Oun ati ore igba ewe re, Lawan Umar dara po mo Royal West Africa Frontier Force ni odun 1950.. 
Ó sì jẹ́ ọmọ ẹgbẹ́ Medill School of Journalism nígbà kan rí níbi tó ti gboye  master of Science degree lọ́dún 2010 lẹ́yìn tó KẸ́KỌ̀Ọ́ lórí Broadcast Journalism.iṣẹ́ tó yàn làní ọdún 2009, ó ṣiṣẹ́ ayàwòrán nílùú Atlanta ó sì bẹ̀rẹ̀ iṣẹ́ akàròyìn lórí afẹfẹ àti olóòtú agbeto sori afẹ́fẹ́ fún K24 ní Nairobi, Kenya níbi tí ó ti ṣiṣẹ́ fún Jeff Kofin lọ́è 2010.. 