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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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BREAKING: FG announces date for evacuation of Nigerians stranded amid Russia-Ukraine war

BREAKING: FG announces date for evacuation of Nigerians stranded amid Russia-Ukraine war

Nigeria

4 years ago

Breaking: Court gives final verdict on suit seeking Ebonyi governor's sack for defecting from PDP to APC

Breaking: Court gives final verdict on suit seeking Ebonyi governor's sack for defecting from PDP to APC

Politics

4 years ago

Muhammad Hassan Nasiha: 5 facts you should know about the new deputy governor of Zamfara state

Muhammad Hassan Nasiha: 5 facts you should know about the new deputy governor of Zamfara state

Politics

4 years ago

Full list of N10.9bn properties EFCC seized from top military officer, photos spark reactions

Full list of N10.9bn properties EFCC seized from top military officer, photos spark reactions

Nigeria

4 years ago

2023: IBB finally dashes Tinubu, Atiku's hope, reveals his anointed presidential aspirant

2023: IBB finally dashes Tinubu, Atiku's hope, reveals his anointed presidential aspirant

Politics

4 years ago

Kwankwaso, Buhari's ex-minister: List of prominent politicians who left PDP, APC to form 3rd Force ahead of 2023

Kwankwaso, Buhari's ex-minister: List of prominent politicians who left PDP, APC to form 3rd Force ahead of 2023

Politics

4 years ago

Udochi Odikanwa: Exceptional Nigeran pastor who started preaching at age 12 bags 2nd PhD after several degrees

Udochi Odikanwa: Exceptional Nigeran pastor who started preaching at age 12 bags 2nd PhD after several degrees

People

4 years ago

Reverend Dr Udochi Odikanwa, the general overseer of the Restoration Life Assembly Int'l, speaks with Legit.ng after bagging a PhD at the University of Abuja.

Buhari reportedly endorses former northern governor as APC chairman ahead of convention

Buhari reportedly endorses former northern governor as APC chairman ahead of convention

Politics

4 years ago

Ahead of the APC's national convention, President Buhari has reportedly endorsed Abdullahi Adamu, a former governor of Nasarawa state, as the party's chairman.

Islamic group lists prominent governors who will "never" occupy federal positions, reveal their offence

Islamic group lists prominent governors who will "never" occupy federal positions, reveal their offence

Politics

4 years ago

The Muslim Rights Concern (MURIC) has accused some PDP governors, including Seyi Makinde, Darius Ishaku, Nyesom Wike, and Samuel Ortom, of being Muslim-haters.

2023 presidency: Atiku held meeting with APC governors, leaders? Media aide reacts

2023 presidency: Atiku held meeting with APC governors, leaders? Media aide reacts

Politics

4 years ago

Nigeria's former vice president, Atiku Abubakar, has denied holding a meeting with some governors and leaders of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

2023 Presidency: I'm not in support of your ambition, Tinubu's ex-commissioner tells him, speaks on Osinbajo

2023 Presidency: I'm not in support of your ambition, Tinubu's ex-commissioner tells him, speaks on Osinbajo

Politics

4 years ago

Former national legal adviser of the APC, Dr Muiz Banire, has ruled out Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo and Asiwaju Bola Tinubu from the 2023 presidential race.

Presidency 2023: What I discussed with Obasanjo - Northern PDP governor opens up after closed-door meeting

Presidency 2023: What I discussed with Obasanjo - Northern PDP governor opens up after closed-door meeting

Politics

4 years ago

Bauchi state governor, Senator Bala Mohammed, on Wednesday, February 23, met former President Olusegun Obasanjo behind closed doors in Abeokuta, Ogun state.

From Biden to Boris Johnson: How world leaders are reacting to Russia’s attack on Ukraine

From Biden to Boris Johnson: How world leaders are reacting to Russia’s attack on Ukraine

Europe

4 years ago

President Joe Biden of the US, PM Boris Johnson of the UK and other world leaders have strongly condemned Russia's attack on Ukraine and called for sanctions.

2023: Ganduje reveals APC presidential aspirant northerners have "No Option but to Support"

2023: Ganduje reveals APC presidential aspirant northerners have "No Option but to Support"

Politics

4 years ago

Governor Abdullahi Ganduje of Kano state says northerners have no option but to support the presidential aspiration of the APC leader Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.

High profile defection hits PDP as former commissioner, special adviser, others join APC in northern state

Politics

4 years ago

Some prominent PDP chieftains in Gombe state, including Barr Babagoro Hashidu, Alhaji Maigari Malala, and Alhaji Kari Daba, have defected to the ruling APC.

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