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Lawal is a surname. People with the name include: * Abass Lawal, Nigerian footballer *Adeshina Lawal, Nigerian footballer *Amina Lawal, Nigerian woman sentenced to death *Gani Lawal, United States basketball player *Garba Lawal, Nigerian footballer * Hassan Muhammed Lawal, Nigerian politician * Mudashiru Lawal, Nigerian footballer *Muhammed Lawal Oklahoma State Cowboys Central Oklahoma Bronchos Muhammed Lawal (born January 11, 1981), also known as "King Mo", is an American professional wrestler and retired mixed martial artist currently signed to Major League Wre ...
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Abass Lawal
Abass Muyiwa Lawal (born 13 September 1980) is a Nigerian footballer who played mainly as a right winger. He spent nearly one full decade in Spain, amassing league totals of 127 games and 14 goals for six clubs (only six matches in La Liga). He also competed professionally in the United Arab Emirates. Football career Born in Ibadan, Lawal moved to Spain at only 17 and signed with Atlético Madrid, going on to spend three full seasons with the B-team in Segunda División. In 2000–01 he was promoted to the main squad which was also competing in that category, appearing rarely (178 minutes) as the ''Colchoneros'' failed to regain their La Liga status. After two solid seasons in the second level, with Córdoba CF and CD Leganés, Lawal returned to the top division with Albacete Balompié, but failed to establish himself in the Castile-La Mancha side and left for Xerez CD in January 2005; Albacete would also be relegated at the end of his second season. Subsequently, Lawal play ...
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Adeshina Lawal
Adeshina Abayomi Lawal (born 17 October 1984) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for AB Argir. Career Brought in from the Nigerian FC Ebedei Football Academy to Denmark at a young age, Lawal joined FC Midtjylland's youth academy. In March 2006 he renewed his contract with Vejle Boldklub until 1 July 2010. Lawal played 2009 Vejle Boldklub of the Danish Superliga, but he was on loan to Lyngby Boldklub. After the end of the season 2010 joined to Swedish club Kristianstads FF. In December 2012 he made contract with B36 Tórshavn in the Faroe Islands. In 2015, he signed for ÍF Fuglafjørður He joined Víkingur Gøta in 2017, and scored the winning goal in their 2–1 2017–18 Champions League home triumph over KF Trepça'89 of Kosovo. Honours B36 Tórshavn * Faroe Islands Premier League Team of the season: 2014 File:2014 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Stocking up supplies and personal protective equipment (PPE) for the Western ...
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Amina Lawal
Amina Lawal Kurami (born 1972) is a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery and for conceiving a child out of wedlock. Lawal was sentenced by an Islamic Sharia court in Funtua, in the northern state of Katsina, in Nigeria, on 22 March 2002. The person she identified as the father of the child, Yahayya Muhammad Kurami, was acquitted of the accusation of zinā. Although Kurami was excused because he took an oath by the Holy Qur’an, this was not an option for Lawal due to the presence of her child, which is proof in the Mālikī school. Lawal's conviction sparked an international controversy. It was overturned by a Sharia Court of Appeals which ruled that it violated Islamic law, and she later remarried. Background Lawal was the second Nigerian woman condemned to death by stoning for engaging in sex before marriage. The first woman, Safiya Hussaini, had her sentence overturned in March 2002 on her first appeal. Sharia law was established in northern Nigeria's ...
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Gani Lawal
Gani Oladimeji Lawal Jr. (born November 7, 1988) is a Nigerian-American professional basketball player for Trotamundos in the Venezuelan SuperLiga. He played college basketball for Georgia Tech. High school career During his time at Norcross High School, Lawal was named to the McDonald's All-American Team, following his senior season, and was Mr. Basketball 2007 in Georgia.Profile
at RamblinWreck.com.
Considered a four-star recruit by , Lawal was listed as the No. 7 power forward and the No. 29 player in the nation in 2007.


College career

As a freshman in 2007–08, Lawal scored 10 points on 5-of-6 shots, with four rebounds at

Garba Lawal
Garba Lawal (born 22 May 1974) is a Nigerian former professional footballer who played as a left midfielder. In 2014 he became general manager at Kaduna United and left his role in 2015. He is with the technical department of the Nigeria Football Federation. Club career As a player, Lawal had his most successful time at Roda JC in the Eredivisie. He also played for Julius Berger F.C. in Nigeria and Chinese side Changsha Ginde. In August 2009, he announced his return as a player-coach for Makurdi side Lobi Stars, He was named General Manager of Kaduna United in February 2014. International career Lawal is regarded as one of the most versatile players in the Nigeria national team of the 1990s and early 2000s often being used for any position ranging from defence to attack on the left wing. Lawal took part at the FIFA World Cups in 1998, where he played a key role in the 3–2 win over Spain in Nigeria's first match of the tournament, and in 2002. He won the Olympic gold medal ...
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Hassan Muhammed Lawal
Hassan Lawal Nelly CON (12 October 1954 – 24 March 2018) was a Nigerian politician who served as a Minister for 7 years. (Minister of labour) ( Minister of Health) (Minister of Works) Background Hassan was born in Keffi, Nasarawa State. He attended Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria where he obtained a Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB) in 1978 and was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1979. He later obtained an LLM and PhD in Law from University of Warwick, England. He was appointed Sub-Dean of the faculty of Law of the University of Jos and head of the Department of Private Law (1987 - 1990). Leaving academia, Lawal became the Company Secretary and Legal Adviser of the NNPC Refinery Company in Port-Harcourt (1990-1995). From 1995 to 1997 he was the Special Assistant to the Minister of Petroleum Resources. He was appointed General Manager Services of the NNPC Joint Venture, NAPIMS in 1997. Political career In 1998, Lawal retired from NNPC and entered politics in 1999. In 2001, he w ...
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Mudashiru Lawal
Mudashiru Babatunde "Muda" Lawal (8 June 1954 – 6 July 1991) was a Nigerian footballer who played as a midfielder for both club and country. Club career He worked as an automobile mechanic before his football talents were discovered, and made his national team debut in 1975. The same year, he joined Shooting Stars F.C. of Ibadan, where he would play for many years. In 1976, he helped the club to their first continental title, winning the African Cup Winners Cup – the first Nigerian team to do so. In 1985 the club side was disbanded by a military governor. Muda returned to the side four seasons latter as an assistant coach/player. International career Muda made his international debut in 1975, and won 86 caps and scored 12 goals for his country; he holds the record of being the only player on the continent to have appeared at five consecutive Nations' Cup finals (1976–1984). Lawal guided Nigeria to its first African Nations Cup title, at the 1980 African Nations Cup. The t ...
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