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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.

5822 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu cancels Lagos peace walk, gives crucial reason

BREAKING: Sanwo-Olu cancels Lagos peace walk, gives crucial reason

Nigeria

4 years ago

Breaking: President Buhari arrives Lagos, Sanwo-Olu, others welcome him at airport

Breaking: President Buhari arrives Lagos, Sanwo-Olu, others welcome him at airport

Nigeria

4 years ago

Man hides 2,863 ATM cards inside noodles, arrested at Lagos airport as EFCC takes action

Man hides 2,863 ATM cards inside noodles, arrested at Lagos airport as EFCC takes action

Nigeria

4 years ago

Simon A Lough: Jubilation as Police Officer Becomes Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Nigerians react

Simon A Lough: Jubilation as Police Officer Becomes Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN), Nigerians react

Nigeria

4 years ago

I'm devastated: Sanwo-Olu reacts to Lagos truck accident that claimed students' lives, shuts school down

I'm devastated: Sanwo-Olu reacts to Lagos truck accident that claimed students' lives, shuts school down

Nigeria

4 years ago

Ojodu LCDA reveals number of students who died in Lagos truck accident, provides their names

Ojodu LCDA reveals number of students who died in Lagos truck accident, provides their names

Nigeria

4 years ago

Tension as gunmen abduct Catholic priest in southwest state

Tension as gunmen abduct Catholic priest in southwest state

Nigeria

4 years ago

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers on Tuesday, December 7, allegedly abducted a Catholic Priest, Rev Joseph Ajayi, along the Akure-Ikere road in Ondo state.

Tears flow as parents bury children found dead in vehicle in Lagos, police detain owner of Lexus SUV

Tears flow as parents bury children found dead in vehicle in Lagos, police detain owner of Lexus SUV

Nigeria

4 years ago

The eight children that were found dead in a vehicle at Adelayo Street, Jah-Micheal Agunaje area of Badagry, have been buried amidst tears on Sunday, December 5

Dowen College: Sad and heartbreaking - Sanwo-Olu makes emotional statement on Sylvester Oromoni's death

Dowen College: Sad and heartbreaking - Sanwo-Olu makes emotional statement on Sylvester Oromoni's death

Nigeria

4 years ago

Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu, on Tuesday, described as “disturbing and heartbreaking”, the death of Sylvester (Jnr) Oromoni of Dowen College, Lekki.

Dowen college: Atiku reveals why govt must get to the bottom of Sylvester’s death

Dowen college: Atiku reveals why govt must get to the bottom of Sylvester’s death

Nigeria

4 years ago

Former VP Atiku stated that the government shall fail in its duties if it doesn’t get to the bottom of the death of student of Dowen College, Sylvester Oromoni.

FRSC operatives caused Lagos truck accident that killed many school children? Agency reacts

FRSC operatives caused Lagos truck accident that killed many school children? Agency reacts

Nigeria

4 years ago

The Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) has said that its officers did not the cause of the truck accident which claimed the lives of many school children in Lagos

2023 presidency? What I discussed with Tinubu - Shekarau opens up after visiting APC leader in Lagos

2023 presidency? What I discussed with Tinubu - Shekarau opens up after visiting APC leader in Lagos

Politics

4 years ago

Ibrahim Shekarau, a former governor of Kano state, has revealed what he discussed with the national leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Bola Tunibu.

Updated: Students begin massive protest in Lagos after truck crushed schoolmates

Updated: Students begin massive protest in Lagos after truck crushed schoolmates

Nigeria

4 years ago

Students of Babs Fafunwa Millennium Secondary School are protesting the killing of their schoolmates by a truck that rammed into them on Tuesday, December 7.

He's a disgrace: KWASU sacks lecturer who asked female student to write examination in his bedroom

He's a disgrace: KWASU sacks lecturer who asked female student to write examination in his bedroom

Education

4 years ago

The Kwara State University (KWASU) on Monday announced that it has sacked one of its lecturers identified as Pelumi Adewale who was accused of sexual harassment

2023 presidency: Is Atiku eligible to contest? Court announces date to deliver verdict

2023 presidency: Is Atiku eligible to contest? Court announces date to deliver verdict

Politics

4 years ago

A Federal High Court in Abuja is set to deliver judgment in a suit seeking to challenge the eligibility of former VP Atiku Abubakar to contest for president.

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