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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

Atiku's aide reacts as OAU, ABU reject rice palliatives from President Tinubu

Atiku's aide reacts as OAU, ABU reject rice palliatives from President Tinubu

Nigeria

a year ago

Mambilla $6bn power contract: Top analyst raises major question as Obasanjo, Buhari testify in Paris

Mambilla $6bn power contract: Top analyst raises major question as Obasanjo, Buhari testify in Paris

Nigeria

a year ago

"We're living in fear": Delta residents cry out as gunmen brutally kill popular varsity professor

"We're living in fear": Delta residents cry out as gunmen brutally kill popular varsity professor

Nigeria

a year ago

Tinubu to attend Africa heads of state energy summit Tanzania, presidency shares major details

Tinubu to attend Africa heads of state energy summit Tanzania, presidency shares major details

Nigeria

a year ago

Popular Nigerian activist rejects Taraba governor’s appointment, gives reasons

Popular Nigerian activist rejects Taraba governor’s appointment, gives reasons

Nigeria

a year ago

US birthright citizenship: Why Trump's executive order will fail, International affairs expert explains

US birthright citizenship: Why Trump's executive order will fail, International affairs expert explains

Nigeria

a year ago

Another foreign affairs expert cautions Tinubu to avoid Trump, advises him on what to prioritise

Another foreign affairs expert cautions Tinubu to avoid Trump, advises him on what to prioritise

Nigeria

a year ago

Ambassador Rasheed Akinkuolie urges President Tinubu to prioritize Nigeria's pressing domestic issues over focusing on U.S. President Donald Trump's actions.

Lagos Assembly reacts as Obasa insists he remains speaker after impeachment

Lagos Assembly reacts as Obasa insists he remains speaker after impeachment

Nigeria

a year ago

The Lagos Assembly upholds the impeachment of Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, emphasizing its unity and support for the newly elected Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda.

Nigerian man pleads guilty to $6m fraud scheme that defrauded over 400 Americans

Nigerian man pleads guilty to $6m fraud scheme that defrauded over 400 Americans

US

a year ago

Okezie Ogbata, a Nigerian, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme.

Container truck falls on car, Lagos couple miraculously walks away without injury, photos, video emerge

Container truck falls on car, Lagos couple miraculously walks away without injury, photos, video emerge

Nigeria

a year ago

A container-laden truck crushed a Lexus Jeep near Toyota bus stop on Apapa-Oshodi expressway in Lagos on January 22. Miraculously, the couple survived unharmed.

"Her father was Unilag professor, never sold sachet water": Prof Akinyemi blasts UK's Kemi Badenoch

"Her father was Unilag professor, never sold sachet water": Prof Akinyemi blasts UK's Kemi Badenoch

Nigeria

a year ago

Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, ex-Foreign Affairs Minister, has slammed UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch over her controversial remarks about Nigeria.

Ebonyi: Another prospective corps member dies going to NYSC camp

Ebonyi: Another prospective corps member dies going to NYSC camp

Nigeria

a year ago

Tragedy hits NYSC again as a prospective corps member loses their life in a ghastly motor accident while traveling to the orientation camp in Ebonyi State.

Bricklayer to spend 21 yrs of his life in jail after storming Ondo church service and stealing tithe

Bricklayer to spend 21 yrs of his life in jail after storming Ondo church service and stealing tithe

Nigeria

a year ago

A court in Akure, Ondo State, sentenced 32-year-old bricklayer Olushola Olatunde to 21 years in prison for breaking into a church and stealing its tithe box.

Police react as man who stole baby for ritual decries non-payment of N200k promised by Yahoo boys

Police react as man who stole baby for ritual decries non-payment of N200k promised by Yahoo boys

Nigeria

a year ago

Precious, 22, confessed to selling a triplet from a family in Oroakpo, Delta State, to Yahoo boys for N200,000. The tragic case has shocked the local community.

Mambilla $6bn power contract: Did Tinubu ask Obj to testify in Paris court? Ex-president opens up

Mambilla $6bn power contract: Did Tinubu ask Obj to testify in Paris court? Ex-president opens up

Nigeria

a year ago

Former President Obasanjo denies claims that Tinubu influenced his decision to testify in the $6 billion Mambilla Power Project arbitration in Paris.

Ezra Ukanwa