Head, Digital, Product & Special Projects, Radio Now 95.3 Stephanie Ohumu has won the Journalism category for the Future Awards Africa.
She was awarded alongside 16 other winners of other categories at the 16th Edition Award Ceremony on Sunday, 20th February 2022 in Lagos.
The Journalism Award is given to a writer, reporter, presenter, producer, and other professionals who have demonstrated excellence in storytelling and bringing news to the public for impact.
Ohumu, a once Emmy nominated producer was a freelance and multimedia journalist at British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
Responding to winning the award, Ohumu said in a LinkedIn post:
“I won the Future Award Prize for Journalism.
“It feels really good to get extrinsic validation for the work I did last year.
Thank you to the organizers and judges.
“That said, while awards with a fair process like this one are a fun metric with which to measure, they ultimately pale in comparison to really useful metrics like policy, changed behaviour, accountability.
“Everyone nominated for this award does really good work. They help tell stories that empower Nigerians and hold power to account.”
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Other nominees for the Journalism Award are Abdulbaki Aliyu Jari, a journalist with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Laila-Johnson, who currently works as a News Anchor at Arise News, Elfredah Kevin-Alerechi, a Multimedia Journalist and a staff reporter at the People’s Gazette, Yvonne Okhaifo, a Broadcaster at Nigeria Info FM, Chisom Peter Job, a culture and tech Journalist and Agbaje Ayomide, a freelance Journalist and climate tracker fellow.
List of the other winners include;
1. Content Creation: Tayo Aina
2. Acting: Bimbo Ademoye
3. Music: Temilade Openiyi
4. Advocacy: Wilson Atumeyi
5. Community Action: Tunde Onakoya
6. Journalism: S.I Ohumu
7. Professional Service: Khalil Nur Khalil
8. Law: Oyinkansola Fawehinmi
9. Film: Kayode Kasum
10. Entrepreneurship: Jerry Mallo
11. Technology: Kennedy Ekezie
12. Art: Chigozie Obi
13. Health: Dr. Cassandra Akinde
14. Young person of the year: Andrea Iyamah
15. Fashion: Weiz Franklyn
The award is sponsored by Zedcrest, a new financial house in Africa.