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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

Author's articles

Breaking: Terrorists reign terror in Mali as African Union begs world powers to step in

Breaking: Terrorists reign terror in Mali as African Union begs world powers to step in

Nigeria

11 months ago

Just In: Bianca Ojukwu speaks out as Soludo is declared final winner of Anambra gov election

Just In: Bianca Ojukwu speaks out as Soludo is declared final winner of Anambra gov election

Politics

11 months ago

Breaking: Tinubu reacts as Soludo wins 2025 Anambra governorship election

Breaking: Tinubu reacts as Soludo wins 2025 Anambra governorship election

Politics

11 months ago

Breaking: Soludo speaks out as INEC declares him winner of Anambra gov election

Breaking: Soludo speaks out as INEC declares him winner of Anambra gov election

Nigeria

11 months ago

Anambra 2025 poll: Video shows police firing gunshots shortly after INEC declares Soludo winner

Anambra 2025 poll: Video shows police firing gunshots shortly after INEC declares Soludo winner

Politics

11 months ago

AnambraDecides2025: Live results from polling units in Anambra governorship election

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AnambraDecides2025: Live results from polling units in Anambra governorship election

Politics

11 months ago

AnambraDecides2025: Live Updates as INEC Begins Official Collation of Results from Local Govt Areas

Live

AnambraDecides2025: Live Updates as INEC Begins Official Collation of Results from Local Govt Areas

Politics

11 months ago

The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has started the collation of results from LGAs, hours after the conduct of the Anambra governorship election.

Breaking: 3 top candidates lose LGAs to Soludo in Anambra gov election as INEC begins official collation

Breaking: 3 top candidates lose LGAs to Soludo in Anambra gov election as INEC begins official collation

Politics

11 months ago

Soludo defeated Moghalu, Chuma-Nwosu, and Ukachukwu in their home LGAs, securing major wins in Nnewi North and Nnewi South during the Anambra governorship poll.

EFCC speaks out as young boy dies after jumping from 4-storey building during raid, Nigerians react

EFCC speaks out as young boy dies after jumping from 4-storey building during raid, Nigerians react

Nigeria

11 months ago

EFCC says Endurance Udeke died after jumping from a building during a Lekki raid, police investigate, while Nigerians react with shock and outrage.

Breaking: Labour Party loses in Peter Obi’s polling unit as Anambra poll becomes intense

Breaking: Labour Party loses in Peter Obi’s polling unit as Anambra poll becomes intense

Politics

11 months ago

Labour Party lost at Peter Obi’s polling unit in Agulu Ward 11 as APC’s Nicholas Ukachukwu won with 73 votes against LP’s George Moghalu, who got 57.

Anambra 2025 poll: APC's deputy guber candidate mentions party reportedly doing massive vote buying

Anambra 2025 poll: APC's deputy guber candidate mentions party reportedly doing massive vote buying

Politics

11 months ago

Senator Uche Ekwunife raised alarm over alleged APGA vote buying in Anambra, claiming Soludo distributed millions per polling unit and urged INEC to act.

Breaking: Soludo raises fresh alarm as he casts his vote in ongoing Anambra election

Breaking: Soludo raises fresh alarm as he casts his vote in ongoing Anambra election

Nigeria

11 months ago

Anambra Governor Chukwuma Soludo and his wife, Nonye, cast their votes around 1:20 p.m. in Isuofia, Aguata LGA, as residents elect a new state governor.

Just In: Bishop Kukah breaks silence over Trump's invasion threats, "Nigeria must wake up"

Just In: Bishop Kukah breaks silence over Trump's invasion threats, "Nigeria must wake up"

Nigeria

11 months ago

Bishop Kukah said Trump’s invasion threats only expose Nigeria’s internal failures, urging leaders to confront governance crises and rebuild national integrity.

Breaking: Obi, LP gov candidate Moghalu vote in Anambra, rise fresh alarm over vote buying

Breaking: Obi, LP gov candidate Moghalu vote in Anambra, rise fresh alarm over vote buying

Nigeria

11 months ago

Peter Obi and LP governorship candidate George Moghalu cast their votes in the Anambra election but expressed concern over widespread vote buying in the state.

Trump's invasion threats: Sultan, other powerful Northern govs, leaders take fresh action

Trump's invasion threats: Sultan, other powerful Northern govs, leaders take fresh action

Nigeria

11 months ago

Northern leaders met in Kebbi after Trump’s invasion threats, as the Sultan and Dambazau led talks with governors to find lasting solutions to insecurity.

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