A visually impaired reporter, Mr Gbenga Ogundare, and Channels television Chief Executive Officer, Dr John Momoh, are among journalists, who soared at the 29th Diamond Awards for Media Excellence (DAME) on Saturday night.
The Punch and the Nation won the Best Designed Magazine and the Newspaper of the Year awards, respectively, at the annual event held at the Oriental Hotel, Lekki, Lagos State.
Momoh won the Lifetime Achievement Award while 44-year-old Ogundare emerged winner in the Judiciary Reporting Category.
The visually impaired won with his story on “The Long Tortuous Road to Justice for Rape”, published by the Nation on Aug. 18, 2019.
Other recepients of 29th DAME include Mr Bayo Akinloye of ThisDay newspaper, who won in the Agriculture Reporting Category sponsored by the News Agency of Nigeria
