Ezra Ukanwa

Education: Bachelor of Science (BSc), Mass Communication, Anchor University, Ayobo, Lagos. MSc, Development Communication, Bingham University, Nasarawa state. Nigerian Institute of Management (2022). Google Digital Skills from Google News Initiative (2024)

Experience: Editor-in-Chief, Current Times Newspapers (2020); Anchor Sentinel (Deputy Editor-in-Chief, 2021); Vanguard Newspapers, (2024)

Awards: Best Campus Journalist (Anchor University Communications Award, 2019), Best Student in Journalism (Anchor University Convocation Award, 2021)

Ezra Ukanwa is a Reuters-certified journalist with over 5 years of professional experience. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Mass Communication from Anchor University, Lagos. Currently, he is the Politics and Current Affairs Editor at Legit.ng, where he brings his expertise to provide incisive, impactful coverage of national events. Ezra was recognized as Best Campus Journalist at the Anchor University Communications Awards in 2019 and is also a Fellow of the Nigerian Institute of Management (NIM). Contact him at: ezra.ukanwa@corp.legit.ng or +2349036989944

2032 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

Arewa group disowns El-Rufai, Bala Mohammed for probing Tinubu’s economic agenda

Arewa group disowns El-Rufai, Bala Mohammed for probing Tinubu’s economic agenda

2 months ago

Top political analyst mentions one big mistake Atiku, Obi made in 2023, advises on way out in 2027

Top political analyst mentions one big mistake Atiku, Obi made in 2023, advises...

2 months ago

Atiku's aide reacts as OAU, ABU reject rice palliatives from President Tinubu

Atiku's aide reacts as OAU, ABU reject rice palliatives from President Tinubu

2 months ago

Mambilla $6bn power contract: Top analyst raises major question as Obasanjo, Buhari testify in Paris

Mambilla $6bn power contract: Top analyst raises major question as Obasanjo, Buh...

2 months ago

"We're living in fear": Delta residents cry out as gunmen brutally kill popular varsity professor

"We're living in fear": Delta residents cry out as gunmen brutally kill popular...

2 months ago

Tinubu to attend Africa heads of state energy summit Tanzania, presidency shares major details

Tinubu to attend Africa heads of state energy summit Tanzania, presidency shares...

2 months ago

Popular Nigerian activist rejects Taraba governor’s appointment, gives reasons

Popular Nigerian activist rejects Taraba governor’s appointment, gives reasons

Taraba activist Rikwense Muri has declined Governor Agbu Kefas's offer to appoint him as Senior Special Assistant on Project Tracking, citing loyalty to the APC.

US birthright citizenship: Why Trump's executive order will fail, International affairs expert explains

US birthright citizenship: Why Trump's executive order will fail, International affairs expert explains

Rasheed Akinkuolie, ex-Director of Trade, Investment, and Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has hinted why Trump's order on US birthright citizenship will fail.

Another foreign affairs expert cautions Tinubu to avoid Trump, advises him on what to prioritise

Another foreign affairs expert cautions Tinubu to avoid Trump, advises him on what to prioritise

Ambassador Rasheed Akinkuolie urges President Tinubu to prioritize Nigeria's pressing domestic issues over focusing on U.S. President Donald Trump's actions.

Lagos Assembly reacts as Obasa insists he remains speaker after impeachment

Lagos Assembly reacts as Obasa insists he remains speaker after impeachment

The Lagos Assembly upholds the impeachment of Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, emphasizing its unity and support for the newly elected Speaker, Rt. Hon. Mojisola Meranda.

Nigerian man pleads guilty to $6m fraud scheme that defrauded over 400 Americans

Nigerian man pleads guilty to $6m fraud scheme that defrauded over 400 Americans

Okezie Ogbata, a Nigerian, pleaded guilty in the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, for his role in a transnational inheritance fraud scheme.

Container truck falls on car, Lagos couple miraculously walks away without injury, photos, video emerge

Container truck falls on car, Lagos couple miraculously walks away without injury, photos, video emerge

A container-laden truck crushed a Lexus Jeep near Toyota bus stop on Apapa-Oshodi expressway in Lagos on January 22. Miraculously, the couple survived unharmed.

"Her father was Unilag professor, never sold sachet water": Prof Akinyemi blasts UK's Kemi Badenoch

"Her father was Unilag professor, never sold sachet water": Prof Akinyemi blasts UK's Kemi Badenoch

Prof. Bolaji Akinyemi, ex-Foreign Affairs Minister, has slammed UK Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch over her controversial remarks about Nigeria.

Ebonyi: Another prospective corps member dies going to NYSC camp

Ebonyi: Another prospective corps member dies going to NYSC camp

Tragedy hits NYSC again as a prospective corps member loses their life in a ghastly motor accident while traveling to the orientation camp in Ebonyi State.

Bricklayer to spend 21 yrs of his life in jail after storming Ondo church service and stealing tithe

Bricklayer to spend 21 yrs of his life in jail after storming Ondo church service and stealing tithe

A court in Akure, Ondo State, sentenced 32-year-old bricklayer Olushola Olatunde to 21 years in prison for breaking into a church and stealing its tithe box.

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