Winners Of 17th Wole Soyinka Award For Investigative Reporting

Winners have emerged in the 17th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting at the award ceremony held in Ikeja, Lagos on December 9, 2022.

During the award presentation ceremony which came under the theme “In-depth media and democratic governance”, the judges noted that the journalists who made the list for the awards, have in the course of their duties shown uncommon innovation and profundity, ethical journalistic courage, individual creativity and public benefit in their reports on clandestine activities, public or corporate corruption, human rights violation and the failure of regulatory agencies.

Hassan Adebayo of Premium Times won the overall investigative journalist of the year and the best investigative story for the online category  with his Pandora Papers series, which unmasked the hidden owners of offshore companies, secret bank accounts, private jets, yachts, mansions and artworks among others.

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Team Delta State Wins 21st National Sports Festival

Team Delta State have emerged overall winner of the 21st National Sports Festival with a total of 648 medals at the event held in Asaba, Delta state.

Delta won 320 gold, 200 silver and 128 bronze medals to edge 35 other states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

Delta’s neighbours, Bayelsa, came second with 132 gold, 115 silver and 90 bronze medals, followed by another of their neighbours.

Edo, which hosted the festival’s 20th edition, won 78 gold, 94 silver and 167 bronze medals to make it a South-South affair in the top-three ranking.

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ThriveAgric Wins 2022 Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI)

ThriveAgric, an innovative Nigerian start-up that is promoting the use of technology to transform the payments landscape for the agricultural sector, has emerged winner of the 2022 Visa Everywhere Initiative (VEI) – a global open innovation program and competition for start-ups and fintech companies.

Visa Everywhere Initiative is an open innovation program that helps start-ups unlock new opportunities and gives them a global platform to demonstrate their ground-breaking solutions.

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Winners Of 2022 Capital Finance International Awards [Nigeria]

Winners have emerged at the 2022 Capital Finance International (CFI.co) awards [Nigeria].

Each year, Capital Finance International (CFI.co) seeks out individuals and organisations that contribute significantly to the convergence of economies and truly add value for all stakeholders. Reporting from frontlines of economic convergence, CFI.co realises that best practice is to be found throughout the world and the Awards Programme aims to identify and reward excellence wherever it is found in the hope to inspire others to further improve their own performance.

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Destiny Silva And Chizoba Onuoha Win 2022 Rainoil Grandslam Team Tennis Championship

Destiny Silva and Chizoba Onuoha have emerged winners of the 2022 Rainoil Grandslam Team Tennis Championship in the male and female categories respectively.

Destiny, the defending champion of the Ikoyi Club 1938 Tennis Tournament , defeated his close rival Okika Emelie 6-3, 6-3 to win the male singles title.

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