

List of 13 senators eyeing governorship seats ahead of 2023 general elections

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: AGF Malami gives crucial update Abba Kyari's possible extradition to US

BREAKING: AGF Malami gives crucial update Abba Kyari's possible extradition to US

Nigeria

4 years ago

The US government and the Nigerian government are discussing the extradition of DCP Abba Kyari, for his alleged role in a $1m scam perpetrated by Hushpuppi.

Breaking: Nnamdi Kanu gets another date in court as DSS files counter affidavit over rights suit

Breaking: Nnamdi Kanu gets another date in court as DSS files counter affidavit over rights suit

Politics

4 years ago

Justice Taiwo Taiwo of the Federal High Court, Abuja has fixed February 28 to hear a fundamental rights enforcement suit filed by the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

Breaking: Nigerian governor sacks commissioners

Breaking: Nigerian governor sacks commissioners

Politics

4 years ago

Governor Darius Ishaku of Taraba state on Monday approved the sack of two of his commissioners; Bar. Danjuma Adamu (information) and Yusuf Njeke (commerce).

14-year-old French girl who came to Nigeria for education sets new record, memorises Qur’an within 4 months

14-year-old French girl who came to Nigeria for education sets new record, memorises Qur’an within 4 months

Education

4 years ago

Hafizah Fatima Musa, a 14-year-old French girl studying at Nurul Tilawah International School, Zaria, Kaduna state, has memorized Holy Qur’an within four months

Just in: Ex-Governor Segun Oni dumps PDP, plans to join another party ahead of Ekiti 2022 guber election

Just in: Ex-Governor Segun Oni dumps PDP, plans to join another party ahead of Ekiti 2022 guber election

Politics

4 years ago

Ahead of the June 18 governorship poll in Ekiti state, former Governor Segun Oni has dumped the opposition PDP following his failure to get the party's ticket.

2023 presidency: What I told Tinubu when he visited me, Senator Orji Kalu finally opens up

2023 presidency: What I told Tinubu when he visited me, Senator Orji Kalu finally opens up

Politics

4 years ago

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu has said he told Asiwaju Bola Tinubu if was not going to run for president in 2023 when the latter paid him a visit in November 2021.

Why I Visited APGA National Chairman, APC Presidential Aspirant Reveals

Why I Visited APGA National Chairman, APC Presidential Aspirant Reveals

Politics

4 years ago

Senator Orji Uzor Kalu on Friday says his visit to the chairman of the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA), Professor Victor Oye, is not about politics.

2023 presidency: I will defeat Tinubu if APC fields him and I get PDP's ticket - Ex-PDP governor from southwest

2023 presidency: I will defeat Tinubu if APC fields him and I get PDP's ticket - Ex-PDP governor from southwest

Politics

4 years ago

A former governor of Ekiti state, Ayodele Fayose, has described as heresy the claim that he has pledged to support Asiwaju Bola Tinubu's presidential ambition.

Photo emerges as 5-term senator from Delta James Manager kneels before ex-Gov James Ibori, Nigerians react

Photo emerges as 5-term senator from Delta James Manager kneels before ex-Gov James Ibori, Nigerians react

Politics

4 years ago

A picture showing the Senator representing Delta South, James Manager, kneeling before a former Governor of Delta, James Ibori, has gone viral on social media.

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