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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.

6065 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

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

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

Politics

5 years ago

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

5 years ago

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

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

Politics

5 years ago

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

5 years ago

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

5 years ago

Just in: 32-year-old herdsman sentenced to life imprisonment in southwest state, here's what he did

Just in: 32-year-old herdsman sentenced to life imprisonment in southwest state, here's what he did

Nigeria

5 years ago

Bleak future: List of 20 states that shun contributory pension scheme for workers

Bleak future: List of 20 states that shun contributory pension scheme for workers

Nigeria

5 years ago

Despite opting to join the Contributory Pension Scheme (CPS), at least 20 states in Nigeria have not commenced the payment of pensions to their retired workers.

Dino Melaye emerged as best graduating student? Baze University finally reacts

Dino Melaye emerged as best graduating student? Baze University finally reacts

Education

5 years ago

Convocation documents presented by Baze University has shown that Senator Dino Melaye was not the best graduating student at the institution's Faculty of Law.

Breaking: Former Kano governor speaks on defection from PDP to APC ahead of 2023

Breaking: Former Kano governor speaks on defection from PDP to APC ahead of 2023

Politics

5 years ago

Senator Rabiu Kwankwaso, a former governor of Kano state, says he still belongs to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) despite the crisis rocking the party.

BREAKING: Corpses of 3 suspected kidnappers who fought over ransom found in northern state

BREAKING: Corpses of 3 suspected kidnappers who fought over ransom found in northern state

Nigeria

5 years ago

The battle over ransom has allegedly led to the death of three suspected kidnappers at the foot of a mountain in Ardo Kola local government area of Taraba state

Fact check: Has appeal court suspended PDP's national convention?

Fact check: Has appeal court suspended PDP's national convention?

Politics

5 years ago

A report published by The Independent newspaper on Tuesday, October 26, falsely claimed that a Court of Appeal has suspended the PDP's national convention.

Full list of universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education established by Buhari administration

Full list of universities, polytechnics and Colleges of Education established by Buhari administration

Education

5 years ago

A new report indicates that 11 universities, 10 polytechnics and nine colleges of education have been established so far under the Buhari-led administration.

Hushpuppi: Fresh updates emerge as Abba Kyari reportedly answers query, awaits final decision

Hushpuppi: Fresh updates emerge as Abba Kyari reportedly answers query, awaits final decision

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Police Service Commission awaits the recommendations of the Force Disciplinary Committee on DCP Abba Kyari's alleged roles in Hushpuppi's $1.1m fraud case.

Makinde, Wike, Tambuwal storm southwest state to woo prominent former governor to PDP, photo emerges

Makinde, Wike, Tambuwal storm southwest state to woo prominent former governor to PDP, photo emerges

Politics

5 years ago

Four serving PDP governors are meeting behind closed doors with the former governor of Ondo state, Dr Olusegun Mimiko as they move to woo him back to the party.

Height of illegality: Confusion in Plateau state as lawmakers impeach speaker at 6am

Height of illegality: Confusion in Plateau state as lawmakers impeach speaker at 6am

Politics

5 years ago

The Speaker of the Plateau State House Assembly, Abok Ayuba Nuhu, was on Thursday, October 28, impeached and replaced with Sanda Yakubu (Pingana constituency).

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