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.

8168 articles published since 11 Apr 2016

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Ramadan 2025: Jubilation as Nigerian governor secures deal to crash food prices

Nigeria

5 months ago

Tragedy as mechanic dies trying to save customers' cars from Otedola Bridge fire

Nigeria

5 months ago

Impeachment plot: Wike blames Fubara, declares “I won’t stop assembly from performing duties”

Politics

5 months ago

Video trends as El-Rufai denies betraying Atiku: “Obasanjo was right”

Politics

5 months ago

Policeman allegedly ‘shoots’ teenage driver dead at checkpoint in Edo, details emerge

Nigeria

5 months ago

2027 election: Drama as Adebayo rules out El-Rufai’s coalition talks, declares presidential ambition under SDP

Politics

5 months ago

Housewife slumps, dies during Ramadan tafsir, location announced

Nigeria

5 months ago

A 42-year-old woman, Maman Zainab, has reportedly collapsed and died during a Ramadan tafsir in Abuja. A medical expert attributed her death to high blood pressure.

Tragedy as woman allegedly kills co-wife with boiling water in Jigawa, police react

Nigeria

5 months ago

A 20-year-old woman has reportedly killed her co-wife by pouring hot water on her. The Jigawa state police command has confirmed the tragic tragic incident.

Tinubu’s FG reacts as Obasanjo declares Buhari’s administration “worst in corruption”

Politics

5 months ago

Ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo has described ex-President Buhari’s tenure as most corrupt and warned that Tinubu’s administration could surpass it if unchecked.

Obasanjo’s corruption claims: Malami shares reason Buhari pardoned ex-govs convicted for stealing billions

Politics

5 months ago

Former AGF Abubakar Malami has defended ex-President Buhari as ex-President Obasanjo declared his government the most corrupt in Nigeria's history.

Senate crisis: “Why IPU can’t act on Natasha’s petition,” Jimoh Ibrahim speaks

Politics

5 months ago

Senator Jimoh Ibrahim has dismissed Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan’s petition at the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), stating that only member states can file complaints.

“My govt, dedicated to a greater Nigeria”: Tinubu declares as he receives Catholic bishops in Aso Rock

Nigeria

5 months ago

President Bola Tinubu on Friday, met with Catholic Bishops and assured them of his administration’s efforts to address Nigeria’s security and economic challenges.

El-Rufai: “Why North is not interested in Buhari,” Atiku’s aide speaks

Politics

5 months ago

Atiku’s aide, Abdul Rasheeth, has asserted that the North is uninterested in ex-President Buhari as Nasir El-Rufai linked him to his exit from the APC to the SDP.

El-Rufai links arrest of top ally to defection from APC to SDP, shares details

Politics

5 months ago

Nasir El-Rufai has alleged that the arrest of his former commissioner, Jafaru Sani, is politically motivated due and linked to his defection to the SDP.

2027 election: Video trends as ex-Abacha aide, Hamza Al-Mustapha joins SDP

Politics

5 months ago

In a trending video, SDP national chairman, Shehu Musa Gabam, on Thursday, welcomed Hamza Al-Mustapha, a former presidential aspirant, into the party.

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