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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.

6088 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Oyo governor gives 2 key appointments to members of opposition parties

Oyo governor gives 2 key appointments to members of opposition parties

Politics

7 years ago

Timi Frank says PDP will lose Bayelsa governorship election to APC, gives reason

Breaking

Timi Frank says PDP will lose Bayelsa governorship election to APC, gives reason

Nigeria

7 years ago

Breaking: Red line drawn against South Africa - Nigeria's foreign affairs minister talks tough

Breaking: Red line drawn against South Africa - Nigeria's foreign affairs minister talks tough

Nigeria

7 years ago

Buhari, Atiku to know fate as presidential election tribunal reportedly sets September 13 for final judgement

Buhari, Atiku to know fate as presidential election tribunal reportedly sets September 13 for final judgement

Nigeria

7 years ago

15 facts you should know about Sunday Dare, the new minister of youth and sports

15 facts you should know about Sunday Dare, the new minister of youth and sports

Nigeria

7 years ago

Jonathan was ‘a push and start president’ who never won any election - APC

Jonathan was ‘a push and start president’ who never won any election - APC

Politics

7 years ago

Insecurity: Northern governor warns against harassing, killing innocent Fulanis

Insecurity: Northern governor warns against harassing, killing innocent Fulanis

Nigeria

7 years ago

Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto state on Friday, July 19, cautioned local vigilantes against harassment and killing of innocent Fulani over bandits attacks in the state.

Trending reactions as Candace Owens says Nigerian-Americans are the most successful ethnic group in the US

Trending reactions as Candace Owens says Nigerian-Americans are the most successful ethnic group in the US

Nigeria

7 years ago

Candace Owens, an American conservative commentator and political activist has claimed that Nigerian-Americans are the most successful ethnic group in the United States.

Osinbajo meets governors over Ruga settlement controversies

Osinbajo meets governors over Ruga settlement controversies

Nigeria

7 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo is currently in a meeting with governors from the six geopolitical zones in the presidential villa, Abuja.

41-year-old PDP senator Elisha Abbo seen beating woman in Abuja shop, Nigerians react (video)

Breaking

41-year-old PDP senator Elisha Abbo seen beating woman in Abuja shop, Nigerians react (video)

Politics

7 years ago

Elisha Abbo, 41, senator representing Adamawa North senatorial district, on the platform of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has been caught on camera physically assaulting a woman at an adult toy shop in Abuja.

Elections 2019: Why we got into trouble with politicians - Army

Elections 2019: Why we got into trouble with politicians - Army

Politics

7 years ago

The Nigerian Army has said that it incurred the anger of politicians because it refused to compromise the integrity of the 2019 General Elections due to its belief in the nation’s democracy.

Okorocha vs INEC: Court states when certificate of return suit will be decided

Okorocha vs INEC: Court states when certificate of return suit will be decided

Nigeria

7 years ago

A Federal High Court in Abuja has fixed judgment for Friday, June 7, for judgment in the suit by former Imo state governor, Rochas Okorocha, in which he seeks to compel INEC to issue him a certificate of return.

PDP granted permission to inspect election materials in Kano

PDP granted permission to inspect election materials in Kano

Nigeria

7 years ago

The governorship election petition tribunal in Kano on Tuesday, April 9, granted permission to the PDP to inspect all election materials used by INEC during the gubernatorial election in the state.

APC retains majority seats as INEC releases list of elected candidates for 2019 House of Representatives election

APC retains majority seats as INEC releases list of elected candidates for 2019 House of Representatives election

Ask Legit

7 years ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has released a list of the members of the House of Representatives elected in the February 23 elections.

14 facts you should know about Lagos governor-elect

14 facts you should know about Lagos governor-elect

Politics

7 years ago

Babajide Sanwo-Olu, after a breathtaking primary election on Tuesday, October 2, emerged the gubernatorial candidate of the ruling APC in Lagos state, defeating the incumbent governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, with a landslide margin.

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