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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.

6184 articles published since 10 Aug 2023

Author's articles

Full list of teams through to knockout stages as 2026 World Cup battle heats up

Full list of teams through to knockout stages as 2026 World Cup battle heats up

Football

2 months ago

Step-by-step guide on how to track Nigerian passport and visa applications online

Step-by-step guide on how to track Nigerian passport and visa applications online

Nigeria

2 months ago

Single mother of 4 cries as she gets rejected during job interview because of her age, shares story

Single mother of 4 cries as she gets rejected during job interview because of her age, shares story

People

2 months ago

Babcock University medical student who was confused in 200 level graduates with 7 distinctions

Babcock University medical student who was confused in 200 level graduates with 7 distinctions

People

2 months ago

CAF sends message to South Africa after historic Round of 32 qualification

CAF sends message to South Africa after historic Round of 32 qualification

Football

2 months ago

Breaking: Action FG will take on Lagos-based man allegedly financing terrorism in Nigeria emerges

Breaking: Action FG will take on Lagos-based man allegedly financing terrorism in Nigeria emerges

Nigeria

2 months ago

US jails popular Nigerian politician for 5 years, reason emerges

US jails popular Nigerian politician for 5 years, reason emerges

Nigeria

2 months ago

A US judge has sentenced a Nigerian politician, Franklin Ikechukwu Nwadialo, to five years in prison. The court explained his sins and the effects of his actions.

South Africa defy supercomputer prediction to qualify for historic knockout stage

South Africa defy supercomputer prediction to qualify for historic knockout stage

Football

2 months ago

South Africa stunned Korea and defied Opta's predictions to reach the World Cup knockout stage for the first time, completing one of the tournament's surprises.

Breaking: Legal practitioners suspend Ozekhome from SAN status, reason emerges

Breaking: Legal practitioners suspend Ozekhome from SAN status, reason emerges

Nigeria

2 months ago

Legal practitioners have suspended senior advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Mike Ozekhome. Ozekhome was conferred the prestigious rank by his colleagues in 2010.

CAF sends strong message to Morocco to back their World Cup ambition

CAF sends strong message to Morocco to back their World Cup ambition

Football

2 months ago

CAF has thrown its support behind Morocco after the Atlas Lions secured their place in the World Cup knockout stage and continued rewriting African football history.

Morocco break Africa's long-standing World Cup goal record held by Nigeria

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Morocco break Africa's long-standing World Cup goal record held by Nigeria

Football

2 months ago

Morocco continued their remarkable 2026 World Cup run by overtaking Nigeria in a major African record and matching another long-standing milestone.

Kehinde Adegbodu addresses concerns over his rumoured ill health: "It is not due to alcohol"

Kehinde Adegbodu addresses concerns over his rumoured ill health: "It is not due to alcohol"

Nollywood

2 months ago

Kehinde Adegbodu addresses health concerns in a heartfelt video, sharing his journey after losing his twin brother and clarifying recent changes in his appearance.

Just in: Tears as bandits gun down Sokoto chief imam, details emerge

Just in: Tears as bandits gun down Sokoto chief imam, details emerge

Nigeria

2 months ago

Bandits have reportedly killed a chief imam in Sokoto state, igniting renewed concerns over insecurity and violent attacks in parts of northern Nigeria.

From resident to citizen: Nigerian lady in Canada happily destroys PR card, video draws attention

From resident to citizen: Nigerian lady in Canada happily destroys PR card, video draws attention

People

2 months ago

A video making the rounds on social media captured the moment a Nigerian lady tore her Canada permanent residency card as she became citizen. Netizens reacted.

Plateau: Sibling narrates how gunmen killed pregnant sister inside labour room

Plateau: Sibling narrates how gunmen killed pregnant sister inside labour room

Nigeria

2 months ago

A grieving sibling recounts how gunmen killed his pregnant sister inside a labour room during an attack in Plateau, igniting renewed concerns over insecurity.

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