WOLE SOYINKA AWARD FOR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
2017 Soyinka Laureates
Print Category
Adekunle Yusuf
Story: Exposed: How Corruption, Favouritism Thrive In Unilorin
Category: Print
Media: The Nation Newspaper
Status: Winner
Mojeed Alabi
Story: Nyanya Blasts: Victims’ Agonies Live On
Category: Print
Media: New Telegraph Newspaper
Status: Runner-up
Chinwe Agbeze
Story: Cheese Balls Company Where Slavery Goes On…
Category: Print
Media: Businessday Newspaper
Status: Commended
Online Category
Olufisayo Soyombo
Story: Undercover: In Borno, Children Are Dying At IDP Camps, Foodstuffs Are ‘Disappearing’ At SEMA Store
Category: Online
Media: The Cable
Status: Winner
Kemi Busari
Story: Investigation: Corruption, Extortion Reign At Nigeria Immigration Passport Office
Category: Online
Media: Premium Times
Status: Runner-up
Ebere Ndukwu
Story: Investigation… Aregbesola And The Scam Called Opon-Imo
Category: Online
Media: Ripples Nigeria
Status: Commended
Photography Category
Ayodele Ojo
Story: Law Of Jackboot
Category: Photo
Media: The Sun Newspaper
Status: Winner
Kolawole Aliyu
Story: VIO Being Molested By Hoodlums For Trying To Arrest A Traffic Offender
Category: Photo
Media: Leadership Newspaper
Status: Runner-up
Ayodele Adeniran
Story: Tragedy As Another Three-Storey Building Collapses In Lagos
Category: Photo
Media: The Guardian Newspaper
Status: Commended
Food Security and Agriculture
Tadaferua Ujorha
Story: Local Rice: The Bitter, Sweet Side Of An Economy Driven By Women
Category: Food Security and Agriculture
Media: Daily Trust Newspaper
Status: Winner
2017 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year