Nigerians dominate CNN/MultiChoice African journalism awards

Nigerian journalists were the biggest winners at this year’s CNN/Multichoice African Journalist of the Year Awards, held on Saturday night in Nairobi, capital of Kenya. 

Although the overall prize of 2015 Journalist of the Year Award went to Burkina Faso-based Senegalese, Hyacinthe Boowurosigue Sanou, Nigeria, with four journalists, had the highest number of winners.

They are Adewale Olugbenga Emosu of Nigerian Tribune, Ibanga Isine of Premium Times, and Femi Joshua Asu (pictured) and Arukaino Umukoro, who both work for Punch Newspaper.

Kola Tubosun, the only Nigerian who did not win, lost to a fellow Nigerian – Emosu.

FULL LIST OF WINNERS

Culture Award – Adewale Olugbenga Emosu (Nigeria)

Dow Technology & Innovation Reporting Award – Sarah Wild (Mail & Guardian, South Africa)

Ecobank Economics & Business Award – Femi Joshua Asu (Nigeria)

Features Award – Julie Lauren & Jacqueline Jayamaha (South Africa)

Francophone General News Award (Print) – Hyacinthe Boowurosigue Sanou (Burkina Faso/Senegal)

Francophone General News Award (Electronic Media) – Ibrahim Diallo (Senegal)

GE Energy & Infrastructure Award – Herman Verwey (South Africa)

Mohamed Amin Photographic Award – Herman Verwey

MSD Health & Medical Award – Enoch Sikolia & Charles Kariuki (South Africa)

Portuguese Language General News Award (Print) – Carl Goncalves (Cape Verde)

Portuguese Language General News Award (Electronic Media) – Pedro Maxi Pereira Ndoma (Angola)

Sport Reporting Award – Arukaino Umukoro (Nigeria)

The African Development Bank  & Environment Award – Thomas Naadi Bitlegma (Ghana)

The Coca-Cola Company News Impact Award – Ibanga Isine (Nigeria)

Press Freedom Award – Zacharie Flash Ndiomo (Cameroon)