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

2151 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

Lagos government announces 72-hour shopping festival, date, venue, other details emerge

Lagos government announces 72-hour shopping festival, date, venue, other details...

Nigeria

4 months ago

2025 budget: Buhari's top aide backs El-Rufai's son against MDAs buying vehicles, spoons yearly

2025 budget: Buhari's top aide backs El-Rufai's son against MDAs buying vehicles...

Nigeria

4 months ago

Christmas: Peter Obi reacts as IGP restricts distribution of palliatives

Christmas: Peter Obi reacts as IGP restricts distribution of palliatives

Nigeria

4 months ago

Did police order Nigerians to beat, attack policemen during stop and search? IGP clarifies

Did police order Nigerians to beat, attack policemen during stop and search? IGP...

Nigeria

4 months ago

Yoruba council tackles North, says Tinubu's reforms working for Nigerians, gives reasons

Yoruba council tackles North, says Tinubu's reforms working for Nigerians, gives...

Nigeria

4 months ago

Yoruba Council gives major reasons for mass defection in PDP, LP, others

Yoruba Council gives major reasons for mass defection in PDP, LP, others

Politics

4 months ago

Yoruba Council raises 2 major concerns as senate passes 2025 budget

Yoruba Council raises 2 major concerns as senate passes 2025 budget

Nigeria

4 months ago

Yoruba Council, led by Barr. Oladotun Hassan, hailed the 2025 federal budget as a key step toward national restoration, security, and economic productivity.

Atiku declares Tinubu's 2025 budget 'inadequate', cites major reasons

Atiku declares Tinubu's 2025 budget 'inadequate', cites major reasons

Nigeria

4 months ago

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar condemned President Tinubu's 2025 budget, calling it "inadequate" to address Nigeria's critical economic challenges.

BREAKING: Atiku’s former aide Shima Ayati is dead, details emerge

BREAKING: Atiku’s former aide Shima Ayati is dead, details emerge

Nigeria

4 months ago

Hon. Shima Ayati, ex-Special Assistant to VP Atiku Abubakar, has died in Makurdi, Benue State, after a brief illness, leaving behind a legacy of public service.

Tension as suspect accused of fraud dies in Kwara police custody, details emerge

Tension as suspect accused of fraud dies in Kwara police custody, details emerge

Nigeria

4 months ago

Jimoh Abdulquadri, a middle-aged man, has tragically died in police custody on Friday, December 20, at the Ilorin Police Division in Kwara State.

Okupe spits fire, predicts more defections from LP, uncovers what Peter Obi may do next

Okupe spits fire, predicts more defections from LP, uncovers what Peter Obi may do next

Politics

4 months ago

Okupe, ex-DG of Peter Obi's 2023 campaign, criticized the party's current state, predicting more defections as it struggles with post-election structural issues.

NDLEA thwarts drug trafficking as businessman caught with c0caine at Kano airport

NDLEA thwarts drug trafficking as businessman caught with c0caine at Kano airport

Nigeria

4 months ago

NDLEA intercepted 256 wraps of c0caine weighing 6kg at Mallam Aminu Kano International Airport, marking a landmark drug bust and the largest seizure since 2006.

Police take major action as fraud suspect dies in custody

Police take major action as fraud suspect dies in custody

Nigeria

4 months ago

The Nigeria Police, under IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has initiated a top-level probe into the death of Jimoh Abdulqaudri, who passed away in custody in Kwara State.

Endbadgovernance protests: Police clear air over Amnesty Int'l allegations of brutality, deaths

Endbadgovernance protests: Police clear air over Amnesty Int'l allegations of brutality, deaths

Nigeria

4 months ago

Nigeria Police have strongly denied Amnesty International's claims of causing multiple deaths during the #EndBadGovernance protests, calling the allegations false.

Just in: Court sentences 2 kidnappers to death in Jigawa

Just in: Court sentences 2 kidnappers to death in Jigawa

Nigeria

4 months ago

The Jigawa State High Court has sentenced notorious kidnappers Sani Mohammed and Babannan Saleh (alias Ustaz) to death by hanging for their criminal activities.

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