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.

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The higher the amount that is recovered, the lower that you get - FG re-explains whistle blower policy

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APC governorship aspirant, Babafemi Ojudu's campaign posters destroyed in Ekiti (photos)

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Breaking: Gunmen reportedly storm Benue church, kill 15 worshippers, burn 50 houses

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Ekiti 2018: PDP in fresh crisis as violence, malpractices mar ward congress

Nigeria

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Lagos loses 84 people, N12.8bn properties to fire in 1 year - Commissioner

Nigeria

8 years ago

Lagos state government has said that no fewer than 84 persons were burnt to death and property worth N12.8 billion destroyed in the state in the last one year. A total of 333 victims were rescued during the same period.

Electronic voting will not be used in 2019 - INEC chairman

Nigeria

8 years ago

The chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission, Mahmood Yakubu, says electronic voting will not be used in 2019. He, however, said electronics will be deployed in collation and transmission of election results.

Forget politics, go back to your entertainment business - Constituents reject Ben Bruce’s 2019 re-election

Nigeria

8 years ago

The constituents of Senator Murray Ben-Bruce in Bayelsa East, on Tuesday, April 10, said that the ‘common sense’ senator did not deserve re-election in 2019. The constituents accused the senator of poor senatorial representation.

NYSC extends registration for 2018 Batch A, stream 2 (see timetable)

Nigeria

8 years ago

The management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) has extended the registration of the Batch A stream II prospective corps members. The NYSC said the registration has now been extended to Tuesday, April 10, 2018.

Court awards N6m compensation to university graduate for being unlawfully detained by police

Nigeria

8 years ago

An Abuja high court has ruled that the Nigeria Police Force must compensate Adebayo Edun, a graduate of Computer Science from the Federal University of Technology, Minna, with the sum of N6million for unlawfully detaining him.

You cannot install APGA governor - Okorocha dares Imo Archbishop

Nigeria

8 years ago

Imo state governor, Okorocha on Thursday, March 29, vowed that the Imo Catholic Archbishop of Owerri Diocese, Archbishop Anthony Obinna will fail in his alleged plot to install a governor on the platform of APGA in the state.

Jesus might be a woman dressed as a man - Religion scholar

Nigeria

8 years ago

A scholar at a Jesuit-run college in Massachusetts, Professor Benny Liew, has reportedly claimed in his ‘radical’ reading of the New Testament that Jesus might have been a male or female and could also have been a drag king.

Do not be deceived again - PDP tells Tinubu

Nigeria

8 years ago

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in a statement issued by its national publicity secretary, Kola Ologbondinyan, advised the APC leader, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, not to allow himself to be deceived again by the ruling party.

We must talk about PDP’s corruption - Osinbajo

Nigeria

8 years ago

Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said the APC administration will not desist from talking about the PDP's corruption. He said this is to let the Nigerians know that they cannot afford to have the opposition party in power again.

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