Ayankola, Oketola and Ihua-Maduenyi
NIGERIA’S most widely read newspaper, The PUNCH, on Saturday reaffirmed its leadership position on the country’s print journalism landscape as it posted an outstanding performance at the 2014 edition of the Nigerian Media Merit Award.
At the grand award presentation ceremony which held at the Imo State International Convention Centre, Owerri, your darling newspaper won the Babatunde Jose Prize for Newspaper of the Year, beating Vanguard and Leadership newspapers to the highly coveted award.
The Editor, The PUNCH, Mr. Martin Ayankola, was also adjudged the winner of the Dele Giwa Prize for Editor of the Year. Editors of Vanguard and Leadership newspapers, Mideno Bayagbon and Sadiq Abdullateef respectively, were runners-up in the category.
The Acting Head, News and Politics, Saturday PUNCH, Mr. Dayo Oketola, emerged as the winner of the Conoil Prize for Energy Correspondent of the Year with his entry, “Firewood, coal usage poses great danger to 120 million Nigerians” published on December 19, 2013.
Oketola also received commendations in two other categories. He was runner-up in the Peter Odili Prize for Power Reporter of the Year and the Intercontinental Bank Prize for Capital Market Reporter of the Year.
It was Sulaimon Olanrewaju of the Nigerian Tribune who won in the Peter Odili Prize for Power Reporter of the Year while Vanguard’s Nnorom Eucharia emerged the winner of the Intercontinental Bank Prize for Capital Market Reporter of the Year.
Continuing with its winning streak, PUNCH’s Business Correspondent, Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi (nee Azuh), was adjudged the winner of the Nigerite Prize for Real Estate and Construction Reporter of the Year with her entry titled. “With N3m, you can build your own house.”
Ihua-Maduenyi beat Isioma Madike and Ayinla Muritala both of the National Mirror to clinch the prize.
The newspaper’s Editorial Board known for its hard-hitting, pro-people editorials narrowly lost the prize of the Editorial Writing of the Year to The Guardian. The Guardian’s award-winning entry published on November 4, was titled, “The N225m cars for Aviation Minister.”
The PUNCH’s Chief Correspondent, Ogun State, Mr. Samuel Awoyinfa, was nominated for the Keystone Bank Prize for CSR Reporter of the Year. However, it was Lucas Olumuyiwa of the Broad Street Journal who emerged winner in the category.
A correspondent on the PUNCH News and Special Features Desk, Mr. Temitayo Famutimi, was a finalist for the Ibrahim Shekarau Prize for Education Reporter of the Year, won by Broad Street Journal’s Akaeze Anthony.
Also, Tell Magazine’s ex-Senior Writer, Folashade Adebayo (now with The PUNCH), was runner-up in two categories – Olagunsoye Oyinlola Prize for Culture and Tradition Reporter of the Year and Beatrice Bassey Ita Prize for Female Reporter of the Year.
The Nation’s Adekunle Yusuf and Tell Magazine’s Olumuyiwa Lucas won the highest number of awards – three each at the presentation ceremony hosted by the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha.
Apart from the Gong of Excellence and cash award of N100,000 given to each of the winners by the NMMA, Okorocha gave an additional N500,000 to Yusuf and Lucas as reward for their excellence in media practice.
While BusinessDay emerged as the winner of the First Bank Prize for Business Publication of the Year, Tell Magazine won the WAMCO Prize for News Magazine of the Year.
The NMMA Panel of Assessors, chaired by Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, adjudged Channels TV and Ray Power FM as NBC Television and Radio Station of the Year respectively.
In his opening remarks, the Chairman NMMA Board of Trustees, Mr. Vincent Maduka, said the winners of the various categories of the award were selected after “months of rigorous screening” of entries by a team of “diligent media specialists and veterans.”
At the grand award presentation ceremony which held at the Imo State International Convention Centre, Owerri, your darling newspaper won the Babatunde Jose Prize for Newspaper of the Year, beating Vanguard and Leadership newspapers to the highly coveted award.
The Editor, The PUNCH, Mr. Martin Ayankola, was also adjudged the winner of the Dele Giwa Prize for Editor of the Year. Editors of Vanguard and Leadership newspapers, Mideno Bayagbon and Sadiq Abdullateef respectively, were runners-up in the category.
The Acting Head, News and Politics, Saturday PUNCH, Mr. Dayo Oketola, emerged as the winner of the Conoil Prize for Energy Correspondent of the Year with his entry, “Firewood, coal usage poses great danger to 120 million Nigerians” published on December 19, 2013.
Oketola also received commendations in two other categories. He was runner-up in the Peter Odili Prize for Power Reporter of the Year and the Intercontinental Bank Prize for Capital Market Reporter of the Year.
It was Sulaimon Olanrewaju of the Nigerian Tribune who won in the Peter Odili Prize for Power Reporter of the Year while Vanguard’s Nnorom Eucharia emerged the winner of the Intercontinental Bank Prize for Capital Market Reporter of the Year.
Continuing with its winning streak, PUNCH’s Business Correspondent, Maureen Ihua-Maduenyi (nee Azuh), was adjudged the winner of the Nigerite Prize for Real Estate and Construction Reporter of the Year with her entry titled. “With N3m, you can build your own house.”
Ihua-Maduenyi beat Isioma Madike and Ayinla Muritala both of the National Mirror to clinch the prize.
The newspaper’s Editorial Board known for its hard-hitting, pro-people editorials narrowly lost the prize of the Editorial Writing of the Year to The Guardian. The Guardian’s award-winning entry published on November 4, was titled, “The N225m cars for Aviation Minister.”
The PUNCH’s Chief Correspondent, Ogun State, Mr. Samuel Awoyinfa, was nominated for the Keystone Bank Prize for CSR Reporter of the Year. However, it was Lucas Olumuyiwa of the Broad Street Journal who emerged winner in the category.
A correspondent on the PUNCH News and Special Features Desk, Mr. Temitayo Famutimi, was a finalist for the Ibrahim Shekarau Prize for Education Reporter of the Year, won by Broad Street Journal’s Akaeze Anthony.
Also, Tell Magazine’s ex-Senior Writer, Folashade Adebayo (now with The PUNCH), was runner-up in two categories – Olagunsoye Oyinlola Prize for Culture and Tradition Reporter of the Year and Beatrice Bassey Ita Prize for Female Reporter of the Year.
The Nation’s Adekunle Yusuf and Tell Magazine’s Olumuyiwa Lucas won the highest number of awards – three each at the presentation ceremony hosted by the Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha.
Apart from the Gong of Excellence and cash award of N100,000 given to each of the winners by the NMMA, Okorocha gave an additional N500,000 to Yusuf and Lucas as reward for their excellence in media practice.
While BusinessDay emerged as the winner of the First Bank Prize for Business Publication of the Year, Tell Magazine won the WAMCO Prize for News Magazine of the Year.
The NMMA Panel of Assessors, chaired by Prof. Ralph Akinfeleye of the Department of Mass Communication, University of Lagos, adjudged Channels TV and Ray Power FM as NBC Television and Radio Station of the Year respectively.
In his opening remarks, the Chairman NMMA Board of Trustees, Mr. Vincent Maduka, said the winners of the various categories of the award were selected after “months of rigorous screening” of entries by a team of “diligent media specialists and veterans.”
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