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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

3967 articles published since 17 May 2024

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Over 100 terrorists declared repentant as Army says: "They've completed rehabilitation programme"

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Over 100 terrorists declared repentant as Army says: "They've completed rehabilitation programme"

Nigeria

a month ago

North central youths reacts as Tinubu signs electoral reform ahead of 2027 election

North central youths reacts as Tinubu signs electoral reform ahead of 2027 election

Nigeria

a month ago

TESCOM recruitment: Ekiti govt issues important information

TESCOM recruitment: Ekiti govt issues important information

Nigeria

a month ago

Immigration recruitment: FG releases important notice to all applicants, "You're hereby informed"

Immigration recruitment: FG releases important notice to all applicants, "You're hereby informed"

Nigeria

a month ago

Ajiran indigenes reject palace-linked notice, call for fair probe into killings

Ajiran indigenes reject palace-linked notice, call for fair probe into killings

Nigeria

a month ago

Just In: Another candidate steps down for APC as INEC conducts FCT election Saturday

Just In: Another candidate steps down for APC as INEC conducts FCT election Saturday

Politics

a month ago

Breaking: Another top security agency rearrests El-Rufai shortly after leaving EFCC custody

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Breaking: Another top security agency rearrests El-Rufai shortly after leaving EFCC custody

Nigeria

a month ago

Former Kaduna governor Nasir El-Rufai was reportedly rearrested by the SSS after securing bail from the EFCC, linked to allegations of unlawful phone interception.

Breaking: PDP candidate suddenly steps down for APC, Wike breaks silence as FCT polls begins Saturday

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Breaking: PDP candidate suddenly steps down for APC, Wike breaks silence as FCT polls begins Saturday

Nigeria

a month ago

Julius Adamu, PDP chair in Bwari, backs APC's Joshua Ishaku Musa, supporting pro-Tinubu candidates, reshaping the FCT area council election dynamics.

Breaking: Tinubu asks Nigerians for forgiveness, “If I have sinned against you", viral video trends

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Breaking: Tinubu asks Nigerians for forgiveness, “If I have sinned against you", viral video trends

Nigeria

a month ago

President Tinubu calls for unity, peace, and moral renewal this Ramadan, urging Nigerians to forgive and embody compassion in daily life for national harmony.

Electoral bill: Deputy spokesperson breaks silence over clash of reps members

Electoral bill: Deputy spokesperson breaks silence over clash of reps members

Nigeria

a month ago

Deputy Spokesperson Philip Agbese addresses opposition lawmakers' walkout during the Electoral Amendment Bill discussion, framing it as a parliamentary practice.

Nationwide recruitment: FG releases application link, provides update

Nationwide recruitment: FG releases application link, provides update

Nigeria

a month ago

Federal Ministry of Education opens a nationwide portal for recruiting Technical Facilitators to enhance vocational education and bridge Nigeria's skills gap.

Mysterious ancestral tree crushes bus, kills 18 people in Enugu, photos, video emerge

Mysterious ancestral tree crushes bus, kills 18 people in Enugu, photos, video emerge

Nigeria

a month ago

Awhum, Enugu state: 18 passengers perish after a sacred tree collapsed on their bus. Local leaders raise concerns regarding recent desecration allegations.

'Aboki must go' protest: Tension as actual number of Northern traders killed in Rivers emerges

'Aboki must go' protest: Tension as actual number of Northern traders killed in Rivers emerges

Nigeria

a month ago

Hausa community in Rivers State confirms four northern traders killed in Oil Mill Market protest, with widespread looting and police disputes over fatalities.

Breaking: Chaos in House of Reps as lawmakers clash over plan to cancel electoral bill

Breaking: Chaos in House of Reps as lawmakers clash over plan to cancel electoral bill

Nigeria

a month ago

Tensions erupted in the House of Representatives over the motion to reverse the Electoral Act (Amendment) Bill, amid disputes on real-time result transmission.

Popular southeast senator proposes how many years president should serve in single tenure

Popular southeast senator proposes how many years president should serve in single tenure

Nigeria

a month ago

Senator Kenneth Eze from Nigeria’s South-East proposes a 16-year presidential term to enhance governance stability, arguing current terms disrupt policy continuity.

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