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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.

6052 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Just in: APC makes U-turn, announces new date for national convention

Just in: APC makes U-turn, announces new date for national convention

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Presidency releases fresh statement on electoral bill, reveals what Buhari will do

BREAKING: Presidency releases fresh statement on electoral bill, reveals what Buhari will do

Politics

4 years ago

2023: Ex-deputy speaker, Buhari's minister’s aide, other APC chieftains defect to PDP in Kwara

2023: Ex-deputy speaker, Buhari's minister’s aide, other APC chieftains defect to PDP in Kwara

Politics

4 years ago

Truth Social: Former US President Trump's social media app goes live, now available for download

Truth Social: Former US President Trump's social media app goes live, now available for download

US

4 years ago

South or north? Outcome of PDP governors' alleged Ghana meeting on presidential zoning revealed ahead of 2023

South or north? Outcome of PDP governors' alleged Ghana meeting on presidential zoning revealed ahead of 2023

Politics

4 years ago

Tinubu addresses Yemi Osinbajo's alleged interest in 2023 presidency

Tinubu addresses Yemi Osinbajo's alleged interest in 2023 presidency

Politics

4 years ago

Osun APC decides: Official results emerge as Oyetola defeats Aregbesola's aspirant in governorship primary

Osun APC decides: Official results emerge as Oyetola defeats Aregbesola's aspirant in governorship primary

Politics

4 years ago

Osun state governor, Adegboyega Oyetola, has won the governorship primary of the APC. Oyetola polled 221,169 votes to defeat Moshood Adeoti and Lasun Yusuff.

Osun APC Crisis: Spotlight on how Oyetola, Aregbesola, Tinubu’s fight started

Osun APC Crisis: Spotlight on how Oyetola, Aregbesola, Tinubu’s fight started

Politics

4 years ago

A rift over political appointment is the source of the fight between Governor Gboyega Oyetola and his predecessor, Rauf Aregbesola, a source has told Legit.ng.

Did EFCC's account truly steal N10.9bn from recovered NIA/Ikoyi N13bn loot? Anti-graft agency reacts

Did EFCC's account truly steal N10.9bn from recovered NIA/Ikoyi N13bn loot? Anti-graft agency reacts

Nigeria

4 years ago

The EFCC has said the media report claiming one of its accountant named Jafaru Mohammed stole N10.9bn from the recovered 13 billion NIA Ikoyi loot is false.

Aregbesola vs Oyetola, Tinubu: Shehu Sani recommends solution as crisis tears APC apart ahead of Osun election

Aregbesola vs Oyetola, Tinubu: Shehu Sani recommends solution as crisis tears APC apart ahead of Osun election

Politics

4 years ago

Senator Shehu Sani on Friday recommended the intervention of monarchs and religious leaders to end the crisis involving Governor Oyetola, Aregbesola and Tinubu.

2023: Atiku speaks on dilemma over interest in presidency, clarifies position on zoning, age

2023: Atiku speaks on dilemma over interest in presidency, clarifies position on zoning, age

Politics

4 years ago

Nigeria's Former Vice President and PDP chieftain, Atiku Abubakar, has clarified his position regarding zoning and age ahead of the 2023 presidential election.

Abba Kyari finally speaks, reveals those who are behind alleged plot to destroy him

Abba Kyari finally speaks, reveals those who are behind alleged plot to destroy him

Nigeria

4 years ago

DCP Abba Kyari has claimed that members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) are behind an alleged plot to destroy him.

2023: Ex-defence chief, over 5,000 APC members defect to PDP, photos of grand reception emerge

2023: Ex-defence chief, over 5,000 APC members defect to PDP, photos of grand reception emerge

Politics

4 years ago

A former commandant of the National Defence College in Abuja, Rear Admiral Thomas Lokoson (retd), and over 5,000 other APC members have defected to the PDP.

Omo-Agege reveals "small secret" about 2023 presidency as APC senator speaks on defection to PDP

Omo-Agege reveals "small secret" about 2023 presidency as APC senator speaks on defection to PDP

Politics

4 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 general elections, deputy Senate president Ovie Omo-Agege has boasted that the ruling APC will provide President Muhammadu Buhari's successor.

2023: Are you suggesting Jagaban? Reactions as Shehu Sani reveals how APC should pick presidential candidate

2023: Are you suggesting Jagaban? Reactions as Shehu Sani reveals how APC should pick presidential candidate

Politics

4 years ago

Former senator from Kaduna state, Shehu Sani, has said the ruling APC should pick its presidential candidate from among those who fought for the party in 2015.

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