Recently updated on October 24th, 2022 at 10:11 am
Winners have emerged in the 2021 Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Awards held on December 9, 2021 in Lagos.
The Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) annually honours journalists who use investigative stories to amplify the voice of the most vulnerable in Nigeria.
Winners Of 2021 Wole Soyinka Centre For Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Awards
Cartoon Category
Victor Asowata (Winner)
Photo Category
Abiodun Omotosho of Nigerian Pilot (Winner)
Benedict Uwalaka of Daily Trust (First runner-up)
Olatunji Obasa of The Punch (Commended)
Online Category
Kunle Adebajo of HumAngle (Winner)
Ibrahim Adeyemi of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (Runner up)
Taiwo Adebayo of Premium Times (Commended)
Television Category
Sharon Ijasan of the TVC (Commended)
Print Category
Kunle Akinrinade (Winner)
Omolabake Fasogbun of Thisday (Runner-up)
Tessy Igomu of Punch Newspapers (Commended)
Radio Category
Mary Abayomi Fatile of Radio Nigeria (Winner)
Zainab Sanni of Agidigbo 88.7 FM (Runner-up)
Kelechukwu Ogu of Rhythm 93.7 FM (Second runner-up)
Nigerian Investigative Reporter of the year
- Kunle Akinrinade of The Nation newspaper
For his five-part entry, “Soldiers escort herdsmen to Ogun villages, flog residents for rejecting herders.”
The story detailed how soldiers brutalised villagers in Yewa North Local Government Area, Ogun State, forcing them to flee to the neighbouring Republic of Benin. It exposed the impunity of soldiers against locals.
Programme officer of the WSCIJ Samson Ademola offered the vote of thanks:
“I congratulate all the winners tonight. We are particularly excited about the work you do in the media and civic space in the media and we are hopeful that this award will encourage you to do more within the space you occupy.”
Kunle Akinrinade said he was grateful to the management of Vintage Press for the opportunity to express himself. He charged the authorities to do well to safeguard the people in the future. Similarly, he advised journalists to hold authorities accountable to cause a change in the society.
