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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

5291 articles published since 17 May 2024

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Power minister gives update on electricity nationwide, "Freezers are freezing"

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Power minister gives update on electricity nationwide, "Freezers are freezing"

Nigeria

26 days ago

Eyewitnesses recount last moments of over 30 illegal miners who died in Niger cell, "They cried for air"

Eyewitnesses recount last moments of over 30 illegal miners who died in Niger cell, "They cried for air"

Nigeria

26 days ago

Presidential campaign: Obi-Kwankwaso takes fresh action ahead of 2027

Presidential campaign: Obi-Kwankwaso takes fresh action ahead of 2027

Politics

26 days ago

Breaking: Former governor announces preferred candidate ahead of 2027, explains why

Breaking: Former governor announces preferred candidate ahead of 2027, explains why

Nigeria

26 days ago

Kogi police arrest UNILORIN lecturer over WhatsApp comment on road project

Kogi police arrest UNILORIN lecturer over WhatsApp comment on road project

Nigeria

26 days ago

Ex-military head of state’s son becomes PDP governorship candidate as details emerge

Ex-military head of state’s son becomes PDP governorship candidate as details emerge

Politics

26 days ago

Breaking: Tinubu, APC allies issues fresh warning to Wike ahead of 2027

Breaking: Tinubu, APC allies issues fresh warning to Wike ahead of 2027

Politics

26 days ago

Renewed Hope Ambassadors coordinators cautioned FCT Minister Nyesom Wike against moves that could weaken APC governors’ loyalty to Tinubu ahead of 2027.

Ex-senator mentions 3 strongest 2027 presidential candidates, speaks on what will happen in 2031

Ex-senator mentions 3 strongest 2027 presidential candidates, speaks on what will happen in 2031

Politics

27 days ago

Shehu Sani urges Northern politicians to step aside in 2027, naming Tinubu and Peter Obi, and warning power rotation may shape Nigeria’s 2031 political contest.

Atiku raises alarm over child malnutrition figures, mentions who to blame

Atiku raises alarm over child malnutrition figures, mentions who to blame

Nigeria

27 days ago

Atiku Abubakar warns Nigeria’s cost-of-living crisis is stunting children, citing 41.1% under-five stunting and urging action on rising fuel and food costs.

Throwback: Obiano discloses what he allegedly found in government coffers after taking over from Peter Obi

Throwback: Obiano discloses what he allegedly found in government coffers after taking over from Peter Obi

Nigeria

27 days ago

Anambra loan records challenge Peter Obi’s debt-free claim, revealing $123.7m in loans and conflicting accounts of the funds he left behind as tensions rise.

2027 battle: Shettima clears air over remarks on Northern governors' support for Tinubu

2027 battle: Shettima clears air over remarks on Northern governors' support for Tinubu

Politics

27 days ago

Shettima’s office clarifies his remarks on six northern governors’ support for Tinubu, stressing they backed him fully after the 2022 APC primary in context.

Defence minister, Sanusi, Ndume speak on how Buratai helped challenge insecurity in Nigeria

Defence minister, Sanusi, Ndume speak on how Buratai helped challenge insecurity in Nigeria

Nigeria

27 days ago

Musa Christopher, Sanusi II and Ali Ndume honour Tukur Buratai as a new book examines his military reforms, leadership and Nigeria’s security crisis in depth.

Breaking: Former President arrested as details emerge

Breaking: Former President arrested as details emerge

World

27 days ago

A Hague court has sentenced former Kosovo President Hashim Thaci to 25 years in prison after finding him guilty of war crimes committed during the 1990s conflict.

Olaniwun Ajayi advises on Dangote Refinery IPO, says deal sets important precedent

Olaniwun Ajayi advises on Dangote Refinery IPO, says deal sets important precedent

Nigeria

28 days ago

Dangote Refinery IPO: Olaniwun Ajayi LP calls it a landmark for Nigeria, Africa’s largest offer and first Free Zone Enterprise IPO, with 2.1m bpd plans set.

Winner of 2026 AigImoukhuede master in public policy (MPP) scholarship at Oxford announced

Winner of 2026 AigImoukhuede master in public policy (MPP) scholarship at Oxford announced

Nigeria

28 days ago

US releases global directory of embassies processing nonimmigrant visas, with Nigeria applications handled in Lagos and African applicants referred abroad.

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