Thursday, 24 October 2013

See Photos:Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye & Tolu Ogunlesi Win at the CNN/MultiChoice African Journalists Awards

Multichoice Awards
Two Nigerian journalists Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye, editor of The Punch on Sunday, and Tolu Ogunlesi, a freelancer journalist for Ventures Africa, Nigeria, were among the winners at the 2013 CNN/MultiChoice Africa Journalist of the Year Awards ceremony, which took place in Cape Town, South Africa.
Ogunseye won in the UNICEF-sponsored Environment Category while Ogunlesi won in the Coca-Cola Company, Economics and Biz Awards category.
Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye & Steven Allen (Regional Director, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa)
Oluwatoyosi Ogunseye & Steven Allen (Regional Director, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa)
Ogunseye’s winning entry, The Rich Also Cry, exposed the harmful effects of steel production on the residents of an upscale Lagos neighbourhood.
Tolu Ogunlesi & Dr. Susan Mboya (President, Coca-Cola Africa Foundation)
Tolu Ogunlesi & Dr. Susan Mboya (President, Coca-Cola Africa Foundation)
Ogunlesi won his category with a report, Eko Atlantic City: A Mammoth New Development On The Coastline of Lagos.
The overall winner, South Africans, Msindisi Fengu and Yandisa Monakali, emerged for their piece on students’ hostel which looked like prison cells in South Africa.
Congratulations to all the winners!

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