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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.

6394 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

How I survived Biafra war, 73-year-old ex-soldier makes stunning revelation

How I survived Biafra war, 73-year-old ex-soldier makes stunning revelation

Nigeria

5 years ago

Idriss Deby: Nigerians react as Chad's president dies of injuries suffered while fighting rebels

Idriss Deby: Nigerians react as Chad's president dies of injuries suffered while fighting rebels

Nigeria

5 years ago

Rising loans: FG finally explains why it has to borrow beyond initial plan

Rising loans: FG finally explains why it has to borrow beyond initial plan

Business and Economy

5 years ago

I'm not a terrorist; my driver, secretary are Christians - Pantami addresses fresh allegations

I'm not a terrorist; my driver, secretary are Christians - Pantami addresses fresh allegations

Nigeria

5 years ago

Prominent PDP senator reveals why 2023 general elections may not hold

Prominent PDP senator reveals why 2023 general elections may not hold

Politics

5 years ago

Just in: Details emerge as Osinbajo meets President Buhari, briefs him about key issues

Just in: Details emerge as Osinbajo meets President Buhari, briefs him about key issues

Nigeria

5 years ago

EFCC Saga: Wike advises Okorocha on how to handle his political travails

EFCC Saga: Wike advises Okorocha on how to handle his political travails

Nigeria

5 years ago

Govenor Wike of Rivers state has advised ex-Imo governor, Rochas Okorocha, not to give up his vision for a new Nigeria because of his current political travails

INEC threatens to blacklist political parties over violent congresses

INEC threatens to blacklist political parties over violent congresses

Politics

5 years ago

Political parties that fail to conduct peaceful congresses risk being blacklisted from receiving electoral materials for their future activities, INEC warns.

BREAKING: Gunmen reportedly raze another police station in southeast, free detained suspects

BREAKING: Gunmen reportedly raze another police station in southeast, free detained suspects

Nigeria

5 years ago

Gunmen have reportedly staged another attack in the southeast. The hoodlums razed down a police station in Uzoakoli, Bende local government area of Abia state.

Escapee from Boko Haram’s den shares disturbing news about many abducted schoolgirls

Escapee from Boko Haram’s den shares disturbing news about many abducted schoolgirls

Nigeria

5 years ago

Juliana Christopher, a student who escaped from Boko Haram's den in Borno state, says the insurgents have impregnated many young schoolgirls in their custody.

Panic as police take over venue of Yoruba self-determination rally in Ibadan

Panic as police take over venue of Yoruba self-determination rally in Ibadan

Nigeria

5 years ago

The police have reportedly taken over Mapo Hall, Ibadan the venue of the rally organised by Ilana Odua to sensitise people about the Yoruba secession agitation.

Breaking: Nigerian soldiers storm bandits’ hideout in Benue, kill 5

Breaking: Nigerian soldiers storm bandits’ hideout in Benue, kill 5

Nigeria

5 years ago

Troops of the Nigerian Army on Saturday, April 17, killed five armed bandits who attacked a community in Makurdi local government area (LGA) of Benue state.

Just in: Police arrest security personnel sharing military intelligence with bandits

Just in: Police arrest security personnel sharing military intelligence with bandits

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Zamfara state police command says it has arrested one medical doctor and seven other persons for allegedly aiding and abetting bandits in the northern state

Just in: Anglican reverend joins APC, declares interest in contesting Anambra governorship election

Just in: Anglican reverend joins APC, declares interest in contesting Anambra governorship election

Nigeria

5 years ago

Reverend Godwin Okonkwo on Friday, April 16, declared his support for the APC and his ambition to become the party's guber candidate in the forthcoming poll.

Huge loss for APC as 2 prominent party chieftains defect to PDP with over 1,000 supporters in south-south State

Huge loss for APC as 2 prominent party chieftains defect to PDP with over 1,000 supporters in south-south State

Nigeria

5 years ago

An APC candidate for Delta state House of Assembly in the 2019 polls, Peres Oloye, and the party's publicity secretary, Agodi Agbor, have defected to the PDP.

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