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

1232 articles published since 17 May 2024

Author's articles

"Stop threatening welfare of workers": NLC sends crucial message to 36 state governors

"Stop threatening welfare of workers": NLC sends crucial message to 36 state gov...

5 months ago

Woman recounts sad ordeal after Karu market fire: "I lost over N10m, don’t know where to start"

Woman recounts sad ordeal after Karu market fire: "I lost over N10m, don’t know...

5 months ago

Ridwan Abdul Razaq: Tinubu celebrates Nigerian who won Prince’s Trust Global Sustainability Award

Ridwan Abdul Razaq: Tinubu celebrates Nigerian who won Prince’s Trust Global Sus...

5 months ago

Alleged N2.5bn Case: NNPP speaks against EFCC's move to investigate Kwankwaso: "It's waste of time"

Alleged N2.5bn Case: NNPP speaks against EFCC's move to investigate Kwankwaso: "...

5 months ago

Rivers crisis: Fresh twist as court transfers Amaewhule’s defection case

Rivers crisis: Fresh twist as court transfers Amaewhule’s defection case

5 months ago

Fubara's new Rivers LGA caretaker chairman appoints 600 aides Amid Rivers crisis

Fubara's new Rivers LGA caretaker chairman appoints 600 aides Amid Rivers crisis

5 months ago

Hajj 2024: Chief Imam Ayilara replies Soun of Ogbomoso: "You lack power to query me"

Hajj 2024: Chief Imam Ayilara replies Soun of Ogbomoso: "You lack power to query me"

Sheik Teliat Yinus Ayilara, the Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, has responded to a query issued by the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, explaining his beliefs.

Tragedy as Nigerian woman pregnant with triplets die in UK, family seeks support

Tragedy as Nigerian woman pregnant with triplets die in UK, family seeks support

A Nigerian woman, Prudence Daniel-Obia, living in the United Kingdom died in her sleep on June 21, 2024, just three days after her 36th birthday.

Rivers crisis: Fear of defection as Fubara says PDP has failed him

Rivers crisis: Fear of defection as Fubara says PDP has failed him

Gov Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state expressed disappointment with the PDP citing the party's failure to meet certain expectations him and his supporters.

"Desist from such behavior", Soun queries chief Imam for performing 2024 Hajj without approval

"Desist from such behavior", Soun queries chief Imam for performing 2024 Hajj without approval

The Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Afolabi Ghandi Olaoye, has queried the Chief Imam of Ogbomoso, Sheikh Taliat Yunus Olusina Ayilara, for performing hajj without approval.

Emirate Bill: Court stops Sokoto governor from removing 2 district heads, details emerge

Emirate Bill: Court stops Sokoto governor from removing 2 district heads, details emerge

Sokoto state High Court has issued an order preventing Governor Ahmed Aliyu from dismissing two of the 15 District Heads that were recently sacked.

Just In: Police shoot 5 IPOB members dead in Ebonyi

Just In: Police shoot 5 IPOB members dead in Ebonyi

About five members of the Indigenous IPOB in Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State have lost their lives in a gunfire exchange with state police.

Rivers crisis: Why man wanted to blow up presidential hotel in Port Harcourt, Fubara opens up

Rivers crisis: Why man wanted to blow up presidential hotel in Port Harcourt, Fubara opens up

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers state has opened up on the unsuccessful attempt to detonate an explosive device at the Hotel Presidential in Port Harcourt.

Popular cleric sends crucial message to politicians: "You'll become story someday"

Popular cleric sends crucial message to politicians: "You'll become story someday"

Prominent Nigerian Islamic cleric, Sheikh Muhydeen Bello, on Tuesday, June 25, urged politicians to be conscious of their actions while in office because of history.

Tragedy as 6 JSS 3 students drown in Kaduna river after writing junior WAEC

Tragedy as 6 JSS 3 students drown in Kaduna river after writing junior WAEC

Six teenagers drowned in the Mbang River on Tuesday in Ribang (Mbang) village, Kauru Local Government Area, Kaduna State while returning from school.

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