Lawrence Nwimo, Awka
Trailblazing scholar and communications guru, Professor Chinyere Stella Okunna, will be honoured at 19th Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR2024).
The award marks the grand finale of the two-day virtual Amplify In-depth Media (AIM) Conference and Awards, hosted by the Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ).
Okunna, the first female Professor of Mass Communication in Sub-Saharan Africa, and current Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of Paul University, Awka, will receive the Lifetime award for journalistic excellence.
WSCIJ also announced that Beko, Ransom-Kuti will be honoured at the event with the Human Rights Defender Award posthumously.
The event with theme: “Media Credibility, Investigative Reporting and Artificial Intelligence,” is scheduled for Monday, December 9, from 5:00pm to 8:00pm at the AGIP Recital Hall, MUSON Centre, Lagos.
“Okunna will receive the Lifetime Award for Journalistic Excellence and Ransom-Kuti will be honoured with the Human Rights Defender Award posthumously at #WSAIR2024 that marks the grand finale of the two-day virtual #AIMConference and #WSAIR2024.
“Chinyere Okunna is the first female professor of Mass Communication in Nigeria. The current Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academic) of Paul University, Awka, Anambra State will be celebrated for her years of consistent commitment towards the growth of the Nigerian media.
“Beko Ransome-Kuti will be honoured posthumously for his civil rights and pro-democracy activism. Beyond his medical career, he founded and led groups like the Campaign for Democracy, the Committee for the Defence of Human Rights, and the Pro-National Conference Organisation,” said Motunrayo Alaka, the Executive Director/CEO, WSCIJ, in a statement.
