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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

Huge embarrassment?: Electricity company disconnects former president’s home over N6m debt, Nigerians react

Huge embarrassment?: Electricity company disconnects former president’s home over N6m debt, Nigerians react

Nigeria

5 years ago

BREAKING: Tension in Ibadan as Sunday Igboho's house is burnt

BREAKING: Tension in Ibadan as Sunday Igboho's house is burnt

Nigeria

5 years ago

This is what EndSARS protesters really want - IGP Adamu makes stunning revelation

This is what EndSARS protesters really want - IGP Adamu makes stunning revelation

Nigeria

5 years ago

BREAKING: Akeredolu, other governors meet Miyetti Allah over quit notice to herdsmen

BREAKING: Akeredolu, other governors meet Miyetti Allah over quit notice to herdsmen

Politics

5 years ago

Saraki reacts to herdsmen crises in Ondo, Oyo states, sends urgent message to Buhari

Saraki reacts to herdsmen crises in Ondo, Oyo states, sends urgent message to Buhari

Nigeria

5 years ago

Did FG truly offer N100bn to herdsmen to stop kidnapping? - Here is presidency's reaction

Did FG truly offer N100bn to herdsmen to stop kidnapping? - Here is presidency's reaction

Nigeria

5 years ago

BREAKING: Court gives verdict on $2m fraud case against Atiku’s lawyer

BREAKING: Court gives verdict on $2m fraud case against Atiku’s lawyer

Nigeria

5 years ago

A Federal High Court in Lagos has dismissed a $2million money laundering charge filed by EFCC against Uyiekpen Giwa-Osagie, former VP Atiku Abubakar's lawyer.

Prominent Fulani politician says it doesn’t make sense for cows to be roaming streets in 2021

Prominent Fulani politician says it doesn’t make sense for cows to be roaming streets in 2021

Nigeria

5 years ago

Amid the brewing herdsmen-farmers crisis, Adamu Garba has urged herdsmen to buy lands in any state they wish to settle, then build ranches for their cattle.

This is what you should do instead of portraying yourself as defender of herdsmen - Falana tackles FG

This is what you should do instead of portraying yourself as defender of herdsmen - Falana tackles FG

Nigeria

5 years ago

Popular human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has berated the federal government over its reaction to Governor Akeredolu's directive to herdsmen in Ondo state

Full list of 17 executive orders Biden signed on day one as US president

Full list of 17 executive orders Biden signed on day one as US president

World

5 years ago

In his first day in office as the 46th president of the United States, Joe Biden signed a record 17 executive orders. Legit.ng lists all the executive orders.

Check out 10 expensive gifts presented to Donald Trump (list)

Check out 10 expensive gifts presented to Donald Trump (list)

Politics

5 years ago

The immediate past president of the US, Donald Trump, received some expensive gifts while in the office. One of the gifts is a Mac Pro Computer worth $5,999.

List of top 8 largest militaries in the world finally released (see if Nigeria makes it)

List of top 8 largest militaries in the world finally released (see if Nigeria makes it)

World

5 years ago

China has emerged the country with the largest military with roughly 2.19 million active military personnel at its disposal, according to Global Firepower.

The world's 15 most powerful militaries revealed (list)

The world's 15 most powerful militaries revealed (list)

World

5 years ago

The United States of America reportedly has the most powerful military in the world, according to the latest estimates recently released by Global Firepower.

BREAKING: Sunday Igboho, supporters storm Igangan as quit notice issued to herdsmen expires

BREAKING: Sunday Igboho, supporters storm Igangan as quit notice issued to herdsmen expires

Nigeria

5 years ago

Sunday Adeyemo, a Yoruba activist popularly known as Sunday Igboho, has arrived in Igangan as the seven-day ultimatum he issued to herdsmen in the area expires.

Akeredolu's directive to herdsmen: Ondo monarchs reveal their position, send message to Buhari

Akeredolu's directive to herdsmen: Ondo monarchs reveal their position, send message to Buhari

Nigeria

5 years ago

Monarchs in Ondo state have declared their support for Governor Rotimi Akeredolu over his directive asking unregistered herdsmen to vacate the forest reserves.

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