Winners have emerged in the 2017 Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME).
Winners Of 2017 Diamond Awards for Media Excellence
1. The News Agency of Nigeria Prize for Agriculture Reporting
Winner – Gbenro Adeoye (The Punch)
2. The S.O Idowu Prize for Sports Reporting
Winner – Taiwo Alimi (The Nation)
3. The Hakeem Shitta Memorial Prize for News Photography
Winner – Suleiman Husaini (New Telegraph)
4. The UNICEF Prize for Child Friendly Reporting
Winner – Olatunji Ololade (The Nation)
5. Best Designed Newspaper
Winner – ThisDay
6. Sovereign Trust Insurance Prize for Insurance Reporting
Winner – Nike Popoola (The Punch)
7. The UNICEF Prize for Child Friendly Medium
Winner – ThisDay
8. The Hon. Justice Moronkeji Onalaja Memorial Prize for Judicial Reporting
Winner – Olatunji Ololade (The Nation)
9. The Alade Odunewu Prize for Informed Commentary
Winner – Martins Oloja (The Guardian)
10. Tunji Oseni Memorial Prize for Editorial Writing
Winner – The Punch
11. The Sam Amuka Prize for Investigative Reporting
Winner – Toluwani Eniola and Umar Mohammed (The Punch)
12. Newspaper of the Year
Winner – The Punch
13. Editor of the Year
Winner – Martin Ayankola (The Punch)
14. The Lifetime Achievement Award
Winner – Dapo Olorunyomi (PREMIUM TIMES)
According to Mr. Dapo Olorunyomi, winner of the 2017 DAME Lifetime Achievement Award:
“I think the debate is settled about the value and importance of the media in Nigeria.
The biggest lie we’ll be telling ourselves is that all is well with the media, the Nigerian media is going through the most critical time of its life.
It’s going to be a major crisis, it needs to be surfaced and discussed. There is no problem that cannot be solved but you have to start by admitting there’s a problem.”
