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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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Breaking: Wike-led PDP breaks silence after court nullifies Ibadan convention

Breaking: Wike-led PDP breaks silence after court nullifies Ibadan convention

Politics

5 months ago

Breaking: NASU, SSANU announce date indefinite strike will begin

Breaking: NASU, SSANU announce date indefinite strike will begin

Nigeria

5 months ago

Breaking: Tinubu appoints new minister of power as details emerge

Breaking: Tinubu appoints new minister of power as details emerge

Nigeria

5 months ago

Nigerian Army opens up on what it uncovered on 'secret' plot to overthrow Tinubu

Nigerian Army opens up on what it uncovered on 'secret' plot to overthrow Tinubu

Nigeria

5 months ago

2027: Kabiru Usman reacts to APC’s consensus governorship candidate in Gombe

2027: Kabiru Usman reacts to APC’s consensus governorship candidate in Gombe

Nigeria

5 months ago

Breaking: Atiku breaks silence after high-level meeting with ADC leadership ahead of 2027

Breaking: Atiku breaks silence after high-level meeting with ADC leadership ahead of 2027

Politics

5 months ago

Supreme Court announces when it will declare final judgement on ADC leadership dispute

Supreme Court announces when it will declare final judgement on ADC leadership dispute

Nigeria

5 months ago

Supreme Court to deliver judgment at 2pm on Thursday in ADC leadership dispute, with implications for the party's participation in the 2027 general elections.

Breaking: Tinubu appoints new minister of foreign affairs

Breaking: Tinubu appoints new minister of foreign affairs

Nigeria

5 months ago

Tinubu appoints Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu as Minister of Foreign Affairs and Sola Enikanolaiye as Minister of State, reinforcing Nigeria’s diplomatic strategy.

Breaking: Tinubu takes new action over Jos killings

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Breaking: Tinubu takes new action over Jos killings

Nigeria

5 months ago

President Tinubu approves ₦2 billion relief for Angwa Rukuba attack victims, urging unity and dialogue to address recurring violence in Plateau State.

Breaking: Police HQ finally takes action against officer who killed suspect in Delta

Breaking: Police HQ finally takes action against officer who killed suspect in Delta

Nigeria

5 months ago

Nigeria Police Force dismisses and prosecutes officers linked to Mr Mene Ogidi's fatal shooting in Delta State, ensuring accountability for misconduct.

Breaking: Drama as Kachikwu, state chairmen back court verdict against ADC ahead of 2027

Breaking: Drama as Kachikwu, state chairmen back court verdict against ADC ahead of 2027

Politics

5 months ago

Dumebi Kachikwu and ADC state chairmen commend a court ruling nullifying faction-led congresses, affirming legitimate party structures ahead of 2027 elections.

Breaking: Tinubu declares who he will support as next governor of Lagos

Breaking: Tinubu declares who he will support as next governor of Lagos

Nigeria

5 months ago

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu endorses Lagos Deputy Governor Dr Obafemi Hamzat as APC governorship candidate, strengthening party unity ahead of the 2027 election.

Breaking: Atiku holds closed-door meeting with ex-gov of Rivers ahead of 2027

Breaking: Atiku holds closed-door meeting with ex-gov of Rivers ahead of 2027

Politics

5 months ago

Atiku Abubakar and Rotimi Amaechi meet to strategise for the 2027 elections, as the ADC coalition reaffirms unity against the APC-led government’s impunity.

Breaking: Tinubu gives Abuja land to all appointed ambassador designates as Wike reacts

Breaking: Tinubu gives Abuja land to all appointed ambassador designates as Wike reacts

Nigeria

5 months ago

The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike, has revealed that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the allocation of land in Abuja

Breaking: Top Nigerian senator dump ADC ahead of 2027, announces next party

Breaking: Top Nigerian senator dump ADC ahead of 2027, announces next party

Politics

5 months ago

Former Senator Kabiru Marafa has defected from the ADC to the NDC ahead of the 2027 elections, seeking the governorship ticket amidst party tensions in Zamfara.

Ezra Ukanwa