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, where he brings his expertise to provide incisive, impactful coverage of national events. 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

2706 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

Meet Nigerian Bishop among cardinals who will elect Pope Francis' successor

Meet Nigerian Bishop among cardinals who will elect Pope Francis' successor

Nigeria

4 months ago

Reasons emerge as Presidency dumps AEDC, budgets N10 billion for solar power

Reasons emerge as Presidency dumps AEDC, budgets N10 billion for solar power

Nigeria

4 months ago

Oil and gas reforms: Nigerians in diaspora send major message to Tinubu, Komolafe

Oil and gas reforms: Nigerians in diaspora send major message to Tinubu, Komolafe

Nigeria

4 months ago

Peter Turkson: 6 facts about Ghanaian cardinal who may succeed Pope Francis

Peter Turkson: 6 facts about Ghanaian cardinal who may succeed Pope Francis

World

4 months ago

Japa: Tinubu's government takes key action against ghost workers still receiving salaries

Japa: Tinubu's government takes key action against ghost workers still receiving salaries

Nigeria

4 months ago

"My dear brothers and sisters": Last words of Pope Francis to Catholics before his death at 88

"My dear brothers and sisters": Last words of Pope Francis to Catholics before his death at 88

World

4 months ago

Top aide to Delta governor dies under mysterious circumstances, police take one action

Top aide to Delta governor dies under mysterious circumstances, police take one action

Nigeria

4 months ago

Chief Love Shimite, Special Adviser to Delta state Gov Oborevwori, passed away early on Easter Monday after a brief illness. Police have begun investigation.

Video: "I cleaned faeces every day": boy who stood in front of Peter Obi's convoy tells sad prison tales

Video: "I cleaned faeces every day": boy who stood in front of Peter Obi's convoy tells sad prison tales

Nigeria

4 months ago

Quadri Alabi, the boy who stood in front of Peter Obi’s convoy, claims he was forced to clean faeces daily during his detention at Kirikiri prison.

Why Pope Francis "never returned home" after move to Vatican City

Why Pope Francis "never returned home" after move to Vatican City

Europe

4 months ago

For over 10 years, Argentines have longed for Pope Francis to visit his homeland after he left in 2013 to become head of the Roman Catholic Church.

Pope Francis' death: List of 266 powerful popes who have led the Catholic Church

Pope Francis' death: List of 266 powerful popes who have led the Catholic Church

Europe

4 months ago

For nearly two millennia, popes have shaped Catholic doctrine, guided the faithful, and navigated global challenges, from St. Peter to today’s Church leaders.

"My dear brothers and sisters": Pope Francis sends message to Catholics as health update emerges

"My dear brothers and sisters": Pope Francis sends message to Catholics as health update emerges

Nigeria

4 months ago

Pope Francis appeared on Easter Sunday, greeting the crowd in a wheelchair with a heartfelt "Happy Easter," marking his return after recent hospitalisation.

2027 election: Baba-Ahmed mentions what Tinubu, Obi, Atiku must get to emerge president

2027 election: Baba-Ahmed mentions what Tinubu, Obi, Atiku must get to emerge president

Politics

4 months ago

Baba-Ahmed expressed concern over Nigeria's state, stressing that northern support is crucial to determining the outcome of the 2027 presidential election.

Easter: Bishop Kukah sends bold message to Tinubu: "Bring us down from this cross"

Easter: Bishop Kukah sends bold message to Tinubu: "Bring us down from this cross"

Nigeria

4 months ago

Bishop Matthew Kukah has called on President Bola Tinubu in his Easter message to save Nigerians from the cross of hunger, insecurity, and suffering.

Buba Galadima blows hot, calls ex-Nigerian president 'greatest fraud that happened to Nigeria'

Buba Galadima blows hot, calls ex-Nigerian president 'greatest fraud that happened to Nigeria'

Nigeria

4 months ago

Buba Galadima, ex-National Secretary of CPC, has labeled Buhari "the greatest fraud" in Nigerian history, accusing him of deceit and prioritising the elite.

Just in: SERAP sues Tinubu's govt over ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s diss track 'Tell your papa'

Just in: SERAP sues Tinubu's govt over ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s diss track 'Tell your papa'

Nigeria

4 months ago

SERAP has taken action against the Nigerian government for failing to reverse the ban on Eedris Abdulkareem’s 'Tell Your Papa', citing a violation of free speech.

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