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

2827 articles published since 17 May 2024

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JUST IN: Lagos announces initial deposit for 2025 Hajj, details emerge

JUST IN: Lagos announces initial deposit for 2025 Hajj, details emerge

Nigeria

11 months ago

Why technology may not help solve Nigeria's electoral woes, ex-President Jonathan speaks

Why technology may not help solve Nigeria's electoral woes, ex-President Jonathan speaks

Nigeria

11 months ago

Alleged money laundering: "They want to humiliate me": Yahaya Bello pleads for Tinubu's intervention

Alleged money laundering: "They want to humiliate me": Yahaya Bello pleads for Tinubu's intervention

Nigeria

11 months ago

BREAKING: APGA spits fire, threatens to suspend Soludo, gives reasons

BREAKING: APGA spits fire, threatens to suspend Soludo, gives reasons

Politics

11 months ago

El-Rufai speaks on why Sanusi’s reinstatement is most important event in his life, shares reasons

El-Rufai speaks on why Sanusi’s reinstatement is most important event in his life, shares reasons

Nigeria

11 months ago

UK finally issues major statement on conduct of Edo 2024 governorship election, details emerge

UK finally issues major statement on conduct of Edo 2024 governorship election, details emerge

Nigeria

11 months ago

Alleged money laundering: Court adjourns suit against Yahaya Bello, details emerge

Alleged money laundering: Court adjourns suit against Yahaya Bello, details emerge

Nigeria

11 months ago

Justice Emeka Nwite of the Federal High Court, Abuja, has postponed the hearing of the case involving the EFCC and Yahaya Bello, former governor of Kogi state.

"It's a burden": Zainab Bayero opens up on life as daughter of late emir

"It's a burden": Zainab Bayero opens up on life as daughter of late emir

Nigeria

11 months ago

Daughter of the late Emir Ado Bayero, Zainab, opened up on life as a member of a royal family and how it has affected her life and how she's perceived.

Breaking: Zamfara Governor escalates tensions, reports Defence Minister to NSA over banditry

Breaking: Zamfara Governor escalates tensions, reports Defence Minister to NSA over banditry

Nigeria

11 months ago

Zamfara State Governor Dauda Lawal has intensified accusations against Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, over alleged ties to banditry in the state.

UNGA 79: "It'll help solve challenges": Tinubu seeks debt forgiveness for Nigeria, other countries

UNGA 79: "It'll help solve challenges": Tinubu seeks debt forgiveness for Nigeria, other countries

Nigeria

11 months ago

President Bola Tinubu has called for urgent debt relief for Nigeria and other developing nations, reiterating its importance in tackling economic hardship.

"Finally woken up": Group blasts Governor Dauda Lawal Over Attacks on Matawalle

"Finally woken up": Group blasts Governor Dauda Lawal Over Attacks on Matawalle

Nigeria

11 months ago

Governor Dauda Lawal of Zamfara State has come under fire from civil society groups for his continued public criticism of his predecessor, Dr. Bello Matawalle.

"Not because of Tinubu's policies": Akpabio sends words to Nigerians over biting economic hardship

"Not because of Tinubu's policies": Akpabio sends words to Nigerians over biting economic hardship

Nigeria

11 months ago

In a heartfelt address on Tuesday, September 24, Senate President Godswill Akpabio expressed deep sympathy for Nigerians grappling with the economic hardships.

Nigerians react as Adeleke takes bold step to ease life of Osun workers, details emerge

Nigerians react as Adeleke takes bold step to ease life of Osun workers, details emerge

Nigeria

11 months ago

To ease the burden of high transportation costs, Governor Ademola Adeleke of Osun state, has announced changes to improve civil servants' working conditions.

BREAKING: Justice Nyako hands off Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial, Remits Case file back to CJ, video trends

BREAKING: Justice Nyako hands off Nnamdi Kanu’s Trial, Remits Case file back to CJ, video trends

Nigeria

11 months ago

In a new twist, Justice Binta Nyako has recused herself from the trial of Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, at the Federal High Court in Abuja.

Sexual, gender-based violence claimed lives of 401 women in Nigeria in 2022, says foundation

Sexual, gender-based violence claimed lives of 401 women in Nigeria in 2022, says foundation

Nigeria

11 months ago

The FAME Foundation, a prominent Civil Society Organisation (CSO), has raised urgent concerns over the alarming rise in femicide cases in Nigeria.

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