Esther Odili

Education: HND Mass Communication from Nigerian Institute of Journalism (2017), Google News Initiative (GNI) News Lab: Google Digital Skills from Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: The New Telegraph (2014), Galaxy Television (2016-2017), Politics editor (Legit.ng, 2021 till date)

Awards: Best student in print journalism (2018)

Esther Odili is a journalist and a Politics/Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng with 6+ years of experience. She Holds OND and HND in Mass Communication from the Nigerian Institue of Journalism (NIJ), where she was recognized as the best student in print journalism in 2018. Before joining Legit.ng, Esther has worked with other reputable media houses, such as the New Telegraph newspaper and Galaxy Television. In 2024, Esther obtained a certificate in advanced digital reporting from the Google News Initiative. Email: esther.odili@corp.legit.ng.

8278 articles published since 11 Apr 2016

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Breaking: ADC suspends top lawmaker indefinitely, reason emerges

Politics

3 months ago

2025 UTME: JAMB introduces ranking on result slips of 1.9m candidates, “370 is ranked 16th”

Education

3 months ago

“I was blind”: Dino Melaye breaks silence on backing APC to remove Jonathan

Politics

3 months ago

2027 election: “Nigerians hungry, not happy,” Fayemi blasts Tinubu, video trends

Politics

3 months ago

“A PDP chieftain”: Nigerians react as ex-governor says Tinubu is doing well

Nigeria

3 months ago

“Economy is bad”: Drama as Tinubu’s ally Ibori laments after donating N100m to Igbinedion varsity

Education

3 months ago

“How we killed nurse, child in Abuja school after collecting ransom,” Suspect speaks

Nigeria

3 months ago

David Moses, a security guard, has confessed to the murder of a school nurse and a 14-month-old child in Clear Hope School in Abuja, claiming he was pressured.

From prison at 12 to freedom at 22: Emeka Nzeruike released after 10 years, photos trend

Nigeria

3 months ago

Nigerians reacted after a lawyer shared how he secured the freedom of Emeka Nzeruike, a 12-year-old boy arrested in 2015 for alleged theft and held in prison.

PDP reps member, thousands of supporters dump party for APC in Ondo

Politics

3 months ago

Honourable Festus Akingbaso, a member of the House of Representatives, and thousands of supporters dumped the PDP and joined the APC in Ondo state.

Jubilation as Nigerian governor increases corps members’ allowance to N30,000

Education

3 months ago

Governor Ahmadu Fintiri increased the monthly allowance of National Youth Service Corps members serving in Adamawa state from N20,000 to N30,000.

Nkiruka Madueke: Tinubu sacks DG of NCCC, appoints replacement

Nigeria

3 months ago

President Bola Tinubu has dismissed Dr Nkiruka Madueke from her position as the DG of the National Council on Climate Change and announced her replacement.

Nigerian governor sacks commissioners, announces replacements

Politics

3 months ago

The governor of Borno state, Babagana Zulum, has reshuffled his cabinet. He relieved two commissioners of their appointments and announced their replacements.

“National honours should be for entrepreneurs, not politicians”: Peter Obi slams FG

Nigeria

3 months ago

Peter Obi urged the Nigerian government to stop awarding national honours on politicians, maintaining that GCFR should be conferred on productive Nigerians.

Just in: Tinubu's govt bows to striking nurses' pressure, takes one action

Nigeria

3 months ago

As the nurses’ strike enters day three, health minister, Prof Ali Pate, on Friday, met with the leaders of the National Association of Nigeria Nurses and Midwives.

“How our brother died serving Nigeria”: Soldiers whose mother gave 3 of them to army speak

Nigeria

3 months ago

Tragedy struck as a family of three brothers serving in the Nigerian Army recounted how one of them was killed in a gun battle recently, sparking concerns.

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