Kelechukwu Iruoma Kelechukwu Iruoma is an award-winning Nigerian journalist with over six years of experience in journalism with both local and international media companies. He is the writer of ‘Thugs Rule in Rivers Markets, force multiple illegal taxes on petty traders, as govt feigns ignorance.’ The story was announced winner for the Business and SMEs […]Read More

Innocent Duru Innocent Duru is an award-winning investigative journalist with special interest in migration. He is a migrants’ rights advocate. He is an assistant news editor at The Nation Newspaper, Nigeria. His story, ‘Sad Tales of Nigerians Who Lost Phones and Bank savings to Hackers’ won the ICTS and telecommunications category. The report throws light […]Read More

Fisayo Soyombo A Nigerian investigative journalist, Fisayo Soyombo is also the founder of the Foundation for Investigative Journalism (FIJ) as well as a former editor at The Cable. He is popularly known for his stay in detention as a suspect and, as an inmate in Ikoyi Prison as part of an undercover investigation for the, […]Read More

Olatunji Ololade Olatunji Ololade’s ‘The SINKING Houses of Adeniji Adele’ emerged winner for the Environmental category.  He is a multiple award-winning journalist, newspaper columnist and an associate editor of The Nation Newspaper, Lagos, Nigeria. ‘The SINKING houses of Adeniji Adele’ highlights how climate change, rising sea levels, and poor urban planning have caused houses in […]Read More

Manasseh Azure Awuni Manasseh Azure Awuni is an award-winning freelance investigative journalist in Ghana. He was adjudged the winner of the Anti-corruption category with the documentary, ‘Grounded Wheels.’ The report adds to the confirmation that procurement is the main avenue for corruption in the public sector in Ghana – a theme that has recurred in […]Read More

Funke Busari Funke Busari is a journalist with the Premium Times in Nigeria. Her story, ‘Case Congestion in Lagos Courts Hinder Access to Justice’, was adjudged winner of the Human Rights category. The story examines an overburdened Nigerian justice system which is under-resourced with a staff of less than 200 overlooking a population of over […]Read More