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James Ojo

Education: BA Mass Communication, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN, 2013-2017); Fellow, Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC 2025); Fellow, African Investigative Journalism Conference (AIJC 2025); Code for Africa Fact-Checking Masterclass (2022)

Experience: Correspondent, Caracal Reports (US); Contributor, International Policy Digest (US); Reporter, The Sun Newspaper; The Nation Newspaper; Editor, CrispNG; Deputy Editor, Nigerian Village Square; Investigative journalist, TheCable Newspaper.

Awards: 2024 African Prize for Investigative Journalism (PAJI); Legit.ng Copyediting Excellence Award (2023, 2024 & 2025); Host Writer Prize for Investigative Journalism (2022); The Cable Journalist of the Year (2022); PwC Media Excellence Awards (2022)

James Ojo is an award-winning journalist and copy editor at Legit.ng. With a decade of experience in the journalism landscape, he has done several impactful reports and won top awards, including the 2024 African Prize for Investigative Journalism (PAJI). He is also a published researcher. His latest research, titled "Comparative Analysis of Online Advocacy for Good Governance and Actual Political Involvement among Nigerian Youths", was published by the International Journal of Sub-Saharan African Research (IJSSAR). He can be reached via: James.ojo@corp.legit.ng.

4711 articles published since 10 Aug 2023

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Mother's Day: Tonto Dikeh's ex Churchill replies fan who asked why he celebrated only his mum

Mother's Day: Tonto Dikeh's ex Churchill replies fan who asked why he celebrated only his mum

Celebrities

19 days ago

Eid al-Fitr: Jubilation as Kano governor Kabir Yusuf orders early salary payment for workers

Eid al-Fitr: Jubilation as Kano governor Kabir Yusuf orders early salary payment for workers

Nigeria

19 days ago

Tears as Atiku's longtime ally dies, former Vice President releases heartfelt statement

Tears as Atiku's longtime ally dies, former Vice President releases heartfelt statement

Politics

19 days ago

Osimhen, Lookman absent from 2026 Ballon d’Or top 10 favourites list

Osimhen, Lookman absent from 2026 Ballon d’Or top 10 favourites list

Football

19 days ago

Covenant University explains how lecturers' salaries are determined in 2019-2024 handbook

Covenant University explains how lecturers' salaries are determined in 2019-2024 handbook

Education

19 days ago

University of Ibadan (UI) publishes salaries of lecturers, librarians, research fellows, and professors

University of Ibadan (UI) publishes salaries of lecturers, librarians, research fellows, and professors

People

19 days ago

Chinese seer predicts how US-Iran war will end after two of his prediction came true

Chinese seer predicts how US-Iran war will end after two of his prediction came true

World

19 days ago

Professor Xueqin Jiang, dubbed China’s Nostradamus, had predicted Trump’s 2024 win, a US-Iran war, and warned America would face defeat in the conflict.

Iran strikes 5 US refueling planes in Saudi Arabia, details emerge

Iran strikes 5 US refueling planes in Saudi Arabia, details emerge

Asia

20 days ago

Five US air force refueling planes were reportedly hit by Iranian strikes while on ground at a Saudi Arabia air base amid the ongoing Middle East conflict.

Breaking: US speaks on condition of Iran's new supreme leader

Breaking: US speaks on condition of Iran's new supreme leader

US

20 days ago

The United States has released a major and controversial update about the condition of the newly appointed Iranian Supreme Leader, Mojtaba Khamenei.

Tributes pour in as Super Eagles legend Henry Nwosu dies at 62, five days after Festus Onigbinde's passing

Tributes pour in as Super Eagles legend Henry Nwosu dies at 62, five days after Festus Onigbinde's passing

Football

20 days ago

Super Eagles legend Henry Nwosu has died at 62 after a prolonged illness, just days after former coach Festus Onigbinde. Nwosu won the Africa Cup of Nations in 1980.

CBN releases new BVN rules for Access, UBA, Zenith, others, sets commencement date

CBN releases new BVN rules for Access, UBA, Zenith, others, sets commencement date

Economy

20 days ago

The CBN restricts phone number changes for BVNs to combat fraud, enhancing security with a new watchlist for suspicious activities in Nigeria's digital payments.

Breaking: Police break silence over alleged shooting of Broda Shaggi

Breaking: Police break silence over alleged shooting of Broda Shaggi

Nigeria

20 days ago

The Ogun State Police command has finally broken its silence over the report that entertainer Broda Shaggi was allegedly shot in the state and he is hospitalised.

Alex Iwobi explains the difference between playing for England and Nigeria

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Alex Iwobi explains the difference between playing for England and Nigeria

Football

20 days ago

Super Eagles midfielder Alex has opened up about the differences between the national teams of England and Nigeria, having played for the English youth teams.

Kizz Daniel's bouncer Kelvin Power attends daughter's matriculation in video, she reacts

Kizz Daniel's bouncer Kelvin Power attends daughter's matriculation in video, she reacts

People

21 days ago

A video making the rounds on social media has captured the moment a Nigerian bouncer attended his daughter's matriculation. Netizens reacted massively.

Court gives judgment on Rivers professor accused of money-for-mark

Court gives judgment on Rivers professor accused of money-for-mark

Nigeria

21 days ago

The court has delivered a notable judgment on the Rivers State University professor accused of money-for-marks, bringing closure to the high-profile case.

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