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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.

6415 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Why some of Buhari's promises in 2020 were not fulfilled - Adesina reveals, insists security better now than in 2015

Why some of Buhari's promises in 2020 were not fulfilled - Adesina reveals, insists security better now than in 2015

Nigeria

5 years ago

Confusion in America as Trump insists he won US presidential election, reveals when he will present fresh evidence against Biden's victory

Confusion in America as Trump insists he won US presidential election, reveals when he will present fresh evidence against Biden's victory

Politics

5 years ago

Tragedy, tears as two prominent northern princes die same day

Tragedy, tears as two prominent northern princes die same day

Nigeria

5 years ago

Heated reactions from Nigerians as report shows 103 out of Buhari's 190 appointees come from south

Heated reactions from Nigerians as report shows 103 out of Buhari's 190 appointees come from south

Politics

5 years ago

WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones from this date (find out if you are affected and what you can do to retain access)

WhatsApp to stop working on millions of phones from this date (find out if you are affected and what you can do to retain access)

Technology

5 years ago

Breakdown of President Buhari's political appointments by geopolitical zones and states (Full List)

Breakdown of President Buhari's political appointments by geopolitical zones and states (Full List)

Politics

5 years ago

This is what we will do if Jonathan chooses to contest for president in 2023 - Afenifere makes stunning revelation

This is what we will do if Jonathan chooses to contest for president in 2023 - Afenifere makes stunning revelation

Nigeria

5 years ago

Ahead of the 2023 presidential election, prominent Yoruba group, Afenifere, has said it will take a position on which candidate to endorse when the time comes.

Amid COVID-19, Trump set to host New Year's Eve party, about 500 people already booked to attend (see how much the entry ticket costs)

Amid COVID-19, Trump set to host New Year's Eve party, about 500 people already booked to attend (see how much the entry ticket costs)

World

5 years ago

US president, Trump, is set to host a New Year's Eve party amid the COVDI-19 pandemic. About 500 people have reserved the entry tickets which costs $1000 each.

This is your plan for Nigeria - Igbo leaders send strong message to Nigerians supporting Atiku, Jonathan, Tinubu for president in 2023

This is your plan for Nigeria - Igbo leaders send strong message to Nigerians supporting Atiku, Jonathan, Tinubu for president in 2023

Nigeria

5 years ago

Southeast leaders have restated the region's bid to produce Nigeria's president in 2023, saying anyone supporting other candidates want Nigeria to break up.

Certificate forgery: Anxiety in PDP as court admits more APC's exhibits against Obaseki days after Ize-Iyamu got favourable verdict

Certificate forgery: Anxiety in PDP as court admits more APC's exhibits against Obaseki days after Ize-Iyamu got favourable verdict

Politics

5 years ago

The Federal High Court in Abuja has admitted two more exhibits from the APC in its suit seeking to disqualify Governor Obaseki over alleged certificate forgery.

Year in Review: Full list of 5 prominent political appointees President Buhari sacked in 2020

Year in Review: Full list of 5 prominent political appointees President Buhari sacked in 2020

Nigeria

5 years ago

As part of his efforts to get the appropriate hands to work for him, President Buhari sacked some of his key appointees in 2020 and replaced them with others.

Just in: This is our position on Bishop Kukah's statement criticising Buhari - CAN reacts, sends strong message to Muslim group, FG

Just in: This is our position on Bishop Kukah's statement criticising Buhari - CAN reacts, sends strong message to Muslim group, FG

Nigeria

5 years ago

The Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) has risen in defence of Bishop Kukah, saying he never attacked Islam as claimed by MURIC's president, Ishaq Akintola.

BREAKING: Tears as national chairman of prominent Nigerian political party dies

BREAKING: Tears as national chairman of prominent Nigerian political party dies

Politics

5 years ago

The National Chairman of the Labour Party (LP), Alhaji Abdulkadir Abdulsalam, is reportedly dead. The Deputy National Secretary of the party, Kennedy Chigozie,

Kukah vs Buhari: This is what I can do to help - Former PDP senator speaks after Arewa youths called for cleric's arrest, Nigerians react

Kukah vs Buhari: This is what I can do to help - Former PDP senator speaks after Arewa youths called for cleric's arrest, Nigerians react

Nigeria

5 years ago

Senator Bruce has made a move to reconcile President Buhari and Bishop Kukah following Arewa youths' call to arrest the cleric for criticising the president.

Fact check: Is it true that Lassa fever has killed more people than COVID-19 in Ondo state?

Fact check: Is it true that Lassa fever has killed more people than COVID-19 in Ondo state?

Nigeria

5 years ago

Findings by Legit.ng indicate that the claim by Ondo state's health commissioner that Lassa fever has killed more people in the state than COVID-19 is true.

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