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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.

5821 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Breaking: Governor Uzodimma announces date to release names of sponsors of Imo attacks

Breaking: Governor Uzodimma announces date to release names of sponsors of Imo attacks

Nigeria

4 years ago

Whitemoney, Laycon and 4 other BBNaija stars who got political appointments after featuring in reality TV show

Whitemoney, Laycon and 4 other BBNaija stars who got political appointments after featuring in reality TV show

TV Shows

4 years ago

List of Nigerian universities, other Institutions where 706,189 illegal admissions were uncovered

List of Nigerian universities, other Institutions where 706,189 illegal admissions were uncovered

Education

4 years ago

Prices of litre of petrol in Nigeria and 14 other African countries

Prices of litre of petrol in Nigeria and 14 other African countries

Economy

4 years ago

Bandits kidnapped Sheikh Gumi's elder brother, killed family driver's son

Bandits kidnapped Sheikh Gumi's elder brother, killed family driver's son

Nigeria

4 years ago

Flashback: How Soun of Ogbomoso rejected N90m from Seyi Makinde and what he told Oyo governor before his death (full letter)

Flashback: How Soun of Ogbomoso rejected N90m from Seyi Makinde and what he told Oyo governor before his death (full letter)

Nigeria

4 years ago

Amnesty for bandits: Sheikh Gumi sends strong message to Nigerians calling for his arrest

Amnesty for bandits: Sheikh Gumi sends strong message to Nigerians calling for his arrest

Nigeria

4 years ago

Sheikh Ahmadu Gumi, popular Islamic cleric, has replied those calling for his arrest over his engagements with armed bandits terrorising the northern region.

Gunmen abduct 2 monarchs in Imo, set their palaces, vehicles on fire

Gunmen abduct 2 monarchs in Imo, set their palaces, vehicles on fire

Nigeria

4 years ago

Gunmen on Sunday morning, December 12 wreaked havoc on communities in Imo state by kidnapping two traditional rulers and burning their palaces and vehicles.

Breaking: Governor Umahi finally speaks on defection from APC back to PDP

Breaking: Governor Umahi finally speaks on defection from APC back to PDP

Politics

4 years ago

Governor David Umahi of Ebonyi state on Sunday, December 12, reacted to the allegations that he is planning to dump the APC and return to the opposition PDP.

Tears as new converts stab RCCG pastor to death inside church in Lagos week after giving their lives to Jesus

Tears as new converts stab RCCG pastor to death inside church in Lagos week after giving their lives to Jesus

Nigeria

4 years ago

Babatunde Dada, a pastor of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) in FESTAC Town, in the Amuwo Odofin LGA, Lagos state, has been killed by new converts.

Allah gives and takes back: Father of 4 kids found dead in abandoned car makes emotional speech after burial

Allah gives and takes back: Father of 4 kids found dead in abandoned car makes emotional speech after burial

Nigeria

4 years ago

Two parents, Ibrahim Jubril and Isiaka Alidu, whose children were among the eight who died in an abandoned car in Lagos, said they've submitted to Allah's will.

Year in Search 2021: Full list of who and what Nigerians searched the most on Google

Year in Search 2021: Full list of who and what Nigerians searched the most on Google

Nigeria

4 years ago

As 2021 gradually ends, Google has compiled and released the list of who and what Nigerians searched the most on the platform since the beginning of the year.

Sokoto killing: 30-year-old widow reveals how she watched helplessly as bandits burnt her mum, 4 kids to death

Sokoto killing: 30-year-old widow reveals how she watched helplessly as bandits burnt her mum, 4 kids to death

Nigeria

4 years ago

A 30-year-old widow, Shafa’atu, has disclosed how she watched her mother, four children and other relatives burn to death during the bandits attack in Sokoto.

2 things you should do after attending book launch in Lagos - Shehu Sani advises President Buhari

2 things you should do after attending book launch in Lagos - Shehu Sani advises President Buhari

Nigeria

4 years ago

Senator Shehu Sani has advised President Muhammadu Buhari on what he should do after attending the book launch of the APC chieftain, Bisi Akande, in Lagos.

I'm now a disgrace to body of Christ: Pastor begs God for forgiveness after kidnapping catholic priest

I'm now a disgrace to body of Christ: Pastor begs God for forgiveness after kidnapping catholic priest

Nigeria

4 years ago

The operatives of the Imo state police command have arrested one Pastor Izuchukwu Anoloba, 35, and others for kidnapping a Catholic priest, Fr Fidelis Ekemgba.

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