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Ezra Ukanwa

Education: Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mass Communication, Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos. MSc, Development Communication, Bingham University, Nasarawa state. Nigerian Institute of Management (2022). Google Digital Skills from Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: Editor-in-Chief, Current Times Newspapers (2020); Anchor Sentinel (Deputy Editor-in-Chief, 2021); Vanguard Newspapers, (2024)

Awards: Best Campus Journalist (Anchor University Communications Award, 2019), Best Student in Journalism (Anchor University Convocation Award, 2021)

Ezra Ukanwa is a Reuters-certified journalist with over 5 years of professional experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Anchor University, Lagos. Currently, he is the Politics and Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng. He previously worked as a senior correspondent at Vanguard Newspapers. Ezra was recognized as Best Campus Journalist at the Anchor University Communications Awards in 2019 and is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). Contact him at: ezra.ukanwa@corp.legit.ng or +2349036989944

4697 articles published since 17 May 2024

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Insecurity: Nigerian police take new action in Kano border

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Insecurity: Nigerian police take new action in Kano border

Nigeria

7 months ago

Apply now: Nigeria LNG begins 2025 scholarship, application link emerges

Apply now: Nigeria LNG begins 2025 scholarship, application link emerges

Nigeria

7 months ago

Breaking: Wike blocks Govs Bala, Makinde at PDP's secretariat as tension deepens

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Breaking: Wike blocks Govs Bala, Makinde at PDP's secretariat as tension deepens

Nigeria

7 months ago

Influential northern senator marries military officer in low-key wedding, viral photos emerge

Influential northern senator marries military officer in low-key wedding, viral photos emerge

Nigeria

7 months ago

Breaking: Tension as rioters storm PDP headquarters, police fire teargas, viral videos emerge

Breaking: Tension as rioters storm PDP headquarters, police fire teargas, viral videos emerge

Nigeria

7 months ago

Abduction of 25 girls in Kebbi: US lawmaker speaks out

Abduction of 25 girls in Kebbi: US lawmaker speaks out

Nigeria

7 months ago

"Nigeria mustn't become like Somalia, Sudan": Fani Kayode warns, speaks on alleged Christian genocide

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"Nigeria mustn't become like Somalia, Sudan": Fani Kayode warns, speaks on alleged Christian genocide

Nigeria

7 months ago

Fani-Kayode condemned claims Christians aren’t targeted in Nigeria, cited recent attacks on Christians and Muslims, and urged urgent government action.

Breaking: Court jails UNICAL Law Faculty Dean for 5 years

Breaking: Court jails UNICAL Law Faculty Dean for 5 years

Nigeria

7 months ago

UNICAL Law Dean Cyril Ndifon was jailed for five years after a court found he harassed female students, while his co-defendant Sunny Anyanwu was acquitted.

Tinubu speaks out as Super Eagles lose FIFA World Cup qualifying match to Congo, "Lost glory"

Tinubu speaks out as Super Eagles lose FIFA World Cup qualifying match to Congo, "Lost glory"

Nigeria

7 months ago

President Tinubu praised the Super Eagles’ effort despite their loss to DR Congo, urging them to regroup and focus on the upcoming AFCON in 2026

Updated: Police react to report claiming Lt Yarima narrowly escaped assassination in Abuja

Updated: Police react to report claiming Lt Yarima narrowly escaped assassination in Abuja

Nigeria

7 months ago

The police have debunked the report claiming Navy officer Yerima survived an assassination attempt in Abuja, days after his confrontation with FCT Minister Wike.

Wike's camp ignores PDP convention in Ibadan, dares Makinde, summons party's BoT, NEC meeting

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Wike's camp ignores PDP convention in Ibadan, dares Makinde, summons party's BoT, NEC meeting

Nigeria

7 months ago

Wike’s PDP faction scheduled emergency BoT and NEC meetings in Abuja, rejecting the Ibadan convention that expelled him and other senior members for anti-party acts.

Pope Leo XIV mentions 4 countries where Christians are currently facing persecution, list emerges

Pope Leo XIV mentions 4 countries where Christians are currently facing persecution, list emerges

Nigeria

7 months ago

Pope Leo XIV named Bangladesh, Nigeria, Mozambique, and Sudan as nations where Christians faced persecution and prayed for Kivu massacre victims.

Nigeria on US watchlist: Miyetti Allah speaks as Trump's govt threatens visa ban, freezes its assets

Nigeria on US watchlist: Miyetti Allah speaks as Trump's govt threatens visa ban, freezes its assets

Nigeria

7 months ago

MACBAN rejected claims linking it to persecution, told US to remove it from a sanctions list, and warned that mislabelling pastoralists could worsen insecurity.

Anambra 2025 poll: Report shows how APC, APGA, others engaged in massive vote trading across all 326 wards

Anambra 2025 poll: Report shows how APC, APGA, others engaged in massive vote trading across all 326 wards

Nigeria

8 months ago

KDI reported that the 2025 Anambra election saw widespread vote trading, polling delays, and structural weaknesses that undermined ballot secrecy and integrity.

Double Tragedy as cult group kills SUG president during his father's burial ceremony

Double Tragedy as cult group kills SUG president during his father's burial ceremony

Nigeria

8 months ago

A cult clash in Ekori killed former SUG president Samuel Udo during his father’s wake leaving others injured and the community gripped by fear over rising violence.

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