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

2801 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

Breaking: Aregbesola, supporters quit APC, declare next move ahead of Osun 2026

Breaking: Aregbesola, supporters quit APC, declare next move ahead of Osun 2026

Politics

7 months ago

Abuja under attack as bandits abduct father, mother, children from their bedroom

Abuja under attack as bandits abduct father, mother, children from their bedroom

Nigeria

7 months ago

Former President Obasanjo opens up on one thing he doesn't joke with aside Christianity

Former President Obasanjo opens up on one thing he doesn't joke with aside Christianity

Nigeria

7 months ago

Trump's 100 days in office: 5 top things the world should expect from US president

Trump's 100 days in office: 5 top things the world should expect from US president

Nigeria

7 months ago

Arewa group disowns El-Rufai, Bala Mohammed for probing Tinubu’s economic agenda

Arewa group disowns El-Rufai, Bala Mohammed for probing Tinubu’s economic agenda

Nigeria

7 months ago

Top political analyst mentions one big mistake Atiku, Obi made in 2023, advises on way out in 2027

Top political analyst mentions one big mistake Atiku, Obi made in 2023, advises on way out in 2027

Politics

7 months ago

Atiku's aide reacts as OAU, ABU reject rice palliatives from President Tinubu

Atiku's aide reacts as OAU, ABU reject rice palliatives from President Tinubu

Nigeria

7 months ago

Atiku's aide Daramola Olarewaju has reacted as Obafemi Awolowo University and Ahmed Bello University rejected President Tinubu's rice palliatives.

Mambilla $6bn power contract: Top analyst raises major question as Obasanjo, Buhari testify in Paris

Mambilla $6bn power contract: Top analyst raises major question as Obasanjo, Buhari testify in Paris

Nigeria

7 months ago

Ex-Nigerian Presidents Obasanjo and Buhari testified in Paris on the $6bn Mambilla power dispute as an analyst flagged governance lapses behind the controversy.

"We're living in fear": Delta residents cry out as gunmen brutally kill popular varsity professor

"We're living in fear": Delta residents cry out as gunmen brutally kill popular varsity professor

Nigeria

7 months ago

Tragedy struck in Delta State as gunmen reportedly assassinated Professor Emeka Chukwuma, a prominent lecturer at Delta State University, Abraka.

Tinubu to attend Africa heads of state energy summit Tanzania, presidency shares major details

Tinubu to attend Africa heads of state energy summit Tanzania, presidency shares major details

Nigeria

7 months ago

President Tinubu will leave Abuja on Sunday for Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to attend the Africa Heads of State Energy Summit, scheduled for January 27-28, 2025.

Popular Nigerian activist rejects Taraba governor’s appointment, gives reasons

Popular Nigerian activist rejects Taraba governor’s appointment, gives reasons

Nigeria

7 months ago

Taraba activist Rikwense Muri has declined Governor Agbu Kefas's offer to appoint him as Senior Special Assistant on Project Tracking, citing loyalty to the APC.

US birthright citizenship: Why Trump's executive order will fail, International affairs expert explains

US birthright citizenship: Why Trump's executive order will fail, International affairs expert explains

Nigeria

7 months ago

Rasheed Akinkuolie, ex-Director of Trade, Investment, and Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has hinted why Trump's order on US birthright citizenship will fail.

Another foreign affairs expert cautions Tinubu to avoid Trump, advises him on what to prioritise

Another foreign affairs expert cautions Tinubu to avoid Trump, advises him on what to prioritise

Nigeria

7 months ago

Ambassador Rasheed Akinkuolie urges President Tinubu to prioritize Nigeria's pressing domestic issues over focusing on U.S. President Donald Trump's actions.

Lagos Assembly reacts as Obasa insists he remains speaker after impeachment

Lagos Assembly reacts as Obasa insists he remains speaker after impeachment

Nigeria

7 months ago

The Lagos Assembly upholds the impeachment of Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, emphasizing its unity and support for the newly elected Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda.

Nigerian man pleads guilty to $6m fraud scheme that defrauded over 400 Americans

Nigerian man pleads guilty to $6m fraud scheme that defrauded over 400 Americans

US

7 months ago

Okezie Ogbata, a Nigerian, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme.

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