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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

Author's articles

Breaking: Fresh trouble for Wike as powerful forces demand his immediate sack, "Unacceptable"

Breaking: Fresh trouble for Wike as powerful forces demand his immediate sack, "Unacceptable"

Nigeria

8 months ago

Zulum, AbdulRazaq storm top Northcentral state as 217-year-old Mosque reopens

Zulum, AbdulRazaq storm top Northcentral state as 217-year-old Mosque reopens

Nigeria

8 months ago

Wike vs military officer: Joe Igbokwe and Deji Adeyanju in war of words, "Who is he?"

Wike vs military officer: Joe Igbokwe and Deji Adeyanju in war of words, "Who is he?"

Nigeria

8 months ago

Wike vs Naval officer: Military veterans break silence, "FCT minister must apologise"

Wike vs Naval officer: Military veterans break silence, "FCT minister must apologise"

Nigeria

8 months ago

2025 recruitment: CDCFIB releases 3 things applicants must do to scale through during the online test

2025 recruitment: CDCFIB releases 3 things applicants must do to scale through during the online test

Nigeria

8 months ago

Breaking: Naval officer clashes with angry Wike, blocks him from entering FCT land, video goes viral

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Breaking: Naval officer clashes with angry Wike, blocks him from entering FCT land, video goes viral

Nigeria

8 months ago

Joe Igbokwe calls for sack of military officer who stood up against Wike: “Remove his uniform ASAP”

Joe Igbokwe calls for sack of military officer who stood up against Wike: “Remove his uniform ASAP”

Nigeria

8 months ago

Joe Ibokwe demanded the dismissal of Lt Yarima after a viral video showed the officer confronting Minister Nyesom Wike during a tense land dispute in Abuja.

Breaking: Influential senator dumps PDP, announces next party ahead of 2027

Breaking: Influential senator dumps PDP, announces next party ahead of 2027

Nigeria

8 months ago

Senator Agom Jarigbe defected from PDP to APC citing irreconcilable party divisions and joined the ruling party to better represent Cross River North.

"FG's hands are tight": Rev Ezekiel Dachomo declares, backs Trump's invasion threats

"FG's hands are tight": Rev Ezekiel Dachomo declares, backs Trump's invasion threats

Nigeria

8 months ago

Popular northern reverend Ezekiel Dachomo backed Trump’s intervention in Nigeria, accusing the federal government of failing to stop religious killings.

"Soldiers are dying, the system has failed," Ex-SGF Babachir Lawal blasts Tinubu over insecurity war

"Soldiers are dying, the system has failed," Ex-SGF Babachir Lawal blasts Tinubu over insecurity war

Nigeria

8 months ago

Ex-SGF Babachir Lawal criticised Tinubu’s government over worsening insecurity, saying soldiers died due to poor equipment and weak institutional support.

Ex-gov Timipre Sylva breaks silence after EFCC declared him wanted: "Calculated political onslaught"

Ex-gov Timipre Sylva breaks silence after EFCC declared him wanted: "Calculated political onslaught"

Nigeria

8 months ago

Timipre Sylva dismissed the EFCC’s wanted notice as a calculated political onslaught, saying he was innocent and would honour the agency’s invitation.

US invasion threats: "Why Nigerians must reject Trump," Top lawyer speaks

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US invasion threats: "Why Nigerians must reject Trump," Top lawyer speaks

Nigeria

8 months ago

Barr Gideon Ebong urged Nigerians to reject US invasion threats, saying foreign intervention was unnecessary and the government should defeat terrorists itself.

Nigerians react as ex-governor Timipre Sylva declared wanted

Nigerians react as ex-governor Timipre Sylva declared wanted

Nigeria

8 months ago

EFCC declared ex‑governor Timipre Sylva wanted over alleged $14.8m fraud, prompting mixed reactions on social media and calls for decisive action.

Nigerian Air Force unleashes Fury as fighter jets decimate terrorist enclaves in 3 northern states

Nigerian Air Force unleashes Fury as fighter jets decimate terrorist enclaves in 3 northern states

Nigeria

8 months ago

Nigerian Air Force carried out precision airstrikes in Borno, Kwara, and Katsina, neutralising ISWAP and bandits while reconnaissance missions strengthened security.

Terrorist gangs clash: 200 declared dead in northeast states

Terrorist gangs clash: 200 declared dead in northeast states

Nigeria

8 months ago

Over 200 militants reportedly died as Boko Haram and ISWAP clashed for control in northeast Nigeria while bandits imposed harvest levies on farmers in Zamfara.

Ezra Ukanwa