List of past overall winners of the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (2008-2020) and winning entries.
2008 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year
Deji Badmus
Story: In the name of the Police
Category: TV
Media: Channels Television
2012 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year
Idris Akinbajo
Story: The Massive MDG Fraud
Category: Online
Media: Premium Times
2013 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year
Ini Ekott & Ruona Agbroko-Meya
Story: How Nigeria squanders millions on generators its foreign missions don’t need
Category: Online
Media: Premium Times
2014 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year
Juliana Ebere Francis
Story: Extra-Judicial Killings In SARS
Category: Print
Media: New Telegraph Newspaper
2015 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year
Emmanuel Ogala
Story: Investigation: Jonathan, Alison-Madueke, Tundeayeni, Named In Fraudulent Oil Contracts That Cost Nigeria Billions
Category: Online
Media: Premium Times
2016 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year
Olufisayo Soyombo
Story: Forgotten soldiers
Category: Online
Media: The Cable
2017 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year
Adekunle Yusuf
Story: Exposed: How Corruption, Favouritism Thrive In Unilorin
Category: Print
Media: The Nation Newspaper
2018 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year
Abdulaziz Abdulaziz
Story: The Kemi Adeosun Expose
Category: Online
Media: Premium Times
2019 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year
Isine Ibanga
Story: How bribe-taking security operatives, gangs force Nigerians to pay dearly for food
Category: Online
Media: The NEXT EDITION Newspaper
2020 WSCIJ-Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year
Damilola Banjo
Story: Justice for sale
Category: Online
Media: Sahara Reporters
2021 WSCIJ- Nigerian Investigative Journalist Of The Year
Olukunle Akinrinade
Category: Print
Media: The Nation Newspaper