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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

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Presidential aides react as American rapper Cardi B seeks Nigerian citizenship over Trump’s airstrike which killed Iran's commander

Presidential aides react as American rapper Cardi B seeks Nigerian citizenship over Trump’s airstrike which killed Iran's commander

Nigeria

6 years ago

Biting cold weather forces Jos, Kano residents to stay indoors

Biting cold weather forces Jos, Kano residents to stay indoors

Nigeria

6 years ago

Alleged N6.32 billion fraud: Another former governor faces conviction as court says he has case to answer

Alleged N6.32 billion fraud: Another former governor faces conviction as court says he has case to answer

Nigeria

6 years ago

Rivers is a Christian state - Wike insists, says he cannot be intimidated to change the declaration

Rivers is a Christian state - Wike insists, says he cannot be intimidated to change the declaration

Nigeria

6 years ago

Protesters scale walls, smash windows as they storm US embassy in Baghdad after airstrikes

Protesters scale walls, smash windows as they storm US embassy in Baghdad after airstrikes

World

6 years ago

Despite impeachment, Trump ties with Obama for America's most admired man in 2019

Despite impeachment, Trump ties with Obama for America's most admired man in 2019

World

6 years ago

Dakota War of 1862: How over 500 people died within 6 weeks, 38 hanged in US' largest mass execution

Dakota War of 1862: How over 500 people died within 6 weeks, 38 hanged in US' largest mass execution

Politics

6 years ago

About 150 years ago, specifically in 1862, the United States recorded the largest mass execution in the history of the country till date.

Okorocha reels out achievements, says no one has beaten his record as Imo governor

Okorocha reels out achievements, says no one has beaten his record as Imo governor

Nigeria

6 years ago

Former Imo Governor, Senator Rochas Okorocha, has said that nobody has beaten his record as the chief executive in the history of the state.

Tears, tribute as LASU students stage candlelight procession for colleague allegedly killed for ritual (photo, video)

Tears, tribute as LASU students stage candlelight procession for colleague allegedly killed for ritual (photo, video)

Nigeria

6 years ago

Students of the Lagos State University (LASU) held candlelight procession on Monday, December 29, in honour of their colleague, Favour Sewanu Daley-Oladele, who was allegedly killed for ritual.

Christmas is idolatry - MFM maintains stance, issues clarification

Christmas is idolatry - MFM maintains stance, issues clarification

Nigeria

6 years ago

Despite the backlash that greeted its controversial claim on Christmas celebration, the Mountain of Fire and Miracles Ministries (MFM) has maintained its stance, saying celebration is “idolatry”.

This is the minister behind hate speech bill - Lawmaker alleges, reveals why it was introduced

This is the minister behind hate speech bill - Lawmaker alleges, reveals why it was introduced

Politics

6 years ago

Though the hate speech bill is being sponsored by Senator Aliyu Abdullahi, representing Niger North, Senator Fadahunsi alleged that the minister of information and culture, Lai Muhammed, is the mastermind behind it.

LASU reacts to alleged ritual killing of final-year student

LASU reacts to alleged ritual killing of final-year student

Nigeria

6 years ago

The management of the Lagos State University (LASU), Ojo, has issued an official statement on the alleged killing of a final-year-female student of the university.

This is why we celebrate Christmas though not in the Bible - Catholic priest replies MFM general overseer

This is why we celebrate Christmas though not in the Bible - Catholic priest replies MFM general overseer

Nigeria

6 years ago

However, Reverend Oluoma disagreed with Olukoya, saying Christmas is celebrated by Christians as a mystery of the birth of Jesus Christ.

Study says abstaining from food for 16 to 18 hours a day might help you live longer

Study says abstaining from food for 16 to 18 hours a day might help you live longer

Nigeria

6 years ago

A new study has shown that abstaining from food for 16 to 18 hours a day could be key to treating a variety of health conditions and help to achieve a longer life span.

2023 presidency: It's the turn of Igbo - Anambra bishops send message to APC, PDP

2023 presidency: It's the turn of Igbo - Anambra bishops send message to APC, PDP

Nigeria

6 years ago

Some religious leaders from the southeast have waded into the raging debates on which geopolitical zone should produce Nigeria's president in 2023.

Nurudeen Lawal