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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.

4911 articles published since 10 Aug 2023

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Actor Baba Ijesha thanks supporters in first video after release from prison, shares next move

Actor Baba Ijesha thanks supporters in first video after release from prison, shares next move

Nollywood

5 months ago

Seun Kuti, VDM, Yvonne Jegede, six other celebs who reacted to Regina Daniels' marriage saga

Seun Kuti, VDM, Yvonne Jegede, six other celebs who reacted to Regina Daniels' marriage saga

Nollywood

5 months ago

Willie Obiano: Shehu Sani mentions privilege ex-Anambra governor enjoyed about his rumoured death

Willie Obiano: Shehu Sani mentions privilege ex-Anambra governor enjoyed about his rumoured death

Nigeria

5 months ago

What naval officer who confronted Wike told his men after saga with Tinubu's minister emerges

What naval officer who confronted Wike told his men after saga with Tinubu's minister emerges

Nigeria

5 months ago

Sowore criticised for accusing Senator Nwoko of printing Regina Daniel's PVC at home

Sowore criticised for accusing Senator Nwoko of printing Regina Daniel's PVC at home

Nigeria

5 months ago

Breaking: Former Anambra governor Willie Obiano reacts to death rumour

Breaking: Former Anambra governor Willie Obiano reacts to death rumour

Nigeria

5 months ago

Is former Anambra governor Willie Obiano dead? Fresh fact emerges

Is former Anambra governor Willie Obiano dead? Fresh fact emerges

Nigeria

5 months ago

Former Commissioner for Information, Don Adinuba, said ex-Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, is alive, hale and hearty, contrary to death rumours.

Fresh headache for Wike as ex-CDS Irabor picks faults: "Insulting the state"

Fresh headache for Wike as ex-CDS Irabor picks faults: "Insulting the state"

Nigeria

5 months ago

The former CDS Lucky Irabor has mentioned the actual person that is guilty in the FCT Minister Nyesom Wike's saga with a naval officer in Abuja earlier in the week.

Breaking: State assembly suspends two members, details emerge

Breaking: State assembly suspends two members, details emerge

Politics

5 months ago

On Friday, November 14, 2025, the Benue State House of Assembly sitting in Makurdi suspended two of its former principal officers over alleged gross misconduct.

Prudent Gabriel gifts mother car for omugwo, her reactions trends: "She made childbirth easy"

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Prudent Gabriel gifts mother car for omugwo, her reactions trends: "She made childbirth easy"

Celebrities

5 months ago

Prudent Gabriel shares a heartfelt tribute to her mother, gifting her a car for her support during her during Omugwo. Watch the emotional moment in the video.

No new tax in Nigeria: Expert explains why savings are not under government attack

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No new tax in Nigeria: Expert explains why savings are not under government attack

Economy

5 months ago

A financial analyst, Omowunmi Samuel, has disclosed that the Nigerian government did not introduce new taxes on savings, but only enforcing an existing law.

"Her next chapter is here": Cardi B welcomes fourth child, first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs

"Her next chapter is here": Cardi B welcomes fourth child, first with boyfriend Stefon Diggs

Celebrities

5 months ago

American rapper Cardi B has welcomed her fourth child, a baby boy, with boyfriend Stefon Diggs. She revealed this on an Instagram post on Thursday,

Senior international lawyer asks three important legal questions after Wike's clash with officer

Senior international lawyer asks three important legal questions after Wike's clash with officer

Nigeria

5 months ago

Dr Olisa Agbakoba asked key legal questions after the clash between Nyesom Wike and a naval officer, noting that the dispute raised broader issues.

Plateau state governor breaks silence amid claims he defected to YPP

Plateau state governor breaks silence amid claims he defected to YPP

Politics

5 months ago

The Plateau State Government dismissed rumours that Governor Caleb Mutfwang defected to the Young Progressives Party, reaffirming his loyalty to the PDP.

BBNaija's Imisi claims she's taking care of her mother amid allegation: "My family is my priority"

BBNaija's Imisi claims she's taking care of her mother amid allegation: "My family is my priority"

TV Shows

5 months ago

Imisi Ayanwale, BBNaija Season 10 winner, addresses her mother's claims of abandonment in a new TikTok live video, reaffirming her commitment to her family.

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