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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.

6352 articles published since 10 Aug 2023

Author's articles

Lady confused, shows message man sent her on WhatsApp after their date: "I don't know what I did"

Lady confused, shows message man sent her on WhatsApp after their date: "I don't know what I did"

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

Blord vs VDM: Businessman's staff rejoice, spread cloth, hail him with dance as he storms office

Blord vs VDM: Businessman's staff rejoice, spread cloth, hail him with dance as he storms office

Celebrities

10 months ago

Worry for Gov. Soludo as Anambra traders stage protest, demand removal of chairman, give reasons

Worry for Gov. Soludo as Anambra traders stage protest, demand removal of chairman, give reasons

Nigeria

10 months ago

Why did Babangida resign as head of state and hand over without coup?

Why did Babangida resign as head of state and hand over without coup?

Politics

10 months ago

Court sentences 2 men for using "juju" in plot to assassinate president

Court sentences 2 men for using "juju" in plot to assassinate president

Africa

10 months ago

Lady shares what triggered 'beef' between VeryDarkMan and Chinese businessman Ross, people react

Lady shares what triggered 'beef' between VeryDarkMan and Chinese businessman Ross, people react

People

10 months ago

Army asked to position at strategic locations after frightening DSS threat alert

Army asked to position at strategic locations after frightening DSS threat alert

Nigeria

10 months ago

Comrade Usman Okai commends the DSS for its vigilance in exposing ISWAP’s plans to attack Kogi and Ondo communities, urging swift military collaboration.

Lebara enters Nigerian telecom market, begins massive recruitment ahead of 2026 launch

Lebara enters Nigerian telecom market, begins massive recruitment ahead of 2026 launch

Technology

10 months ago

Lebara, the newest Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MNVO) in Nigeria is planning to launch in Nigeria and has begun an aggressive recruitment in the country.

VP Shettima invites Nigerians to apply for Internship with N1.2 million annual pay

VP Shettima invites Nigerians to apply for Internship with N1.2 million annual pay

Business and Economy

10 months ago

Vice President Kashim Shettima has launched the Nigeria Jubilee Fellows Programme 2.0 to create 20,000 jobs annually, offering paid internships and opportunities.

Covenant University best graduating student shares how she got 4.97 CGPA amid business, other roles

Covenant University best graduating student shares how she got 4.97 CGPA amid business, other roles

People

10 months ago

The best graduating student of Covenant University shares how she had wanted to study abroad. She also shared how she got an 4.97 CGPA despite owning business.

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's 12-year-old daughter, North West, ignites concern over new look

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian's 12-year-old daughter, North West, ignites concern over new look

Music

10 months ago

North West, the daughter of Kanye West and Kim Kardashian, has sparked concern over her recent post. In the post, she was looking lost and had blue hair and tattoos.

Hallelujah Challenge: Man berates Nathaniel Bassey over response to lady who complained about time

Hallelujah Challenge: Man berates Nathaniel Bassey over response to lady who complained about time

Celebrities

10 months ago

Hallelujah Challenge convener Nathaniel Bassey faces backlash on X after responding to a user’s request to be more time-conscious during the Hallelujah Challenge.

Lady finally locates father whom her mother got 'wrongly' deported to Africa 27 years ago

Lady finally locates father whom her mother got 'wrongly' deported to Africa 27 years ago

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

A young lady has expressed her excitement at finally locating her biological father who was deported to Africa 27 years ago. She said her mum was behind it.

Single mother narrates how daughter secretly left home to reunite with her father, shares outcome

Single mother narrates how daughter secretly left home to reunite with her father, shares outcome

Family and Relationships

10 months ago

A Nigerian mother narrated how her daughter secretly left the house to reunite with her father in another state. She opened up about the outcome of her actions.

NCDC confirms 13 new lassa fever cases, four deaths, mentions states affected

NCDC confirms 13 new lassa fever cases, four deaths, mentions states affected

Nigeria

10 months ago

Nigeria confirms 13 new Lassa fever cases in Ondo and Edo, raising 2025 total to 924 infections and 172 deaths. NCDC urges preventive action nationwide.

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