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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

4638 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

Full list: Reps to vote on 37 constitutional amendment bills

Full list: Reps to vote on 37 constitutional amendment bills

Nigeria

26 days ago

Killings, abduction, hardship: date for nationwide protest announced

Killings, abduction, hardship: date for nationwide protest announced

Nigeria

27 days ago

Breaking: Nigerian Army uncovers Biafra, ESN arms cache in Enugu

Breaking: Nigerian Army uncovers Biafra, ESN arms cache in Enugu

Nigeria

27 days ago

Breaking: Powerful northern cleric abandoned in bandits' den is dead

Breaking: Powerful northern cleric abandoned in bandits' den is dead

Nigeria

27 days ago

ADC leadership tussle: Judiciary gets fresh warning, "There will be consequences"

ADC leadership tussle: Judiciary gets fresh warning, "There will be consequences"

Nigeria

27 days ago

Breaking: Reps seal fate of Ugochinyere, announce new rules for principal offices

Breaking: Reps seal fate of Ugochinyere, announce new rules for principal offices

Nigeria

27 days ago

Breaking: Senate wing of National Assembly on fire, video emerges

Breaking: Senate wing of National Assembly on fire, video emerges

Nigeria

27 days ago

Fire erupts in the Senate wing of Nigeria's National Assembly, triggering a swift emergency response around the senate wing, cause and damage still being assessed.

Breaking: More deportations loom as Trump signs $70bn immigration enforcement bill

Breaking: More deportations loom as Trump signs $70bn immigration enforcement bill

US

27 days ago

President Trump signs a $70 billion immigration enforcement funding package, enhancing border security and deportation efforts over the next three years.

Breaking: Presidency fires direct shots at Peter Obi ahead of 2027, “you failed for 8yrs”

Breaking: Presidency fires direct shots at Peter Obi ahead of 2027, “you failed for 8yrs”

Politics

27 days ago

Presidency says Peter Obi’s eight years as Anambra governor lacked lasting achievements and argues he cannot be compared with President President Tinubu.

Arewa declared 3 powerful politicians the north is tired of ahead of 2027 election

Arewa declared 3 powerful politicians the north is tired of ahead of 2027 election

Nigeria

28 days ago

Arewa Consultative Forum says Tinubu, Atiku and Obi have lost northern support ahead of 2027, citing insecurity, economic hardship and lack of credible alternatives.

2027 elections: Tension as Kwankwaso threatens to quit NDC, reasons emerge

2027 elections: Tension as Kwankwaso threatens to quit NDC, reasons emerge

Politics

28 days ago

Rabiu Kwankwaso has reportedly threatens to quit NDC over candidate changes in Kano amid dispute on 60/40 power-sharing deal ahead of 2027 elections.

Breaking: Dickson holds emergency closed-door peace talks amid NDC Kano crisis

Breaking: Dickson holds emergency closed-door peace talks amid NDC Kano crisis

Politics

28 days ago

Senator Dickson leads peace talks to address NDC's internal disputes in Kano State, amid Kwankwasiya tensions, reinforcing commitment to internal democracy.

Breaking: INEC removes names of Turaki-faction PDP officials from portal, uploads Wike-backed executives

Breaking: INEC removes names of Turaki-faction PDP officials from portal, uploads Wike-backed executives

Politics

28 days ago

Ahead of 2027, INEC removes Turaki faction PDP officials from portal and replaces them with Wike-backed executives, fully aligning party leadership structure.

Breaking: Details of NDC, Kwankwaso camp late-night meeting ahead of 2027 election emerge

Breaking: Details of NDC, Kwankwaso camp late-night meeting ahead of 2027 election emerge

Politics

28 days ago

Kwankwasiya movement and NDC leaders held a late-night meeting to resolve disputes, ensure unity, and uphold internal democracy ahead of the 2027 elections.

Breaking: Top Nigerian northern Emir is dead as details emerge

Breaking: Top Nigerian northern Emir is dead as details emerge

Nigeria

28 days ago

His Royal Highness Alhaji Ahmad Tijjani Ibn Saleh, Emir of Gazargamu, has died in Cairo after a prolonged illness, marking a profound loss for Yobe State.

Ezra Ukanwa