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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.

6048 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Full results: How APC, PDP won and lost the just-concluded bye-elections across 4 states

Full results: How APC, PDP won and lost the just-concluded bye-elections across 4 states

Politics

4 years ago

Medical check-up: Presidency reveals new date for Buhari’s London trip

Medical check-up: Presidency reveals new date for Buhari’s London trip

Nigeria

4 years ago

It's finished: Police reportedly move to sack Abba Kyari as extradition process, NDLEA trial begin

It's finished: Police reportedly move to sack Abba Kyari as extradition process, NDLEA trial begin

Nigeria

4 years ago

Why I filed application for Abba Kyari’s extradition to US, Malami opens up

Why I filed application for Abba Kyari’s extradition to US, Malami opens up

Nigeria

4 years ago

Just in: Putin bans Russians from transferring money abroad as western sanctions bite harder

Just in: Putin bans Russians from transferring money abroad as western sanctions bite harder

Europe

4 years ago

18-year-old Nigerian teenager writes Quran offhand within 3 months, Says It's Her Age-Long Ambition

18-year-old Nigerian teenager writes Quran offhand within 3 months, Says It's Her Age-Long Ambition

Education

4 years ago

Can Osinbajo emerge Buhari's successor? Influential Nigerian pastor speaks on 2023 presidency

Can Osinbajo emerge Buhari's successor? Influential Nigerian pastor speaks on 2023 presidency

Politics

4 years ago

Ahead of 2023, presidency, Reverend Udochi Odikanwa in an interview with Legit.ng says Vice President Yemi Osinbajo can lead Nigeria if given the opportunity.

BREAKING: Second batch of Nigerians who fled from Ukraine over Russian invasion arrives in Abuja

BREAKING: Second batch of Nigerians who fled from Ukraine over Russian invasion arrives in Abuja

Nigeria

4 years ago

The second batch of Nigerian evacuees from Ukraine has arrived in Abuja. The evacuees arrived at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja at exactly 6.35 pm on Friday.

BREAKING: Google imposes heavy sanction on Russia, suspends online advertising

BREAKING: Google imposes heavy sanction on Russia, suspends online advertising

Europe

4 years ago

In a latest round of digital sanction, Google, the American multinational technology company and search engine giant, has suspended all advertising in Russia

FG finally approves request to extradite Abba Kyari to US, gives reasons

FG finally approves request to extradite Abba Kyari to US, gives reasons

Nigeria

4 years ago

The FG on Thursday, March 3, approved the request by the United States for DCP Abba Kyari's extradition over his alleged involvement in the Hushpuppi fraud.

Just in: Tension as gunmen shoot popular monarch in southwest state

Just in: Tension as gunmen shoot popular monarch in southwest state

Nigeria

4 years ago

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have shot Abdulmumini Orishagbemi, the traditional ruler of the Aiyede kingdom in Ekiti state, on Sunday night, February 27.

Presidency 2023: Governor Tambuwal lists 5 things PDP must do to defeat APC, sends strong message to Buhari

Presidency 2023: Governor Tambuwal lists 5 things PDP must do to defeat APC, sends strong message to Buhari

Politics

4 years ago

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state has recommended the winning strategy for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Nigerian pastor drops scary prediction, sends message to Putin, Biden, others

Russia-Ukraine crisis: Nigerian pastor drops scary prediction, sends message to Putin, Biden, others

Europe

4 years ago

Primate Elijah Ayodele, the Leader Of INRI Evangelical Spiritual Church, has spoken about the crisis between Russia and Ukraine which has been on for months.

BREAKING: Outcome revealed as Ukraine-Russia talks end, loud explosions heard near Kyiv

BREAKING: Outcome revealed as Ukraine-Russia talks end, loud explosions heard near Kyiv

Europe

4 years ago

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's adviser, Mikhaylo Podolyak, has revealed the outcome of the talks between Russia and Ukraine on Monday, February 28.

LIVE UPDATES: Senate, Reps approve LG, state legislature, judiciary's financial autonomy

Live

LIVE UPDATES: Senate, Reps approve LG, state legislature, judiciary's financial autonomy

Nigeria

4 years ago

The National Assembly will on Tuesday, March 1, during plenary vote separately in their plenary sessions on 68 proposed amendments to the 1999 Constitution.

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