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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: Wike finally speaks on return of Jonathan in 2027: “For Christ’s sake"

Breaking: Wike finally speaks on return of Jonathan in 2027: “For Christ’s sake"

Nigeria

a year ago

Top northern state signs N80bn solar power, e-mobility deals

Top northern state signs N80bn solar power, e-mobility deals

Nigeria

a year ago

"If you want to destroy it": Wike mentions only thing capable of destroying PDP ahead 2027 election

"If you want to destroy it": Wike mentions only thing capable of destroying PDP ahead 2027 election

Politics

a year ago

Breaking: First female FCT head of service is dead, details emerge

Breaking: First female FCT head of service is dead, details emerge

Nigeria

a year ago

"I know evil when I see it": Again, El-Rufai fires direct shots at Tinubu's govt, calls him 'old man'

"I know evil when I see it": Again, El-Rufai fires direct shots at Tinubu's govt, calls him 'old man'

Nigeria

a year ago

Deeper Life members react as Pastor Kumuyi modifies 2 age-long and powerful church laws: "I’m glad"

Deeper Life members react as Pastor Kumuyi modifies 2 age-long and powerful church laws: "I’m glad"

Nigeria

a year ago

Pastor Kumuyi sends powerful warning to Deeper Life marriage committee nationwide: "We're losing members"

Pastor Kumuyi sends powerful warning to Deeper Life marriage committee nationwide: "We're losing members"

Nigeria

a year ago

Pastor Kumuyi warned Deeper Life marriage committees against rigid rules, stressing they drove members away and urging focus on God’s Word over man-made laws.

Just In: Pastor Kumuyi modifies another Deeper Life law, "We didn't get it from the Bible"

Just In: Pastor Kumuyi modifies another Deeper Life law, "We didn't get it from the Bible"

Nigeria

a year ago

Pastor Kumuyi clarified Deeper Life’s marriage rules, saying visitation and 6-month courtship were administrative, not biblical, and cautioned leaders.

Breaking: "This election has been conducted," Wike declares, votes in Rivers LG polls, video emerges

Breaking: "This election has been conducted," Wike declares, votes in Rivers LG polls, video emerges

Nigeria

a year ago

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike voted in Rivers LG polls, hailed the peaceful process, dismissed BVAS concerns, and urged Tinubu to lift the state of emergency.

Wife of slain banker who left home and never returned narrates how she still expect to see him again

Wife of slain banker who left home and never returned narrates how she still expect to see him again

Nigeria

a year ago

The widow of slain banker Mohammed Suleiman mourned his ambush killing near Katsina, raising doubts over his death and urging government action on insecurity.

FEC: Amount Tinubu approved for Lagos from in 2 years finally emerges

FEC: Amount Tinubu approved for Lagos from in 2 years finally emerges

Nigeria

a year ago

Lagos received N3.9tn in FEC approvals, including airport upgrades, while the government maintains projects are fairly distributed nationwide under Tinubu.

Just in: Reno Omokri finally releases bold statement on Jonathan’s 2027 return plot

Just in: Reno Omokri finally releases bold statement on Jonathan’s 2027 return plot

Politics

a year ago

Reno Omokri breaks silence on calls for Jonathan’s 2027 run, citing loyalty, while PDP leaders continue to woo the ex-president, who stays largely inactive.

New photos show the nature of Nigerian schools since US stopped its aid to Nigeria

New photos show the nature of Nigerian schools since US stopped its aid to Nigeria

Nigeria

a year ago

US aid withdrawal leaves northeast Nigerian schools struggling, 700 students and 20 teachers displaced, while healthcare & education programs face major disruption.

Nigerian university professors finally mention the amount they should be paid monthly: "Where is our reward?"

Nigerian university professors finally mention the amount they should be paid monthly: "Where is our reward?"

Nigeria

a year ago

Nigerian professors demanded at least N2.5m monthly pay, citing poor wages, rising living costs, and warning of worsening brain drain if ignored.

US Honours Ex-Presidential Aspirant, Declares August 23 ‘Nicolas Felix Day’

US Honours Ex-Presidential Aspirant, Declares August 23 ‘Nicolas Felix Day’

US

a year ago

Connecticut honours Nigerian Dr. Nicolas Felix, declaring August 23 as his day; he receives HBIU Global Peace Award and urges service to humanity.

Ezra Ukanwa