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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

Dangote solves Kano varsity's electricity woes with N100m contribution

Dangote solves Kano varsity's electricity woes with N100m contribution

Nigeria

2 years ago

Northern elder reacts as APC secretary speaks on how Tinubu will win 2027 presidential election

Northern elder reacts as APC secretary speaks on how Tinubu will win 2027 presidential election

Politics

2 years ago

Tension in Ondo state as herdsmen attack Amotekun operatives, many wounded

Tension in Ondo state as herdsmen attack Amotekun operatives, many wounded

Nigeria

2 years ago

APC national chairmanship seat: Court to rule on Ganduje's fate Sept 18

APC national chairmanship seat: Court to rule on Ganduje's fate Sept 18

Politics

2 years ago

Reps order Women Affairs Minister to appear over unpaid N1.5bn to contractors

Reps order Women Affairs Minister to appear over unpaid N1.5bn to contractors

Nigeria

2 years ago

Keir Starmer: Tinubu congratulates UK prime minister on election victory

Keir Starmer: Tinubu congratulates UK prime minister on election victory

Nigeria

2 years ago

Olusola Oni: Yoruba Party candidate in the UK 2024 election loses to Labour Party

Olusola Oni: Yoruba Party candidate in the UK 2024 election loses to Labour Party

Europe

2 years ago

In the heat of the 2024 UK election, Olusola Oni, the Yoruba Party candidate, lost to the Labour Party's Miatta Fahnbulleh in the Peckham constituency.

Lagos police take down 9-man armed group in intense confrontation

Lagos police take down 9-man armed group in intense confrontation

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Lagos State Police Command has eliminated a group of nine suspected armed individuals within the state, as Nigerians also took to social media to react.

Over 60 Reps accuse IGP Egbetokun of meddling in Rivers political crisis

Over 60 Reps accuse IGP Egbetokun of meddling in Rivers political crisis

Politics

2 years ago

A group of 60 lawmakers in the House of Representatives accused the Inspector General of Police Kayode Egbetokun of meddling in the crisis in Rivers State.

TASUED: Nigerian university postpones exams as suspected cultists murder 400-level student

TASUED: Nigerian university postpones exams as suspected cultists murder 400-level student

Education

2 years ago

The management of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) in Ogun State, has indefinitely suspended the ongoing second-semester examinations.

"My phone detected 277 guns around Senate chamber": Senator advises FG to tackle insecurity with tech

"My phone detected 277 guns around Senate chamber": Senator advises FG to tackle insecurity with tech

Nigeria

2 years ago

Jimoh Ibrahim, a senator has emphasized the importance of using technology to combat insecurity, stating that his phone detected over 277 guns in the Senate chamber.

Flood alert: FG releases list of 19 states to be mostly affected

Flood alert: FG releases list of 19 states to be mostly affected

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Federal Government has issued a warning that river flooding is expected to commence by late July, affecting 19 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Rishi Sunak vs Keir Starmer: Nigerians vote for preferred candidates in UK election, share photos

Rishi Sunak vs Keir Starmer: Nigerians vote for preferred candidates in UK election, share photos

Europe

2 years ago

In the ongoing United Kingdom parliamentary elections, Nigerians residing the country have turned out in significant numbers to exercise their voting rights.

UNIBEN suspends academic activities indefinitely amid students' protests

UNIBEN suspends academic activities indefinitely amid students' protests

Education

2 years ago

The management of the University of Benin has indefinitely shut down academic activities following the students' refusal to compromise on their demands.

Jehovah's Witnesses announces move to produce Bible-based publications in Isoko language

Jehovah's Witnesses announces move to produce Bible-based publications in Isoko language

Nigeria

2 years ago

The Jehovah's Witnesses has inaugurated a new office complex dedicated to Isoko translation this Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Oyede, Isoko North, Delta State.

Ezra Ukanwa