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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.

5814 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Prominent political party suspends national chairman, secretary, gives important reason

Prominent political party suspends national chairman, secretary, gives important reason

Politics

4 years ago

Drama as Nnamdi Kanu reportedly makes confusing claim in court

Drama as Nnamdi Kanu reportedly makes confusing claim in court

Nigeria

4 years ago

What Tinubu told me after I resigned as DG of APC governors' forum - Salihu Lukman opens up

What Tinubu told me after I resigned as DG of APC governors' forum - Salihu Lukman opens up

Politics

4 years ago

Convention: List of 4 prominent politicians who may emerge as APC's national chairman ahead of 2023

Convention: List of 4 prominent politicians who may emerge as APC's national chairman ahead of 2023

Politics

4 years ago

52-year-old father kills 3 children, dumps bodies inside deep freezer as police take strong action

52-year-old father kills 3 children, dumps bodies inside deep freezer as police take strong action

Nigeria

4 years ago

Gunmen behead 65-year-old man in Imo, displays body part at primary school

Gunmen behead 65-year-old man in Imo, displays body part at primary school

Nigeria

4 years ago

BREAKING: PDP national chairman, Peter Obi, other former governors storm Obasanjo’s residence ahead of 2023

BREAKING: PDP national chairman, Peter Obi, other former governors storm Obasanjo’s residence ahead of 2023

Politics

4 years ago

Iyorchia Ayu, the national chairman of the PDP, four former governors and prominent party chieftains are in Abeokuta to see ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo.

Tears as 34-year-old National Assembly staff collapses, dies on staircase a month after wedding

Tears as 34-year-old National Assembly staff collapses, dies on staircase a month after wedding

Nigeria

4 years ago

Abdul Olajide Abayomi, a staff of the National Assembly on Monday collapsed and died while ascending the second floor of the White House through the staircase.

Outrage as photos of northern governors with associate of notorious banditry kingpin emerge on social media

Outrage as photos of northern governors with associate of notorious banditry kingpin emerge on social media

Nigeria

4 years ago

Pictures of some governors with Musa Kamarawa, an associate of a banditry kingpin, Bello Turji, have raised dust as concerned citizens demand investigation.

Presidency 2023: Another APC governor from south declares interest, gives condition to contest

Presidency 2023: Another APC governor from south declares interest, gives condition to contest

Politics

4 years ago

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River state says he will run for president in 2023 if his party, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) finds him fit and proper

Senate president Lawan reveals Buhari's stance on removal of petrol subsidy after Aso Villa meeting

Senate president Lawan reveals Buhari's stance on removal of petrol subsidy after Aso Villa meeting

Economy

4 years ago

Ahmed Lawan, the president of Senate, says President Buhari has said he did not direct anyone in his administration to implement petroleum subsidy removal.

Just in: Tinubu speaks on alleged PVCs' expiry after INEC's reaction

Just in: Tinubu speaks on alleged PVCs' expiry after INEC's reaction

Politics

4 years ago

The national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tinubu, has tendered an apology over his claim that Permanent Voter Cards (PVCs) have expired.

Former presidential aspirant dumps APC, defects to opposition party ahead of Ekiti governorship election

Former presidential aspirant dumps APC, defects to opposition party ahead of Ekiti governorship election

Politics

4 years ago

Chief Reuben Famuyibo has dumped the All Progressives Congress (APC) saying he will contest the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti state in Accord Party.

BREAKING: Panic at Nnamdi Kanu's trial as police disperse former presidential candidate, others with ‘tear gas’, bullets

BREAKING: Panic at Nnamdi Kanu's trial as police disperse former presidential candidate, others with ‘tear gas’, bullets

Nigeria

4 years ago

Police on Wednesday reportedly dispersed Omoyele Sowore and other individuals who were present at the Federal High Court, Abuja to monitor Nnamdi Kanu's trial.

2023: How true is Tinubu's claim that current PVCs have expired?

2023: How true is Tinubu's claim that current PVCs have expired?

Politics

4 years ago

Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu claimed on Tuesday, January 18, that the current PVCs issued by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have expired.

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