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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

5293 articles published since 17 May 2024

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2027: Fresh twist as ADC top leaders, Obi reportedly move to dump Atiku, El-Rufai, others, eye new party

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2027: Fresh twist as ADC top leaders, Obi reportedly move to dump Atiku, El-Rufai, others, eye new party

Politics

5 months ago

Breaking: NAF strikes terrorists in Sambisa and Tumbuns hideouts

Breaking: NAF strikes terrorists in Sambisa and Tumbuns hideouts

Nigeria

5 months ago

Jubilation as UNILORIN aLumna wins $30,000 google contest

Jubilation as UNILORIN aLumna wins $30,000 google contest

Nigeria

5 months ago

Breaking: Prominent lawmaker loses return ticket as APC announces replacement

Breaking: Prominent lawmaker loses return ticket as APC announces replacement

Politics

5 months ago

Breaking: Tears as corp member declared dead after drill in NYSC camp

Breaking: Tears as corp member declared dead after drill in NYSC camp

Nigeria

5 months ago

Breaking: Rivers APC leaders take action as Fubara eyes 2nd term

Breaking: Rivers APC leaders take action as Fubara eyes 2nd term

Nigeria

5 months ago

Fresh twist as Alex Otti rejects Ibadan convention, declares what LP will do ahead of 2027 election

Fresh twist as Alex Otti rejects Ibadan convention, declares what LP will do ahead of 2027 election

Nigeria

5 months ago

Governor Alex Otti asserts the Labour Party will independently field its own presidential candidate for 2027, rejecting ties to the Ibadan summit discussions.

Breaking: Zulum announces APC governorship candidate, presents him to Shettima

Breaking: Zulum announces APC governorship candidate, presents him to Shettima

Politics

5 months ago

Governor Zulum presents Engr. Mustafa Gubio as the APC consensus governorship candidate to Vice President Shettima, focusing on party unity in Borno state.

Breaking: Atiku reportedly invited to US by congress ahead of 2027 election

Exclusive

Breaking: Atiku reportedly invited to US by congress ahead of 2027 election

Nigeria

5 months ago

Former VP Atiku Abubakar accepts a US Congress invitation, prioritising Nigeria first. Renewed international attention builds ahead of the 2027 elections.

Dele Momodu speaks out over VP ambition with Atiku, announces who he'll support ahead of 2027

Dele Momodu speaks out over VP ambition with Atiku, announces who he'll support ahead of 2027

Politics

5 months ago

Dele Momodu dismisses VP bid speculation with Atiku Abubakar, urging opposition unity and support for coalition candidates ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Breaking: Was factional ADC chairman’s house set on fire after court verdict? p speak out

Breaking: Was factional ADC chairman’s house set on fire after court verdict? p speak out

Nigeria

5 months ago

Gombe Police Command denies viral claims of factional ADC chairman Nafiu Bala Gombe's residence being set on fire, urging calm amid spreading misinformation.

Breaking: Factional ADC lawyers react after Supreme Court's verdict, disclose next move

Breaking: Factional ADC lawyers react after Supreme Court's verdict, disclose next move

Nigeria

5 months ago

Lawyers for ADC's Nafiu Bala Gombe respond to the Supreme Court ruling dismissing six of seven appeal grounds, highlighting unresolved leadership disputes.

Breaking: Atiku announces next action as Supreme court takes action on David Mark ADC leadership

Breaking: Atiku announces next action as Supreme court takes action on David Mark ADC leadership

Nigeria

5 months ago

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar responded to the recent Supreme Court ruling affirming David Mark’s leadership of the ADC ahead of 2027 poll.

Breaking: Wike finally speaks after Supreme Court's verdict on Ibadan convention, "ADC's crisis far from over"

Breaking: Wike finally speaks after Supreme Court's verdict on Ibadan convention, "ADC's crisis far from over"

Nigeria

5 months ago

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike welcomed the Supreme Court ruling nullifying the PDP Ibadan convention, calling it crucial for resolving internal disputes within the party.

Breaking: Turaki’s camp speaks out after supreme court verdict on Ibadan convention

Breaking: Turaki’s camp speaks out after supreme court verdict on Ibadan convention

Politics

5 months ago

Turaki's camp warns that the Supreme Court ruling has left the PDP without defined leadership, deepening the internal crisis and threatening party stability.

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