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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

5293 articles published since 17 May 2024

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Just In: Another candidate steps down for APC as INEC conducts FCT election Saturday

Just In: Another candidate steps down for APC as INEC conducts FCT election Saturday

Politics

8 months ago

Breaking: Another top security agency rearrests El-Rufai shortly after leaving EFCC custody

Exclusive

Breaking: Another top security agency rearrests El-Rufai shortly after leaving EFCC custody

Nigeria

8 months ago

Breaking: PDP candidate suddenly steps down for APC, Wike breaks silence as FCT polls begins Saturday

Exclusive

Breaking: PDP candidate suddenly steps down for APC, Wike breaks silence as FCT polls begins Saturday

Nigeria

8 months ago

Breaking: Tinubu asks Nigerians for forgiveness, “If I have sinned against you", viral video trends

Exclusive

Breaking: Tinubu asks Nigerians for forgiveness, “If I have sinned against you", viral video trends

Nigeria

8 months ago

Electoral bill: Deputy spokesperson breaks silence over clash of reps members

Electoral bill: Deputy spokesperson breaks silence over clash of reps members

Nigeria

8 months ago

Nationwide recruitment: FG releases application link, provides update

Nationwide recruitment: FG releases application link, provides update

Nigeria

8 months ago

Mysterious ancestral tree crushes bus, kills 18 people in Enugu, photos, video emerge

Mysterious ancestral tree crushes bus, kills 18 people in Enugu, photos, video emerge

Nigeria

8 months ago

Awhum, Enugu state: 18 passengers perish after a sacred tree collapsed on their bus. Local leaders raise concerns regarding recent desecration allegations.

'Aboki must go' protest: Tension as actual number of Northern traders killed in Rivers emerges

'Aboki must go' protest: Tension as actual number of Northern traders killed in Rivers emerges

Nigeria

8 months ago

Hausa community in Rivers State confirms four northern traders killed in Oil Mill Market protest, with widespread looting and police disputes over fatalities.

Breaking: Chaos in House of Reps as lawmakers clash over plan to cancel electoral bill

Breaking: Chaos in House of Reps as lawmakers clash over plan to cancel electoral bill

Nigeria

8 months ago

Tensions erupted in the House of Representatives over the motion to reverse the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, amid disputes on real-time result transmission.

Popular southeast senator proposes how many years president should serve in single tenure

Popular southeast senator proposes how many years president should serve in single tenure

Nigeria

8 months ago

Senator Kenneth Eze from Nigeria’s South-East proposes a 16-year presidential term to enhance governance stability, arguing current terms disrupt policy continuity.

Breaking: Popular international civil rights activist is dead

Breaking: Popular international civil rights activist is dead

Nigeria

8 months ago

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and Rainbow PUSH Coalition founder, dies at 84, leaving an enduring legacy in the fight for justice and equality.

Tinubu's certificate scandal: New update as Reno Omokri raises 5 alleged false claims by Peter Obi

Tinubu's certificate scandal: New update as Reno Omokri raises 5 alleged false claims by Peter Obi

Nigeria

8 months ago

Reno Omokri criticises Peter Obi's claims on President Tinubu's academic credentials, asserting they are false and politically motivated ahead of the 2027 elections.

Scientists uncover causes of organ and heart diseases in Nigeria

Scientists uncover causes of organ and heart diseases in Nigeria

Nigeria

8 months ago

FIIRO warns of rising organ failure and cardiovascular disease linked to metals in processed foods, introducing safer grinding innovations to mitigate health risks.

N432bn probe: El-Rufai detained, DSS prepares to take action as battle with Ribadu takes another dimension

N432bn probe: El-Rufai detained, DSS prepares to take action as battle with Ribadu takes another dimension

Nigeria

8 months ago

Former Kaduna Governor Nasir El-Rufai detained by EFCC over alleged N432bn corruption. Investigation includes cybercrime charges linked to phone interception.

Tinubu sends direct message to Nigeria's security adviser Ribadu amid battle with El-Rufai

Tinubu sends direct message to Nigeria's security adviser Ribadu amid battle with El-Rufai

Nigeria

8 months ago

President Bola Tinubu praises NSA Nuhu Ribadu for combating banditry and terrorism, amid a public disagreement with former state governor Nasir El-Rufai.

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