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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.

6744 articles published since 10 Aug 2023

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Stage four cancer: Femi Adebayo calls on fans to help Ogogo find treatment, specialists

Stage four cancer: Femi Adebayo calls on fans to help Ogogo find treatment, specialists

Nollywood

a month ago

Ogogo's daughter explains why actor cannot travel abroad for cancer treatment

Ogogo's daughter explains why actor cannot travel abroad for cancer treatment

Celebrities

a month ago

Mohbad's brother Adura throws jabs following VDM's accusations against him and Wunmi

Mohbad's brother Adura throws jabs following VDM's accusations against him and Wunmi

Celebrities

a month ago

Ogogo's last public outing resurfaces amid stage 4 cancer diagnosis and family's cry for help

Ogogo's last public outing resurfaces amid stage 4 cancer diagnosis and family's cry for help

Celebrities

a month ago

FG opens portal for Nigerians to apply for N50m housing loan, lists requirements

FG opens portal for Nigerians to apply for N50m housing loan, lists requirements

Money

a month ago

Apply: FG lists 9 requirements for Nigerians to access N50m housing loan

Apply: FG lists 9 requirements for Nigerians to access N50m housing loan

Economy

a month ago

Bebe Jewelry's last video before she collapsed and died in China market surfaces, elicits reactions

Bebe Jewelry's last video before she collapsed and died in China market surfaces, elicits reactions

Celebrities

a month ago

A viral video reveals Bebe Jewelry's heartbreaking final moments before collapsing in a China market, sparking tributes and concerns over traders' health risks.

Taiwo Hassan Ogogo battling stage 4 cancer as family makes emotional appeal

Taiwo Hassan Ogogo battling stage 4 cancer as family makes emotional appeal

Celebrities

a month ago

Veteran Yoruba actor Taiwo Ogogo Hassan battles stage 4 cancer, with his daughter seeking leads for alternative treatments in an emotional video appeal.

Relief as Dangote Refinery reduces cooking gas price by N150

Relief as Dangote Refinery reduces cooking gas price by N150

Energy

a month ago

Dangote Refinery has cut cooking gas prices from by 150 per kilogramme, potentially reducing costs for Nigerian households and businesses nationwide.

Blessing Agbebaku: Edo State House of Assembly speaker resigns

Blessing Agbebaku: Edo State House of Assembly speaker resigns

Politics

2 months ago

Edo State House of Assembly speaker has resigned from office, raising questions about the development and its implications for the state legislature.

JJ Okocha reflects on Super Eagles’ 1994 World Cup debut: “We could have gone all the way”

JJ Okocha reflects on Super Eagles’ 1994 World Cup debut: “We could have gone all the way”

Football

2 months ago

Austin Jay-Jay Okocha discusses Nigeria's 1994 World Cup squad’s lack of belief and how subsequent events impacted the golden generation in a podcast interview.

Finland announces how many years foreign spouses must live in country before citizenship

Finland announces how many years foreign spouses must live in country before citizenship

People

2 months ago

Finland has announced the number of years foreign spouses must stay in the country before becoming citizens. Other conditions were also explained.

Dealers release new Dangote, BUA, Lafarge cement prices across Nigeria

Dealers release new Dangote, BUA, Lafarge cement prices across Nigeria

Industry

2 months ago

Cement producers say prices could fall within 30 days if the government addresses supply shortages, foreign exchange challenges and includes industry stakeholders.

"I had no doubt Ademola would win": Davido's dad Adeleke narrates what he did in private for brother

"I had no doubt Ademola would win": Davido's dad Adeleke narrates what he did in private for brother

Celebrities

2 months ago

Deji Adeleke shares his daily prayer routine and specific scriptures for brother Ademola's Osun re-election, showcasing faith amid political tension and opposition.

UNIZIK: Tension as angry students strip lecturer, reason emerges

UNIZIK: Tension as angry students strip lecturer, reason emerges

Education

2 months ago

Tension in UNIZIK as students reportedly stripped a popular lecturer of his clothes following the allegation of him sexually harassed their female colleague.

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