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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.

4755 articles published since 10 Aug 2023

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NNPC announces new petrol price, NIPCO rolls out 20 new CNG stations

NNPC announces new petrol price, NIPCO rolls out 20 new CNG stations

Energy

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JAMB 2026: Exam body speaks on when UTME candidates will know their exam town

JAMB 2026: Exam body speaks on when UTME candidates will know their exam town

Education

a month ago

Flashback: Prime Minister Netanyahu’s house was once hit by a drone attack in 2024, details emerge

Flashback: Prime Minister Netanyahu’s house was once hit by a drone attack in 2024, details emerge

World

a month ago

Has influential Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad been killed in airstrike? Aide speaks

Has influential Iran’s former President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad been killed in airstrike? Aide speaks

Asia

a month ago

Sophia Momodu Criticised for Reacting to Allegation of Dragging Chioma over Davido: "Narcissist"

Sophia Momodu Criticised for Reacting to Allegation of Dragging Chioma over Davido: "Narcissist"

Celebrities

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Bracken Media Solutions hosts media stakeholders to mark Chinese New Year, unveils 2026 vision

Bracken Media Solutions hosts media stakeholders to mark Chinese New Year, unveils 2026 vision

Industry

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TCN announces one-month power outage due to maintenance, lists affected areas

TCN announces one-month power outage due to maintenance, lists affected areas

Energy

a month ago

The Transmission Company of Nigeria has announced a planned outage on the Benin–Ajaokuta 330kV transmission line to allow for ongoing maintenance works.

Exclusive: How father invaded Kwara public school, assaulted teacher over son’s punishment

Exclusive

Exclusive: How father invaded Kwara public school, assaulted teacher over son’s punishment

Nigeria

a month ago

An angry father assaulted a teacher at Akerebiata Junior Secondary School, Ilorin, Kwara after his son was disciplined, NSCDC arrests him for investigation.

Lizzy Anjorin accuses Fola Tinubu of paternity scam, shares alleged children’s birth certificates

Lizzy Anjorin accuses Fola Tinubu of paternity scam, shares alleged children’s birth certificates

Nollywood

a month ago

Lizzy Anjorin confronts Iyabo Ojo over Fola Tinubu’s children, alleging DNA fraud and threat of revelations as tensions escalate in Nollywood between the actresses.

Gumi posts cryptic message on what killers of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei did “not once, not twice”

Gumi posts cryptic message on what killers of Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei did “not once, not twice”

Nigeria

a month ago

Kaduna-based cleric, Sheikh Ahmad Gumi, has posted a cryptic message reacting to the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Experts warn petrol, diesel prices may rise in Nigeria due to US-Iran war

Experts warn petrol, diesel prices may rise in Nigeria due to US-Iran war

Energy

a month ago

Energy experts warn that petrol and diesel prices in Nigeria could rise if crude oil exceeds $90 per barrel, as a result of the war between Iran and the US/Israel.

Former Delta State deputy governor Elue is dead: "Deep sadness"

Former Delta State deputy governor Elue is dead: "Deep sadness"

Politics

a month ago

Former Delta deputy governor Benjamin Sunday Elue has passed away, prompting expressions of grief across the oil-rich state and among the deceased's supporters.

Livinus Nwosu counters Seyi Tinubu’s claim about relationship with Mitchy, shares video proof

Livinus Nwosu counters Seyi Tinubu’s claim about relationship with Mitchy, shares video proof

Celebrities

a month ago

Livinus Nwosu's video shows the drama surrounding King Mitchy and Seyi Tinubu amidst a social media feud, with police presence raising eyebrows during her giveaway.

Exclusive: NYSC member killed while praying in mosque during Ramadan attack in Kebbi, friends speak

Exclusive

Exclusive: NYSC member killed while praying in mosque during Ramadan attack in Kebbi, friends speak

Nigeria

a month ago

Friends of NYSC member Abubakar Sadiq recount his final days after he was killed during Ramadan prayers in a mosque attack in Dadinkowa, Kebbi state.

Iran's top official says no negotiations with United States amid rising tensions

Iran's top official says no negotiations with United States amid rising tensions

World

a month ago

Iran’s Ali Larijani rejected US talks, blamed Trump for chaos, as Gulf cities faced explosions, Israel vowed strikes, and war disrupted travel and oil.

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