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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

5289 articles published since 17 May 2024

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Video of Lagos ADC governorship candidate struggling to speak Yoruba trends

Video of Lagos ADC governorship candidate struggling to speak Yoruba trends

Nigeria

11 days ago

Flydubai pilot Capt Smit Machchhar speaks after fighting off cockpit attack to save 170 lives

Flydubai pilot Capt Smit Machchhar speaks after fighting off cockpit attack to save 170 lives

World

12 days ago

Full list: 14 states where CNG bus fares have not dropped after Tinubu’s order

Full list: 14 states where CNG bus fares have not dropped after Tinubu’s order

Nigeria

12 days ago

Independence Day: Tinubu's govt skips military parade for 2nd year amid coup scare

Independence Day: Tinubu's govt skips military parade for 2nd year amid coup scare

Nigeria

12 days ago

NPA targets non-oil export growth with dry ports, processing terminals

NPA targets non-oil export growth with dry ports, processing terminals

Nigeria

12 days ago

Breaking: Tension as 20 corps members abducted, details emerge

Breaking: Tension as 20 corps members abducted, details emerge

Nigeria

12 days ago

Amaechi finally speaks on why and how he resigned from Buhari's government: "I challenged him privately"

Amaechi finally speaks on why and how he resigned from Buhari's government: "I challenged him privately"

Nigeria

12 days ago

Rotimi Amaechi says he challenged Buhari over unmet APC promises, then sought university permission and attended while transport minister just one day a week.

Insurance commissioner hailed over NIIRA 2025 implementation

Insurance commissioner hailed over NIIRA 2025 implementation

Nigeria

12 days ago

NAICOM Commissioner Olusegun Omosehin wins praise as groups hail major NIIRA 2025 reforms, while urging due process in NICON Insurance and Nigeria Re disputes.

Group announces preferred 2027 candidate, vows 19 million votes

Group announces preferred 2027 candidate, vows 19 million votes

Politics

12 days ago

Atiku Bagudu Grassroots Network endorses Tinubu for 2027, targets 19 million votes across 19 northern states and plans grassroots outreach at a key Abuja meeting.

Obidient movement announces how much they lost after police cancelled Akwa Ibom 2 million-man march

Obidient movement announces how much they lost after police cancelled Akwa Ibom 2 million-man march

Nigeria

12 days ago

Akwa Ibom’s Obidient Movement condemns police cancellation of its Peter Obi–Kwankwaso march in Uyo, citing a late reversal and more than N20m in losses.

Nigeria@66: DICON-D7G urges unity, patriotism, collective commitment to nation-building

Nigeria@66: DICON-D7G urges unity, patriotism, collective commitment to nation-building

Nigeria

17 days ago

DICON-D7G marks Nigeria’s 66th Independence Anniversary, urging patriotism and unity while backing local defence manufacturing to strengthen security and growth.

Atiku demands Tinubu apologise over Nigeria's ₦166.79 trillion debt and rising hardship

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Atiku demands Tinubu apologise over Nigeria's ₦166.79 trillion debt and rising hardship

Nigeria

17 days ago

Atiku Abubakar attacks Tinubu over Nigeria’s debt surge to ₦166.79tn, poverty and food insecurity, demanding answers on borrowing and a $22.5m debt charge.

Is it true that Peter Obi is the godfather to Soludo's children? Anambra governor's wife speaks out

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Is it true that Peter Obi is the godfather to Soludo's children? Anambra governor's wife speaks out

Nigeria

17 days ago

Nonye Soludo denies Peter Obi’s claim that he and his wife are godparents to Governor Soludo’s children, clarifying the families’ actual godparent ties in full.

Breaking: El-Rufai's top ally dumps Atiku, ADC ahead of 2027 election, announces what he'll do next

Breaking: El-Rufai's top ally dumps Atiku, ADC ahead of 2027 election, announces what he'll do next

Politics

17 days ago

Bashir Sa’idu leaves the ADC for the APC with 10,000 supporters, pledging Zazzau votes for Governor Uba Sani as Kaduna’s 2027 race intensifies amid party splits.

PFIPC scandal: Gbajabiamila speaks on betraying Tinubu, "I could never"

PFIPC scandal: Gbajabiamila speaks on betraying Tinubu, "I could never"

Nigeria

17 days ago

Femi Gbajabiamila breaks his silence on PFIPC allegations, defends his integrity, warns defamers while delivering support to 5,000 Surulere residents in Lagos.

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