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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.

6085 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Kano 2023: List of governorship aspirants emerges as Ganduje reveals how his successor will emerge

Kano 2023: List of governorship aspirants emerges as Ganduje reveals how his successor will emerge

Politics

5 years ago

2023: Prominent APC governor reveals what his successor will do

2023: Prominent APC governor reveals what his successor will do

Nigeria

5 years ago

Kaduna governor El-Rufai fires 99 appointees, gives reason

Kaduna governor El-Rufai fires 99 appointees, gives reason

Nigeria

5 years ago

Nnamdi Kanu: 75 northern groups declare outlawed IPOB's leader wanted, place N100m bounty on him

Nnamdi Kanu: 75 northern groups declare outlawed IPOB's leader wanted, place N100m bounty on him

Nigeria

5 years ago

Just in: Former MD of prominent Nigerian bank sent to jail over N25.7bn fraud

Just in: Former MD of prominent Nigerian bank sent to jail over N25.7bn fraud

Business and Economy

5 years ago

Popular Nigerian pastor kills wife, buries corpse in shallow grave

Popular Nigerian pastor kills wife, buries corpse in shallow grave

Nigeria

5 years ago

Kemi Adeosun: Huge reactions as Nigeria's former finance minister reemerges, introduces new programme

Kemi Adeosun: Huge reactions as Nigeria's former finance minister reemerges, introduces new programme

Nigeria

5 years ago

Kemi Adeosun, Nigeria's former minister of finance, on Sunday, June 13, launched the Dash Me Foundation, an online thrift-for-charity initiative, in Lagos.

Dino Melaye reacts as car dealer claims he hasn’t paid up balance for Mercedes Benz since 2019

Dino Melaye reacts as car dealer claims he hasn’t paid up balance for Mercedes Benz since 2019

Nigeria

5 years ago

Senator Dino Melaye has threatened to sue a car dealer who accused him of failing to pay up the balance for a Mercedes Benz he had allegedly bought since 2019.

BREAKING: Abducted Kebbi student killed, 4 others rescued as soldiers exchange gunfire with bandits

BREAKING: Abducted Kebbi student killed, 4 others rescued as soldiers exchange gunfire with bandits

Nigeria

5 years ago

One of the students abducted from the Federal Government College, Birnin Yauri, Kebbi state, has died in an exchange of gunfire between soldiers and bandits.

Good news as Taraba IDPs return to home communities, farms

Good news as Taraba IDPs return to home communities, farms

Nigeria

5 years ago

Some Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) in Taraba state are returning to their home communities. Their return followed a directive by Governor Darius Ishaku.

APC Suspends Prominent House of Reps Member, Gives Reason

APC Suspends Prominent House of Reps Member, Gives Reason

Politics

5 years ago

Hon. Sha’aban Ibrahim Sharada, a House of Representatives member who has been critical of Governor Abdullahi Ganduje, has been suspended by the ruling APC.

Former senator shows off Rolls Royce Cullinan SUV worth over N100m, photos spark reactions

Former senator shows off Rolls Royce Cullinan SUV worth over N100m, photos spark reactions

Nigeria

5 years ago

Senator Dino Melaye, former Kogi West lawmaker, has got Nigerians talking as he took to social media to show off his Rolls-Royce Cullinan SUV worth over N100m.

Just in: EFCC takes action as 5 Sokoto govt officials divert N500m meant for pensioners

Just in: EFCC takes action as 5 Sokoto govt officials divert N500m meant for pensioners

Nigeria

5 years ago

The EFCC has arraigned five management staff of the Sokoto state Primary Staff Pension Board over an alleged diversion of N500 million meant for pensioners.

Gunmen kill police officer, kidnap 4 Chinese expatriates working on Lagos-Ibadan railway

Gunmen kill police officer, kidnap 4 Chinese expatriates working on Lagos-Ibadan railway

Nigeria

5 years ago

Four Chinese railway workers working on the Lagos-Ibadan railway have been kidnapped by gunmen. A policeman attached to them was also killed by the criminals.

BREAKING: President Buhari arrives Maiduguri for important tasks

BREAKING: President Buhari arrives Maiduguri for important tasks

Nigeria

5 years ago

President Muhammadu Buhari has arrived Maiduguri, the Borno state capital, to commission some projects executed by the Prof Babagana Zulum-led administration.

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