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, beatingVanguardandLeadershipnewspapers 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 ofVanguardandLeadershipnewspapers, 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 theNigerian Tribunewho won in the Peter Odili Prize for Power Reporter of the Year whileVanguard’s Nnorom Eucharia emerged the winner of the Intercontinental Bank Prize for Capital Market Reporter of the Year..
Source punchng.com

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