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.

7537 articles published since 11 Apr 2016

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The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the FCT has announced that its nomination form fees for 2025 chairmanship election is N8.5m and councillorship is N1.5m.

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Chidinma Ojukwu on Thursday, April 17, testified in court about how she found Super TV CEO Michael Usifo Ataga’s lifeless body in a Lekki apartment in 2021.

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House of Reps has condemned the CBEX crypto scam that defrauded Nigerians of N1.3 trillion and called for investigation and prosecution of the perpetrators.

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Benue state governor Hyacinth Alia has declared Thursday, April 17, 2025, as an additional work-free day, giving civil servants a four-day Easter break.

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