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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

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Anambra Decides 2021: Live Updates of Final Declaration of Governorship Election Results by INEC

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Anambra Decides 2021: Live Updates of Final Declaration of Governorship Election Results by INEC

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: APGA's Charles Soludo extends lead, wins 17 out of 21 LGAs

BREAKING: APGA's Charles Soludo extends lead, wins 17 out of 21 LGAs

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: YPP's Ifeanyi Ubah wins Nnewi North LGA as INEC's final declaration of results continues

BREAKING: YPP's Ifeanyi Ubah wins Nnewi North LGA as INEC's final declaration of results continues

Politics

4 years ago

Breaking: Anambra governor releases list of 10 LGAs where APC has allegedly written results before voting, party reacts

Breaking: Anambra governor releases list of 10 LGAs where APC has allegedly written results before voting, party reacts

Politics

4 years ago

Forecasting the Anambra governorship election: Top 3 candidates who may emerge winner

Forecasting the Anambra governorship election: Top 3 candidates who may emerge winner

Politics

4 years ago

Anambra 2021: Footballer, musician’s father and 8 other stunning facts about Charles Soludo, APGA’s governorship candidate

Anambra 2021: Footballer, musician’s father and 8 other stunning facts about Charles Soludo, APGA’s governorship candidate

Politics

4 years ago

Live updates: Results from local governments areas as Soludo leads

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Live updates: Results from local governments areas as Soludo leads

Politics

4 years ago

The voting process is still ongoing in many polling units. Follow Legit.ng's live updates as we provide you with the verified results when the counting begins.

Anambra Decides: PDP's governorship candidate Ozigbo sends strong message to INEC after voting, makes important request

Anambra Decides: PDP's governorship candidate Ozigbo sends strong message to INEC after voting, makes important request

Politics

4 years ago

The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Valentine Ozigbo, has cast his vote. After voting, he urged INEV to extend the voting time.

List: Anambra governorship candidates who registered with only WAEC/NECO certificates

List: Anambra governorship candidates who registered with only WAEC/NECO certificates

Politics

4 years ago

Ifeanyi Patrick Ubah, the candidates of the YPP in the Anambra governorship election is among those who registered for the poll with only WAEC/NECO certificates

Anambra governorship debate: Shehu Sani rates the performance of top 3 candidates

Anambra governorship debate: Shehu Sani rates the performance of top 3 candidates

Politics

4 years ago

Senator Shehu Sani, a former federal lawmaker, commends the Anambra governorship candidates who participated in the debate organised on Monday, November 1.

Anambra election 2021: APC, PDP seek to wrestle power from APGA after 15 years of dominance

Anambra election 2021: APC, PDP seek to wrestle power from APGA after 15 years of dominance

Politics

4 years ago

Ahead of the forthcoming governorship election in Anambra state, Legit.ng analyses the chances of the major parties that are set to slug it out at the poll.

Anambra election: Situation Room, INEC, police release list of security emergency numbers to call

Anambra election: Situation Room, INEC, police release list of security emergency numbers to call

Politics

4 years ago

Ahead of the November 6 governorship election in Anambra state, INEC has released the phone numbers of security personnel to contact when necessary to do so.

Anambra decides 2021: Live updates of governorship election as INEC reveals when voting may end

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Anambra decides 2021: Live updates of governorship election as INEC reveals when voting may end

Politics

4 years ago

The people of Anambra state will soon be trooping out to various polling units to cast their votes for their preferred candidates among Soludo, Uba, Ozigbo, etc

Anambra election: 70-year-old physically-challenged pensioner votes, says she is yet to collect her gratuity

Anambra election: 70-year-old physically-challenged pensioner votes, says she is yet to collect her gratuity

Politics

4 years ago

Catherine Egbuche, a 70-year-old physically challenged woman, has voted. The old woman said she came out vote to ensure there is good governance in Anambra.

Breaking: Panic in southeast state as gunmen kill 3, set bikes on fire

Breaking: Panic in southeast state as gunmen kill 3, set bikes on fire

Nigeria

4 years ago

Unidentified gunmen on Friday’s evening, November 5, opened fire at passersby and killed at least three people in Umulogho and Isinweke communities in Imo state

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