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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.

5975 articles published since 05 Dec 2017

Author's articles

Just In: Kwara governor's Chief of Staff is dead, burial details announced

Just In: Kwara governor's Chief of Staff is dead, burial details announced

Nigeria

a year ago

Tread carefully: Atiku's aide urges Tinubu's govt to be cautious of relationship with France

Tread carefully: Atiku's aide urges Tinubu's govt to be cautious of relationship with France

Nigeria

a year ago

From politics to entertainment: Top 12 iconic Nigerian female leaders in 2024

From politics to entertainment: Top 12 iconic Nigerian female leaders in 2024

Nigeria

a year ago

Shiloh 2024: God didn't retire Bishop Abioye, Dino Melaye says, tackles Oyedepo

Shiloh 2024: God didn't retire Bishop Abioye, Dino Melaye says, tackles Oyedepo

Nigeria

a year ago

List of public holidays FG will declare in December 2024/January 2025

List of public holidays FG will declare in December 2024/January 2025

Nigeria

a year ago

Did Finland’s president pledge to support Biafra’s independence from Nigeria?

Did Finland’s president pledge to support Biafra’s independence from Nigeria?

Nigeria

a year ago

Shiloh 2024: Bishop Abioye announces 3-day programme in Abuja amid Dino Melaye's comment

Shiloh 2024: Bishop Abioye announces 3-day programme in Abuja amid Dino Melaye's comment

Nigeria

a year ago

Bishop David Abioye has announced a three-day event in Abuja aimed at equipping attendees with divine wisdom and guidance. Details of the event have been released.

Tinubu, Kyari hailed for reviving Port Harcourt Refinery

Tinubu, Kyari hailed for reviving Port Harcourt Refinery

Nigeria

a year ago

President Tinubu and the NNPCL's Group CEO have been commended for reviving operations at the Port Harcourt Refinery after several years of hiatus.

Bishop Abioye: Dino Melaye mentions why he didn't attend Shiloh 2024

Bishop Abioye: Dino Melaye mentions why he didn't attend Shiloh 2024

Nigeria

a year ago

Senator Dino Melaye has revealed why he did not attend the 2024 Shiloh. The former PDP senator said Shiloh without Bishop David Abioye is somehow.

Why Akpabio is not qualified to judge Fubara, Timi Frank explains

Why Akpabio is not qualified to judge Fubara, Timi Frank explains

Politics

a year ago

Comrade Timi Frank, former APC chieftain, has defended Rivers state Governor Siminalayi Fubara after Senate President Godswill Akpabio accused him of betrayal.

Umaru-Shinkafi: Miners advise SMDF boss on what to prioritise after Tinubu's re-appointment

Umaru-Shinkafi: Miners advise SMDF boss on what to prioritise after Tinubu's re-appointment

Nigeria

a year ago

The Zamfara state chapter of the Association of Small-Scale Miners of Nigeria has reacted tp Tinubu's reappointment of Hajia Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi as the SMDF boss.

Umaru-Shinkafi: Zamfara miners react to Tinubu's re-appointment of SMDF executive secretary

Umaru-Shinkafi: Zamfara miners react to Tinubu's re-appointment of SMDF executive secretary

Nigeria

a year ago

The Zamfara Miners Co-operatives Society has reacted to President Tinubu's re-appointment of Hajia Fatima Umaru-Shinkafi as Executive Secretary of the SMDF.

Zamfara APC youth ask Tinubu to reconsider Danfulani’s appointment as SMDF executive secretary

Zamfara APC youth ask Tinubu to reconsider Danfulani’s appointment as SMDF executive secretary

Nigeria

a year ago

Zamfara APC Youth Vanguard has urged President Tinubu to review an alleged mix-up in the appointment of Yazid Shehu Umar Danfulani as the SMDF executive secretary.

Pastor Ashimolowo funds life-saving surgeries for over 700 people in Ibadan crusade: "This is love"

Pastor Ashimolowo funds life-saving surgeries for over 700 people in Ibadan crusade: "This is love"

Nigeria

a year ago

Pastor Mathew Ashimolowo, founder of Kingsway International Christian Centre, has funded medical treatment for 711 Nigerians as part of the CCRW crusade in Ibadan.

Did US President-elect Donald Trump ask Tinubu's govt to release IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu?

Did US President-elect Donald Trump ask Tinubu's govt to release IPOB leader Nnamdi Kanu?

Nigeria

a year ago

A video circulating on social media purports to show US President-elect Donald Trump asking the Nigerian government to release Nnamdi Kanu is a deepfake.

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