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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

4802 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

Hunger protest: IGP Egbetokun says police didn't use live ammunition on protesters

Hunger protest: IGP Egbetokun says police didn't use live ammunition on protesters

Nigeria

a year ago

Just in: Tinubu gives key appointment to ex-northern governor, Nigerians react

Just in: Tinubu gives key appointment to ex-northern governor, Nigerians react

Nigeria

a year ago

Hardship protest: Ex-teacher calls out Lagos school over failure to pay pension, management reacts

Hardship protest: Ex-teacher calls out Lagos school over failure to pay pension, management reacts

Nigeria

a year ago

Just in: Police share fresh details of actions taken against int'l sponsors of hardship protest

Just in: Police share fresh details of actions taken against int'l sponsors of hardship protest

Nigeria

a year ago

Russian flag: Defence Chief convenes emergency meeting with security heads over Tinubu’s crackdown order

Russian flag: Defence Chief convenes emergency meeting with security heads over Tinubu’s crackdown order

Nigeria

a year ago

Just in: Ex-DG NIIA, Akinterinwa shares details of identities of 'protesters' raising Russian flag

Just in: Ex-DG NIIA, Akinterinwa shares details of identities of 'protesters' raising Russian flag

Nigeria

a year ago

Senator Dino Melaye Under Fire from PDP Members for Criticizing Party Leadership

Senator Dino Melaye Under Fire from PDP Members for Criticizing Party Leadership

Nigeria

a year ago

Senator Dino Melaye, a former governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Kogi state, is facing backlash from party members for accusing the party's leaders of bad leadership and "commercialization and privatization" of the PDP.

Lawyers, CSOs fault Reps' move to dissolve fuel probe committee, give reasons

Lawyers, CSOs fault Reps' move to dissolve fuel probe committee, give reasons

Nigeria

a year ago

Constitutional lawyers and civil society organizations have reacted to the move by the members of the House of Representatives to dissolve the fuel probe committee.

Obasanjo exposes those who may work against Dangote Refinery's success, Nigerians react

Obasanjo exposes those who may work against Dangote Refinery's success, Nigerians react

Nigeria

a year ago

The former president of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said fuel importers would stifle and sabotage the successful operations of the Dangote Refinery.

Just In: Reps dissolve committee investigating adulterated fuel import, details emerge

Just In: Reps dissolve committee investigating adulterated fuel import, details emerge

Nigeria

a year ago

The House of Representatives, in a statement, on Monday, August 5, has decided to disband the current ad-hoc Joint Downstream and Midstream Committee.

BREAKING: Thugs confront protesters, chase them around Sanwo-Olu’s office in Lagos, video trends

BREAKING: Thugs confront protesters, chase them around Sanwo-Olu’s office in Lagos, video trends

Nigeria

a year ago

Hardship protest took another turn in Lagos as protesters where confronted and chased by hoodlums even as the Nigerian Police Operative watched the incident.

BREAKING: Kaduna State gov't orders 24-Hour curfew, details emerge

BREAKING: Kaduna State gov't orders 24-Hour curfew, details emerge

Nigeria

a year ago

The Governor of Kaduna State Uba Sani, has announced a 24-hour curfew for Kaduna and Zaria Metropolises following the heighten criminal activities in the state.

Buhari's Minister criticises Tinubu's broadcast, drums support for hardship protest

Buhari's Minister criticises Tinubu's broadcast, drums support for hardship protest

Nigeria

a year ago

Solomon Dalung, the former Minister of Youth and Sports Development under ex-President Muhammadu Buhari, criticized President Bola Tinubu's national broadcast.

BREAKING: Bangladesh Prime Minister resigns, escapes as protesters invade palace, Details Emerge

BREAKING: Bangladesh Prime Minister resigns, escapes as protesters invade palace, Details Emerge

Asia

a year ago

After weeks of intense and deadly protests, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has resigned and departed the country after protesters invade his palace.

Tragedy in Imo as gunmen kill 8 community leaders in brutal attack, Police react

Tragedy in Imo as gunmen kill 8 community leaders in brutal attack, Police react

Nigeria

a year ago

On Sunday, August 4, some unidentified gunmen made a fresh attack against Umucheke Okwe community in Imo State and killed about 8 key community leaders.

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