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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

4989 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

Full list as Chad announces certain African countries to allow visa-free entry

Full list as Chad announces certain African countries to allow visa-free entry

Nigeria

14 days ago

Nigeria police kill gang kingpin linked to murder of Imo monarch, 5 other

Nigeria police kill gang kingpin linked to murder of Imo monarch, 5 other

Nigeria

14 days ago

Full list of Osun state governors since 1999 and their political parties

Full list of Osun state governors since 1999 and their political parties

Politics

14 days ago

27 hoodlums arrested for vandalising Festac-Alakija bridge in Lagos

27 hoodlums arrested for vandalising Festac-Alakija bridge in Lagos

Nigeria

14 days ago

Mysterious credit alert: Atiku's camp explains why ex-VP is concerned, "How did they know it?"

Mysterious credit alert: Atiku's camp explains why ex-VP is concerned, "How did they know it?"

Nigeria

14 days ago

Presidency mentions what Nigerians should do for Tinubu before 2027:"He has done great works"

Presidency mentions what Nigerians should do for Tinubu before 2027:"He has done great works"

Nigeria

14 days ago

Rescued Kwara nurse recounts how she delivered 10 babies with bare hands during 6 months in terrorist custody

Rescued Kwara nurse recounts how she delivered 10 babies with bare hands during 6 months in terrorist custody

Nigeria

14 days ago

Amirah Salihu, a nurse freed from captivity, reveals harrowing experiences of childbirth and survival after her abduction along with 176 others in Kwara State.

Sultan of Sokoto unveils new system for Zakat collection nationwide

Sultan of Sokoto unveils new system for Zakat collection nationwide

Nigeria

14 days ago

Sultan of Sokoto launches EasyZakat app in Abuja, enhancing Zakat transparency. The app aims to reduce poverty and support Islamic social justice through tech.

Breaking: More trouble for EFCC chairman as demand for his sack over Osun account freeze worsens

Breaking: More trouble for EFCC chairman as demand for his sack over Osun account freeze worsens

Nigeria

14 days ago

Opposition parties and netizens demand EFCC Chairman Ola Olukoyede's resignation after freezing Osun State Government accounts before the governorship election.

Breaking: Thousands face deportation as US judge takes decision on Trump's TPS move

Breaking: Thousands face deportation as US judge takes decision on Trump's TPS move

US

14 days ago

US federal judge denies immigrant rights groups' challenge to maintain TPS for South Sudanese nationals, following Supreme Court ruling permitting terminations.

Tragedy as 14-year-old boy kills classmates, teachers, and his grandparents as details emerge

Tragedy as 14-year-old boy kills classmates, teachers, and his grandparents as details emerge

Asia

15 days ago

A 14-year-old opened fire at Debsirin Nonthaburi School, killing six, including three students. The incident follows the alleged killing of his grandparents.

Activist commends DSS, military for rescue of Kwara abduction victims in Woro

Activist commends DSS, military for rescue of Kwara abduction victims in Woro

Nigeria

15 days ago

Kogi activist Usman Okai Austin has praised the DSS, military and local vigilantes for rescuing residents abducted from Woro community in Kwara State.

Emotional student who witnessed teachers gunned down by 14-yr-old boy opens up on final moments

Emotional student who witnessed teachers gunned down by 14-yr-old boy opens up on final moments

Asia

15 days ago

A 14-year-old student shot dead five teachers and injured over 30 people at a Thailand school, sending hundreds of panicked pupils fleeing campus.

Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia explains why Nigerians are stuck in prison after jail terms

Nigerian Ambassador to Saudi Arabia explains why Nigerians are stuck in prison after jail terms

Nigeria

15 days ago

Dr. Yakubu N. Gambo highlights the plight of Nigerians in Saudi prisons post-sentence, discussing welfare and consular challenges with NiDCOM's Abike Dabiri-Erewa.

Trump strips over 300,000 foreigners of TPS, exposes them to arrest and deportation

Trump strips over 300,000 foreigners of TPS, exposes them to arrest and deportation

Nigeria

15 days ago

US District Judge Ana Reyes confirms TPS for Haitians is terminated, increasing risk of arrest as DHS warns Haitians to self-deport amid rising removal orders.

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