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, where he brings his expertise to provide incisive, impactful coverage of national events. 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

2821 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

"Take advantage": RCCG provides 3-month free buses for Lagos, Ogun residents amid economic hardship

"Take advantage": RCCG provides 3-month free buses for Lagos, Ogun residents amid economic hardship

Nigeria

11 months ago

Amid economic hardship, Katsina gov donates $10,000 for reconstruction of Niger republic Mosque

Amid economic hardship, Katsina gov donates $10,000 for reconstruction of Niger republic Mosque

Nigeria

11 months ago

JUST IN: Court sets fresh date to rule on forfeiture of $2m, property linked to Emefiele

JUST IN: Court sets fresh date to rule on forfeiture of $2m, property linked to Emefiele

Nigeria

11 months ago

Presidency reacts as Nigerians slam Tinubu over movement from UK to France

Presidency reacts as Nigerians slam Tinubu over movement from UK to France

Nigeria

11 months ago

BREAKING: Gunmen kill councillorship candidate in Ogun state, Police react

BREAKING: Gunmen kill councillorship candidate in Ogun state, Police react

Nigeria

11 months ago

U.S. court sentences Nigerian man to 7 years for involvement in multi-million dollar email fraud

U.S. court sentences Nigerian man to 7 years for involvement in multi-million dollar email fraud

Nigeria

11 months ago

Peter Obi donates over N100 million, calls for collective action on development of girl child

Peter Obi donates over N100 million, calls for collective action on development of girl child

Nigeria

11 months ago

Ex-presidential candidate Peter Obi has announced a ₦120 million donation to empower girls and promote education in honor of the International Day of the Girl Child.

Rivers LG polls: Observers blame gov Fubara's use of non-state actors for post-election violence

Rivers LG polls: Observers blame gov Fubara's use of non-state actors for post-election violence

Politics

11 months ago

Independent election observers have firmly blamed governor Siminalayi Fubara for the violence that erupted after the Local Government elections in Rivers State.

"How the Nobel Prize exposed me to dangers": "Wole Soyinka opens up

"How the Nobel Prize exposed me to dangers": "Wole Soyinka opens up

Nigeria

11 months ago

Nigerian literary icon and Nobel Laureate, Wole Soyinka, has disclosed that winning the 1986 Nobel Prize in Literature exposed him to serious dangers.

Looming strike: ASUU members convene nationwide as tensions rise

Looming strike: ASUU members convene nationwide as tensions rise

Education

11 months ago

The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is holding consultative meetings nationwide to decide how to respond to the Nigerian government's ultimatum.

Rivers Assembly: Fubara fights back, orders lawyers to appeal judgement, file stay of execution

Rivers Assembly: Fubara fights back, orders lawyers to appeal judgement, file stay of execution

Nigeria

11 months ago

Rivers State Governor Siminialayi Fubara has made significant legal moves following the Appeal Court's ruling on River Assembly in Abuja on Thursday, October 10.

Hardship: Minister gives women 1 condition to benefit from Tinubu's cash palliative, details emerge

Hardship: Minister gives women 1 condition to benefit from Tinubu's cash palliative, details emerge

Nigeria

11 months ago

Women Affairs Minister Uju Kennedy-Ohanenye has announced that a BVN is a required condition to benefit from President Tinubu’s cash palliative program.

Senator urges federal government to make Agric studies compulsory in schools, gives reasons

Senator urges federal government to make Agric studies compulsory in schools, gives reasons

Nigeria

11 months ago

Senator Saliu Mustapha, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Agriculture, has urged the Federal Government to make agriculture studies compulsory in Nigerian schools.

Wole Soyinka opens up on why he prefers traditional worship to Christianity, Islam

Wole Soyinka opens up on why he prefers traditional worship to Christianity, Islam

Nigeria

11 months ago

Nobel Laureate, Professor Wole Soyinka, revealed that Orisa worship resonates with him more deeply for its artistic, creative, and non-violent nature.

JUST IN: NCC raids schools, gives reasons for seizing books worth over N7million

JUST IN: NCC raids schools, gives reasons for seizing books worth over N7million

Education

11 months ago

The Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) has initiated a major operation in Enugu, confiscating books worth over N7 million from two schools in Enugu state.

Ezra Ukanwa