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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.

6338 articles published since 10 Aug 2023

Author's articles

"When I leave Nigeria, I go first cry": Lady recounts statement she made as she finally moves abroad

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"When I leave Nigeria, I go first cry": Lady recounts statement she made as she finally moves abroad

People

9 months ago

Nnamdi Kanu: Full breakdown of court’s judgement on IPOB leader emerges

Nnamdi Kanu: Full breakdown of court’s judgement on IPOB leader emerges

Nigeria

9 months ago

"The part that broke me": Lady reacts after watching video of terrorists attack on Kwara church

"The part that broke me": Lady reacts after watching video of terrorists attack on Kwara church

People

9 months ago

“We are dying slowly”: Rural communities cry for help as cholera outbreak claims lives in Adamawa

“We are dying slowly”: Rural communities cry for help as cholera outbreak claims lives in Adamawa

Nigeria

9 months ago

"So beautiful": Lady marks 7 years of consistency in akara business, video melts hearts online

"So beautiful": Lady marks 7 years of consistency in akara business, video melts hearts online

People

9 months ago

Man raised by single mother releases his emotional WhatsApp chat with her: "She wants my attention"

Man raised by single mother releases his emotional WhatsApp chat with her: "She wants my attention"

Family and Relationships

9 months ago

Kwara church attack: Ice Prince recounts growing amid crisis in Jos, "Wake up"

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Kwara church attack: Ice Prince recounts growing amid crisis in Jos, "Wake up"

Music

9 months ago

Ice Prince joins other celebrities in reacting to the viral Kwara church attack video. He shares his personal experience growing up amid the Jos crisis.

Lady celebrates as brother’s wife abandons him with 4 kids, shares what he did: “Joy full my body”

Lady celebrates as brother’s wife abandons him with 4 kids, shares what he did: “Joy full my body”

Family and Relationships

9 months ago

A Nigerian woman celebrated as her brother’s wife left him with four children. She shared what her brother did and why she supported her sister-in-law’s decision.

Breaking: Court convicts Nnamdi Kanu on 7 terrorism charges

Breaking: Court convicts Nnamdi Kanu on 7 terrorism charges

Nigeria

9 months ago

The Federal High Court in Abuja finds Nnamdi Kanu guilty on all seven terrorism counts, including broadcasting, sit-at-home orders, and leading IPOB.

MultiChoice announces new DStv, GOtv decoder prices, more affordable for Nigerians

MultiChoice announces new DStv, GOtv decoder prices, more affordable for Nigerians

Industry

9 months ago

MultiChoice has reduced DStv and GOtv decoder prices again to make entertainment more affordable for Nigerians during the festive and has made promises.

Breaking: Bandits strike another Kwara community, abduct people

Breaking: Bandits strike another Kwara community, abduct people

Nigeria

9 months ago

Barely 24 hours after a deadly attack on a church in Eruku, Ekiti LGA, bandits abduct four rice farmers in Bokungi village, Kwara State, during peak harvest.

Cheapest monthly data plans for MTN, Glo, Airtel as festive season nears

Cheapest monthly data plans for MTN, Glo, Airtel as festive season nears

Industry

9 months ago

Nigerians can stay connected this festive season with affordable monthly data plans from MTN, Glo, and Airtel, catering to light, moderate, and heavy users.

Kwara church: Dunamis member shares how family members were kidnapped in attack, Pst Enenche reacts

Kwara church: Dunamis member shares how family members were kidnapped in attack, Pst Enenche reacts

People

9 months ago

A member of the popular Dunamis church opened up about how her family members were abducted in the Kwara church attack. Her church founder, Paul Enenche, reacted.

Prominent skit maker faces backlash for ridiculing Muslim women’s veil, niqab in viral video

Prominent skit maker faces backlash for ridiculing Muslim women’s veil, niqab in viral video

Nigeria

9 months ago

Skit maker Alaga Lamba faces criticism from Muslim human rights groups, including THURIST and MURIC, for ridiculing women’s niqab in viral content.

Trump's threat: Islamic scholars call for special days of prayer to ease tension across Nigeria

Trump's threat: Islamic scholars call for special days of prayer to ease tension across Nigeria

Nigeria

9 months ago

After Trump’s controversial threat of military action over alleged christian genocide, prominent Islamic scholars urgedNigerians to pray & maintain calm nationwide.

James Ojo