THIRTEEN reporters have been shortlisted for the 17th edition of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR).
According to a press statement released by the Centre, the Chairman of the 2022 judges board, Abigail Ogwezzy-Ndisika, presented the shortlist across the print, online, photo, cartoon, television and radio categories to the Executive Director/CEO, Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ), Motunrayo Alaka, on Tuesday, November 12, after the judges scoring session.
The shortlisted journalists are: Olanrewaju Oyedeji of Dataphyte; Babatunde Okunlola of Diamond FM, Osun; Chukwuemeka Emenike of New Telegraph; Olatunji Obasa of PUNCH; Abdulaziz Abdulaziz of Trust TV; Gbenga Salau of The Guardian; Amadin Uyi of News Central Television; Zainab Bala of Trust TV; Deji Lambo of Punch; Victor Asowata of The Will; Hassan Adebayo of Premium Times; Folashade Ogunrinde of TV360; and Juliana Francis for her story in New Telegraph.
Part of the statement read: “The…
