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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

4989 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

"We need compensation": Family sends message to Tinubu's govt 58 yrs after Aguiyi Ironsi was killed

"We need compensation": Family sends message to Tinubu's govt 58 yrs after Aguiyi Ironsi was killed

Nigeria

22 days ago

Breaking: Jonathan likely to battle Atiku, Tinubu, Obi in 2027 as PDP Turaki faction takes fresh action

Breaking: Jonathan likely to battle Atiku, Tinubu, Obi in 2027 as PDP Turaki faction takes fresh action

Politics

22 days ago

Accord party announces who Osun voters should vote for in August 15 gubernatorial poll

Accord party announces who Osun voters should vote for in August 15 gubernatorial poll

Politics

22 days ago

Fresh revelations emerge on why coup plotter wanted to overthrow Tinubu: "I was denied two times"

Fresh revelations emerge on why coup plotter wanted to overthrow Tinubu: "I was denied two times"

Nigeria

22 days ago

Civil war: Ohanaeze Ndigbo remembers 2 top military heads, "They were abducted and killed in Osun"

Civil war: Ohanaeze Ndigbo remembers 2 top military heads, "They were abducted and killed in Osun"

Nigeria

22 days ago

Herder collapses after losing over 40 cattle in mysterious Abuja incident, "we rushed him to hospital"

Herder collapses after losing over 40 cattle in mysterious Abuja incident, "we rushed him to hospital"

Nigeria

22 days ago

Breaking: Photos emerge as FG destroys over 2000 deadly weapons, vows to take another action

Breaking: Photos emerge as FG destroys over 2000 deadly weapons, vows to take another action

Nigeria

22 days ago

The Nigerian Government destroyed 2,819 illicit weapons in Abuja, targeting arms trafficking and enhancing national security amidst rising violence and crime.

NAIC, transport unions plan passenger accident insurance scheme for Nigerian commuters

NAIC, transport unions plan passenger accident insurance scheme for Nigerian commuters

Nigeria

23 days ago

NAIC announces plans for a Passenger Group Accident Insurance Scheme aimed at supporting Nigerian road accident victims with financial coverage for injuries.

Breaking: Father jailed for 15 yrs in prison for giving son gun used in high school shooting

Breaking: Father jailed for 15 yrs in prison for giving son gun used in high school shooting

Nigeria

23 days ago

Colin Gray receives a 15-year prison sentence for enabling the Apalachee High School shooting that killed four, sparking calls for accountability and justice.

Breaking: Ghana to extend presidential term beyond 4 years as details emerge

Breaking: Ghana to extend presidential term beyond 4 years as details emerge

Africa

23 days ago

Ghana's government has accepted a proposal to extend the presidential term to five years, aligning Parliament's duration, pending a national referendum in 2027.

Emmanuel Alogbo: 6 things you do not know about late Cherubim and Seraphim spiritual leader

Emmanuel Alogbo: 6 things you do not know about late Cherubim and Seraphim spiritual leader

Nigeria

23 days ago

Prophet Emmanuel Alogbo, Worldwide Spiritual Leader of the Cherubim and Seraphim Movement Church, dies at 93, leaving a legacy of faith and musical innovation.

Breaking: INEC issues strong warning to APC, PDP, ADC, NDC, others ahead of Osun poll, "No force can do it"

Breaking: INEC issues strong warning to APC, PDP, ADC, NDC, others ahead of Osun poll, "No force can do it"

Politics

23 days ago

INEC Chairman Prof. Joash Amupitan warns of legal consequences for vote buying and violence in Osun, as parties sign peace accord ahead of the August 15 election.

Breaking: Trump revokes visas of foreign drivers, explains why

Breaking: Trump revokes visas of foreign drivers, explains why

Nigeria

23 days ago

The US State Department revokes visas of five foreign nationals for drink-driving, citing reckless behaviour that endangers American citizens' safety.

Presidential election: Top northern elder predicts what may happen in 2027

Presidential election: Top northern elder predicts what may happen in 2027

Politics

23 days ago

Salihu Lukman warns that division among opposition leaders could lead to a repeat of past electoral failures, risking under 10 million votes in the 2027 elections.

Breaking: Osun gov announces identity of top politician allegedly responsible for attacks, arrest ahead poll

Breaking: Osun gov announces identity of top politician allegedly responsible for attacks, arrest ahead poll

Nigeria

23 days ago

Osun Governor Adeleke alleges violence against Accord Party members, citing eight deaths and over 60 detentions, calling for intervention from the peace committee.

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