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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.

6423 articles published since 10 Aug 2023

Author's articles

Lawyer says couples should avoid using Mr/Mrs on property documents, mentions why: “It’s a trap”

Lawyer says couples should avoid using Mr/Mrs on property documents, mentions why: “It’s a trap”

Family and Relationships

a year ago

Runoff: El-Rufai speaks on why Tinubu will not be in the ballot in 2027 election

Runoff: El-Rufai speaks on why Tinubu will not be in the ballot in 2027 election

Politics

a year ago

Dangote reps collect remains of Phyna’s late sister, report of family's expectation emerges

Dangote reps collect remains of Phyna’s late sister, report of family's expectation emerges

Celebrities

a year ago

"VDM to be blamed": Izzy Ogbeide blasts critic over Phyna's sister's death, takes unusual action

"VDM to be blamed": Izzy Ogbeide blasts critic over Phyna's sister's death, takes unusual action

Celebrities

a year ago

Rapture prophecy: Pastor Joshua predicts Jesus' return in September 2025, mentions day

Rapture prophecy: Pastor Joshua predicts Jesus' return in September 2025, mentions day

World

a year ago

Rivers election: Full list of local governments where APC lost

Rivers election: Full list of local governments where APC lost

Politics

a year ago

Nigerian lady shares how she relocated to Canada by land, mentions countries she passed, many react

Nigerian lady shares how she relocated to Canada by land, mentions countries she passed, many react

People

a year ago

A Nigerian lady shared how she relocated to Canada by land and gave details of the route she took. Many hailed her as she shared her experience while travelling.

Wife reportedly fails to return 2 years after leaving 5-month-old baby with husband to go for NYSC

Wife reportedly fails to return 2 years after leaving 5-month-old baby with husband to go for NYSC

People

a year ago

A wife who left her baby with her husband to go for NYSC failed to return since 2 years ago. Her husband contacted her family, and their response got people talking.

NDLEA arrests 75-year-old grandfather in possession of 26kg skunk

NDLEA arrests 75-year-old grandfather in possession of 26kg skunk

Nigeria

a year ago

NDLEA arrests 75-year-old man with 26kg skunk in Anambra, dismantles 71.5-hectare cannabis farm in Taraba, and intercepts tramadol tanker in Kaduna.

Tension as Iran-backed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi 'assassinated' by Israel in Yemen

Tension as Iran-backed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi 'assassinated' by Israel in Yemen

Asia

a year ago

Tension was noted as Iran-backed Houthi Prime Minister Ahmed al-Rahawi was 'assassinated'. The Israel-Iran war signaled a shift in the conduct of regional warfare.

Man who mistakenly sent N100k to wrong Opay account cries out, shares what receiver told him

Man who mistakenly sent N100k to wrong Opay account cries out, shares what receiver told him

People

a year ago

A Nigerian man has shared his heartbreaking experience on social media after mistakenly sending a whopping sum of N100,000 to a wrong Opay account.

Izu Tech speaks on condition of bikeman involved in accident with Phyna’s sister: "Real manipulator"

Izu Tech speaks on condition of bikeman involved in accident with Phyna’s sister: "Real manipulator"

Celebrities

a year ago

Izu Tech accuses Phyna of misleading the public about her sister’s accident, claiming the bikeman is alive despite Phyna's false report of his death.

Tragedy as 2 brothers die in Abia deputy speaker’s convoy ‘fatal’ crash

Tragedy as 2 brothers die in Abia deputy speaker’s convoy ‘fatal’ crash

Nigeria

a year ago

In a tragic turn of events, two brothers have reportedly lost their lives in a crash involving the convoy of the Abia deputy Speaker, Hon. Austin Okezie Meregini.

Lady who secretly linked boyfriend's WhatsApp to her phone cries uncontrollably: "Never again"

Lady who secretly linked boyfriend's WhatsApp to her phone cries uncontrollably: "Never again"

People

a year ago

A video making the rounds on social media has captured the moment a lady broke down in tears after spying on her boyfriend's WhatsApp. Netizens reacted massively.

Breaking: "This election has been conducted," Wike declares, votes in Rivers LG polls, video emerges

Breaking: "This election has been conducted," Wike declares, votes in Rivers LG polls, video emerges

Nigeria

a year ago

FCT Minister Nyesom Wike voted in Rivers LG polls, hailed the peaceful process, dismissed BVAS concerns, and urged Tinubu to lift the state of emergency.

James Ojo