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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.

6390 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Attack on Ortom: Ex-DSS director sends message to Miyetti Allah, reveals what herders' group should do

Attack on Ortom: Ex-DSS director sends message to Miyetti Allah, reveals what herders' group should do

Nigeria

5 years ago

2023: Gowon intervenes, reveals how candidates for presidential, governorship elections should be selected

2023: Gowon intervenes, reveals how candidates for presidential, governorship elections should be selected

Nigeria

5 years ago

Why corruption persists in Nigeria - Catholic archbishop reveals

Why corruption persists in Nigeria - Catholic archbishop reveals

Politics

5 years ago

Nigerian Lady Deported From Oman Stranded at Lagos Airport as She Loses Memory

Nigerian Lady Deported From Oman Stranded at Lagos Airport as She Loses Memory

Nigeria

5 years ago

Heated reactions in America as Joe Biden refers to Kamala Harris as 'president' again

Heated reactions in America as Joe Biden refers to Kamala Harris as 'president' again

Politics

5 years ago

Africa gets new female leader as Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as 6th president of Tanzania

Africa gets new female leader as Samia Suluhu Hassan sworn in as 6th president of Tanzania

Politics

5 years ago

List of 11 African leaders who died in office including Tanzanian president John Magufuli

List of 11 African leaders who died in office including Tanzanian president John Magufuli

Politics

5 years ago

John Magufuli who had just begun his second term in office, died on Wednesday, March 17, evoking memories of other African leaders who lost their lives in power

Imo North: Okorocha reacts as APC senator-elect emerges victorious in Abuja court

Imo North: Okorocha reacts as APC senator-elect emerges victorious in Abuja court

Politics

5 years ago

Former Imo governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, on Thursday, March 18, congratulated Senator Ifeanyi Araraume on his victory at the Federal High Court Abuja.

Emotional Letter Schoolgirl Kidnapped by Boko Haram Secretly Wrote to Her Dad while in Captivity

Emotional Letter Schoolgirl Kidnapped by Boko Haram Secretly Wrote to Her Dad while in Captivity

Nigeria

5 years ago

Naomi Adamu, one of the students of the Chibok Government Secondary School kidnapped by the Boko Haram insurgents in 2014, secretly wrote a letter to her dad.

BREAKING: Court remands 80-year-old Oyo PDP leader over murder of man previously alleged to be killed by herdsmen

BREAKING: Court remands 80-year-old Oyo PDP leader over murder of man previously alleged to be killed by herdsmen

Nigeria

5 years ago

An 80-year-old chieftain of the Peoples Democratic Party in Igangan, identified as Pa Olawuwo, has been arraigned in court over the killing of Dr Fatai Aborode.

Insecurity: IGP Adamu accuses states of not cooperating enough with FG

Insecurity: IGP Adamu accuses states of not cooperating enough with FG

Nigeria

5 years ago

Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Adamu on Thursday accused states of not fully cooperating with the federal government in the battle against insecurity.

List: 3 reasons why FG should drop $1.5bn Port Harcourt refinery renovation project - Atiku reveals

List: 3 reasons why FG should drop $1.5bn Port Harcourt refinery renovation project - Atiku reveals

Nigeria

5 years ago

Former Vice President Atiku on Thursday, March 18, queried the FG's plan to spend 1.5 billion dollars for the rehabilitation of the Port Harcourt refinery.

PDP Governor Reveals Why Southwest Should Forget 2023 Presidency For Now

PDP Governor Reveals Why Southwest Should Forget 2023 Presidency For Now

Politics

5 years ago

Seyi Makinde, governor of Oyo, says the southwest should focus on getting justice for victims of criminalities, instead of the 2023 presidential poll; for now.

List of Top 20 Countries Worst Affected by Internet Crimes in 2020

List of Top 20 Countries Worst Affected by Internet Crimes in 2020

Nigeria

5 years ago

Nigeria has emerged one of the countries worst affected country by internet crimes in 2020, according to a report by the US’ Federal Bureau of Investigation.

Merit or Zone? PDP Panel Finally Reveals How Party's Presidential Candidate Should Be Selected in 2023

Merit or Zone? PDP Panel Finally Reveals How Party's Presidential Candidate Should Be Selected in 2023

Nigeria

5 years ago

A PDP committee set up to review the 2019 elections has advised the party to adopt merit, not zoning, in selecting its presidential candidate in the 2023 poll.

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