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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

Timi Frank blasts Ex-President Obasanjo over recent comments on Atiku: "You are an accomplice"

Timi Frank blasts Ex-President Obasanjo over recent comments on Atiku: "You are an accomplice"

Nigeria

2 months ago

Breaking: CJN bans Nigerian lawyers from using ‘Barrister’ title, announces what hey must use

Exclusive

Breaking: CJN bans Nigerian lawyers from using ‘Barrister’ title, announces what hey must use

Nigeria

2 months ago

Breaking: US F-35B fighter jet Crashes and burns as location, other details emerge

Breaking: US F-35B fighter jet Crashes and burns as location, other details emerge

Nigeria

2 months ago

Former northern deputy governor is dead as details emerge

Former northern deputy governor is dead as details emerge

Nigeria

2 months ago

Breaking: Tinubu's govt announces when electricity subsidies will be phased out

Breaking: Tinubu's govt announces when electricity subsidies will be phased out

Nigeria

2 months ago

"We need compensation": Family sends message to Tinubu's govt 58 yrs after Aguiyi Ironsi was killed

"We need compensation": Family sends message to Tinubu's govt 58 yrs after Aguiyi Ironsi was killed

Nigeria

2 months ago

Breaking: Jonathan likely to battle Atiku, Tinubu, Obi in 2027 as PDP Turaki faction takes fresh action

Breaking: Jonathan likely to battle Atiku, Tinubu, Obi in 2027 as PDP Turaki faction takes fresh action

Politics

2 months ago

PDP's Turaki-led committee submits Jonathan's nomination to INEC amid leadership crisis, warning against alternate candidate lists and potential legal action.

Accord party announces who Osun voters should vote for in August 15 gubernatorial poll

Accord party announces who Osun voters should vote for in August 15 gubernatorial poll

Politics

2 months ago

Accord reports the arrest of 100 leaders, candidates, and supporters in Osun State. The party accuses police of bias and seeks intervention before the August 15.

Fresh revelations emerge on why coup plotter wanted to overthrow Tinubu: "I was denied two times"

Fresh revelations emerge on why coup plotter wanted to overthrow Tinubu: "I was denied two times"

Nigeria

2 months ago

Colonel Mohammed Ma'aji claims he revived a coup plot after failing to secure promotion, revealing plans involving weapons and the Presidential Villa.

Civil war: Ohanaeze Ndigbo remembers 2 top military heads, "They were abducted and killed in Osun"

Civil war: Ohanaeze Ndigbo remembers 2 top military heads, "They were abducted and killed in Osun"

Nigeria

2 months ago

Ohanaeze Ndigbo marks 60 years since the deaths of Major General Aguiyi-Ironsi and Colonel Fajuyi, honouring their legacy of patriotism and unity in Nigeria.

Herder collapses after losing over 40 cattle in mysterious Abuja incident, "we rushed him to hospital"

Herder collapses after losing over 40 cattle in mysterious Abuja incident, "we rushed him to hospital"

Nigeria

2 months ago

A 41-year-old herder, Musa Lawal, collapsed after 42 of his cattle died in Kwali. Investigations are underway into the suspicious circumstances of their deaths.

Breaking: Photos emerge as FG destroys over 2000 deadly weapons, vows to take another action

Breaking: Photos emerge as FG destroys over 2000 deadly weapons, vows to take another action

Nigeria

2 months ago

The Nigerian Government destroyed 2,819 illicit weapons in Abuja, targeting arms trafficking and enhancing national security amidst rising violence and crime.

2027: Women Mobilise Nationwide Support For Tinubu’s Re-election

2027: Women Mobilise Nationwide Support For Tinubu’s Re-election

Nigeria

2 months ago

Women of Influence for Tinubu 2027 launch a nationwide drive across Nigeria, promoting Tinubu’s Renewed Hope Agenda and urging female political participation.

Breaking: Father jailed for 15 yrs in prison for giving son gun used in high school shooting

Breaking: Father jailed for 15 yrs in prison for giving son gun used in high school shooting

Nigeria

2 months ago

Colin Gray receives a 15-year prison sentence for enabling the Apalachee High School shooting that killed four, sparking calls for accountability and justice.

Breaking: Ghana to extend presidential term beyond 4 years as details emerge

Breaking: Ghana to extend presidential term beyond 4 years as details emerge

Africa

2 months ago

Ghana's government has accepted a proposal to extend the presidential term to five years, aligning Parliament's duration, pending a national referendum in 2027.

Ezra Ukanwa