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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.

6055 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Full Result: How Fayose's anointed aspirant beat former governor, ex-deputy to emerge Ekiti PDP's guber candidate

Full Result: How Fayose's anointed aspirant beat former governor, ex-deputy to emerge Ekiti PDP's guber candidate

Politics

4 years ago

Tinubu or Osinbajo? Ex-Northern Governor Reveals APC's Best Presidential Candidate in the South ahead of 2023

Tinubu or Osinbajo? Ex-Northern Governor Reveals APC's Best Presidential Candidate in the South ahead of 2023

Politics

4 years ago

Ekiti 2020: How Fayose dumped his former deputy, endorsed another aspirant to succeed Fayemi as governor

Ekiti 2020: How Fayose dumped his former deputy, endorsed another aspirant to succeed Fayemi as governor

Politics

4 years ago

Has finance minister Zainab Ahmed truly resigned? Buhari's aide reacts

Has finance minister Zainab Ahmed truly resigned? Buhari's aide reacts

Nigeria

4 years ago

Ahmad Abba Dangata: The 28-year-old ABU student aspiring to become APC’s national youth leader (Exclusive)

Ahmad Abba Dangata: The 28-year-old ABU student aspiring to become APC’s national youth leader (Exclusive)

Politics

4 years ago

LIVE UPDATES: Oyebanji wins Ekiti APC primary, floors other aspirants by over 100k votes

Live

LIVE UPDATES: Oyebanji wins Ekiti APC primary, floors other aspirants by over 100k votes

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Gunshots at APC secretariat as hoodlums attack members protesting against Ekiti governorship primary

BREAKING: Gunshots at APC secretariat as hoodlums attack members protesting against Ekiti governorship primary

Politics

4 years ago

Some members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) in Ekiti are protesting against the governorship primary election and calling for its postponement.

Hushpuppi: Anxiety as IGP Usman Baba speaks on extradition of DCP Abba Kyari

Hushpuppi: Anxiety as IGP Usman Baba speaks on extradition of DCP Abba Kyari

Nigeria

4 years ago

Usman Baba, the Inspector-General of Police (IGP), has said he is yet to receive a formal request for the extradition of Abba Kyari from the US government.

BREAKING: Nigerian governor declares Thursday January 27 work-free day for schools, gives reason

BREAKING: Nigerian governor declares Thursday January 27 work-free day for schools, gives reason

Politics

4 years ago

Governor Kayode Fayemi of Ekiti state has declared Thursday as a work-free day for public and private schools as the APC will school playgrounds for its primary

BREAKING: Ekiti APC governorship primary may be postponed as 7 aspirants allege manipulations, make important demand

BREAKING: Ekiti APC governorship primary may be postponed as 7 aspirants allege manipulations, make important demand

Politics

4 years ago

Seven aspirants in the Ekiti state APC guber primary have raised alarm over alleged manipulations in favour of Biodun Oyebanji, Fayemi's anointed aspirants.

Tinubu, Fayemi’s anointed aspirants: List of 8 politicians jostling for Ekiti APC governorship ticket

Tinubu, Fayemi’s anointed aspirants: List of 8 politicians jostling for Ekiti APC governorship ticket

Politics

4 years ago

Michael Opeyemi Bamidele, Tinubu's anointed aspirant, Biodun Oyebanji, Fayemi's preferred choice, and six others are jostling for the Ekiti APC guber ticket.

LIVE UPDATES: Ekiti governorship primary: PDP finally elects candidate

Live

LIVE UPDATES: Ekiti governorship primary: PDP finally elects candidate

Politics

4 years ago

Legit.ng brings you live updates from Ekiti PDP primary as well as all the details you need to know about candidates and other political situations in the state

BREAKING: Fayose’s anointed candidate Bisi Kolawole wins Ekiti PDP governorship primary

BREAKING: Fayose’s anointed candidate Bisi Kolawole wins Ekiti PDP governorship primary

Politics

4 years ago

Bisi Kolawole, Fayose's anointed aspirant, emerges as the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the June 18 governorship election in Ekiti state.

Did health minister say there will be free DNA tests in govt hospitals? Fact emerges

Did health minister say there will be free DNA tests in govt hospitals? Fact emerges

Nigeria

4 years ago

The Federal Ministry of Health has debunked the viral Twitter claim that there are plans to start conducting free DNA tests in government hospitals in Nigeria.

Breaking: Ex-Nigerian customs boss dies while receiving treatment in Abuja hospital

Breaking: Ex-Nigerian customs boss dies while receiving treatment in Abuja hospital

Nigeria

4 years ago

Hamman Ahmad, a former Comptroller-General (CG) of the Nigeria Customs Service, died at an Abuja Hospital on Wednesday, January 26, while receiving treatment.

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