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

2708 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

Saudi Arabia announces visa deadline for Umrah pilgrims, mentions what it will do to violators

Saudi Arabia announces visa deadline for Umrah pilgrims, mentions what it will do to violators

World

4 months ago

"We'll not Merge": PDP govs declare as Atiku's camp takes fresh action to sack Tinubu in 2027

"We'll not Merge": PDP govs declare as Atiku's camp takes fresh action to sack Tinubu in 2027

Politics

4 months ago

Federal cvil service recruitment: Has FG released list of shortlisted
candidates? FCSC speaks out

Federal cvil service recruitment: Has FG released list of shortlisted candidates? FCSC speaks out

Nigeria

4 months ago

Is former Osun gov Aregbesola in France with Tinubu? Aide breaks silence

Is former Osun gov Aregbesola in France with Tinubu? Aide breaks silence

Nigeria

4 months ago

2027 election Bode George speaks on what will happen to PDP if Atiku gets presidential ticket

2027 election Bode George speaks on what will happen to PDP if Atiku gets presidential ticket

Politics

4 months ago

Atiku breaks silence over brutal killings in Plateau, Borno, tells AGF, NASS what to do

Atiku breaks silence over brutal killings in Plateau, Borno, tells AGF, NASS what to do

Nigeria

4 months ago

List of public holidays and other days of observance in Nigeria for April 2025

List of public holidays and other days of observance in Nigeria for April 2025

Nigeria

4 months ago

Legit.ng presents a full list of the public holidays and other observance Nigerians will observe in April 2025. These include Easter, Good Friday and others.

Rivers: Ex-presidential candidate advises Fubara on next action as PDP govs, Tinubu camp do battle

Rivers: Ex-presidential candidate advises Fubara on next action as PDP govs, Tinubu camp do battle

Politics

4 months ago

Ex-LP candidate Udengs Eradiri has urged suspended Rivers Governor Fubara to apologise to Wike, blaming his incompetence for the ongoing political crisis.

Battle for Rivers: PDP govs deploy 11 legal titans for Fubara as AGF takes action to maintain Tinubu's order

Battle for Rivers: PDP govs deploy 11 legal titans for Fubara as AGF takes action to maintain Tinubu's order

Nigeria

4 months ago

Tension rises in Rivers as AGF Lateef Fagbemi begins drafting Tinubu’s defence against PDP governors’ suit challenging Fubara’s suspension and emergency rule.

"PDP is dead and gone": Over 100 PDP Defectees declare as they join Labour Party in Abia

"PDP is dead and gone": Over 100 PDP Defectees declare as they join Labour Party in Abia

Politics

4 months ago

The PDP in Abia has suffered a major setback as Hon. Sunday Anya Ojo and hundreds of supporters defect to the Labour Party, citing the PDP's declining influence.

Plot to fire Tinubu in 2027: Reasons Atiku-led coalition may fail emerge as PDP bigwig proffers solution

Plot to fire Tinubu in 2027: Reasons Atiku-led coalition may fail emerge as PDP bigwig proffers solution

Politics

4 months ago

PDP chieftain Segun Sowunmi says a 2015-style coalition won't unseat Tinubu in 2027, arguing today’s political climate is too different for such a strategy to work.

Just in: Abuja municipal chairman dumps PDP for APC, cites reasons

Just in: Abuja municipal chairman dumps PDP for APC, cites reasons

Politics

4 months ago

AMAC Chairman Christopher Zakka Maikalangu has left the PDP for the APC, saying the move aims to secure more federal opportunities for residents of the council.

"Don't blame God": Ex-Nigerian president mentions why many Nigerians are poor despite vast resources

"Don't blame God": Ex-Nigerian president mentions why many Nigerians are poor despite vast resources

Nigeria

4 months ago

Ex-Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo has expressed his concerns over the continued poverty in the country, despite Nigeria's vast natural & human resources.

Tension in top northwestern state as masquerades lead protest against high electricity bill

Tension in top northwestern state as masquerades lead protest against high electricity bill

Nigeria

4 months ago

Youths in Kwara, led by masquerades, protested against high electricity bills after the community's billing shifted from Band C to Band A, causing increased charges.

"I want to change": Drama as Benin 'yahoo boys' willingly surrender, EFCC swings into action

"I want to change": Drama as Benin 'yahoo boys' willingly surrender, EFCC swings into action

Nigeria

4 months ago

In a dramatic turn, a 28-year-old internet fraudster voluntarily surrendered to the EFCC in Benin City on Monday, April 8, seeking to leave his criminal past behind.

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