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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.

5823 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

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Updated: EFCC interrogates Obi Cubana for money laundering, 2 other offences

Updated: EFCC interrogates Obi Cubana for money laundering, 2 other offences

Money

4 years ago

Breaking: Nigerian governor declares Tuesday, November 2 public holiday, gives reason

Breaking: Nigerian governor declares Tuesday, November 2 public holiday, gives reason

Nigeria

4 years ago

Why I visited Buhari in Aso Rock - Tinubu opens up as photos emerge

Why I visited Buhari in Aso Rock - Tinubu opens up as photos emerge

Politics

4 years ago

BREAKING: Bala Mohammed for president, Shehu Sani for governor, other banners surface at PDP convention in Abuja

BREAKING: Bala Mohammed for president, Shehu Sani for governor, other banners surface at PDP convention in Abuja

Politics

4 years ago

Anambra governorship election debate: Live updates as Andy Uba, Soludo, Valentine Ozigbo go head to head

Live

Anambra governorship election debate: Live updates as Andy Uba, Soludo, Valentine Ozigbo go head to head

Politics

4 years ago

Just in: Photos emerge as Buhari, Tinubu, Dangote, others perform Lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia

Just in: Photos emerge as Buhari, Tinubu, Dangote, others perform Lesser Hajj in Saudi Arabia

Nigeria

4 years ago

List of 6 states owing NECO N1.8bn examination debts

List of 6 states owing NECO N1.8bn examination debts

Education

4 years ago

The National Examination Council (NECO) has said Zamfara, Adamawa, Kano, Gombe, Borno and Niger state governments owe the examination body N1.8 billion debts.

Breaking: Buhari embarks on fresh trip to Europe 2 days after returning from Saudi Arabia

Breaking: Buhari embarks on fresh trip to Europe 2 days after returning from Saudi Arabia

Nigeria

4 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari on Sunday, October 31, departs Abuja for Glasgow in Scotland. The president is scheduled to attend a conference on climate change.

What 25-year-old Suleiman's emergence as PDP national youth leader means - Youth Advocate Kingdom Ogoegbunam reacts

What 25-year-old Suleiman's emergence as PDP national youth leader means - Youth Advocate Kingdom Ogoegbunam reacts

Politics

4 years ago

The Platform for Youth and Women Development's director, Kingdom Ogoegbunam, has congratulated Muhammed Suleiman on his emergence as the PDP's youth leader.

Just in: Photos emerge as Buhari prays for Nigeria at Prophet Muhammed's mosque in Saudi Arabia

Just in: Photos emerge as Buhari prays for Nigeria at Prophet Muhammed's mosque in Saudi Arabia

Nigeria

4 years ago

President Buhari continues his visit to Saudi Arabia with a brief stopover at Madinah where he observed his evening prayers and prayed for peace in Nigeria.

2023: Former Kano governor Rabiu Kwankwaso opens up on presidential ambition

2023: Former Kano governor Rabiu Kwankwaso opens up on presidential ambition

Politics

4 years ago

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano, on Friday, October 29, said he has not decided on whether or not he will contest for president in 2023.

Why my son won’t cheat on you - Former governor tells bride on wedding day

Why my son won’t cheat on you - Former governor tells bride on wedding day

Wedding

4 years ago

A former governor of Ekiti and PDP chieftain, Ayo Fayose, says his son has no excuse to cheat on his new bride because she is beautiful and has flat stomach.

PDP National Convention 2021: Winners, losers emerge as opposition party elects new leaders ahead of 2023 (Live Updates)

Live

PDP National Convention 2021: Winners, losers emerge as opposition party elects new leaders ahead of 2023 (Live Updates)

Politics

4 years ago

Stay tuned to Legit.ng as we bring to you live updates of the national convention of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) holding at the Eagles Square in Abuja.

Former presidential candidate joins PDP ahead of 2023, apologises for supporting Buhari, Nigerians react

Former presidential candidate joins PDP ahead of 2023, apologises for supporting Buhari, Nigerians react

Politics

4 years ago

Publisher and journalist Dele Momodu has joined the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Nigeria’s lead opposition party. He announced the move on Friday, October 29

BREAKING: NECO finally releases 2021 SSCE results, blacklists 20 supervisors, gives reason

BREAKING: NECO finally releases 2021 SSCE results, blacklists 20 supervisors, gives reason

Education

4 years ago

The National Examinations Council (NECO) has on Friday, October 29, released the results of the 2021 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE).

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