WINNERS have emerged in the 11th Wole Soyinka Investigative Reporting Awards. The event which held yesterday night in Lagos was attended by dignitaries including Nobel Laureate, Prof Wole Soyinka and Prof Ropo Sekoni.

Mr Kabiru Abdullahi Yusuf, Board Chair and Executive Director, Trust Media was bestowed with the lifetime award for journalistic excellence. He was presented with the award by the Grand patron of the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism, Prof Wole Soyinka.

The Public and Private Development Centre (PPDC) got the 2016 Anti-Corruption defender of the year award for active engagement in procurement monitoring in the civic society space.

Mojeeb Alabi of New Telegraph emerged winner in the print category with his story titled “Inside Nigeria’s budget of fraud”.

Sebastine Ebhuomhan of National mirror and Tobi Aworinde were runners up in same the category.
Fisayo Soyombo of The Cable was the biggest winner of the night having emerged the WSCIJ- Nigeria Investigative Journalist of the year. He also won the online category with his five part series on ” Forgotten Soldiers ” and got commended in the same category with an under cover report on Nigerian Customs. Femi Owolobi, also of the Cable was a runer up in the online category.

Kunle Ajayi of Daily Independent was named the winner of the Photo category. Ayodele Ojo of The Sun was also commended in the same category.