Sodiq Ojuroungbe
Three members of the Press club, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic have been shortlisted as finalists for Campus Journalists Awards.
The awards organized by Youths Digest Magazine will be held in Abuja.
The trio of Sodiq Ojuroungbe, Oluwatobi Odeyinka and Efosa Taiwo were among the 30 finalists from 241 students who applied for the award.
The Campus reporters served as the Editor, Associate Editor and Deputy Editor of the Press Club MAPOLY respectively.
Also, Press Club MAPOLY was shortlisted as the best campus outfit in 2018.
According to the organizers, 15 campus journalists will be selected by the panel of judges as winners of different categories of the award.
The 15 categories for the awards are: Upcoming writer, Entertainment writer, Sports writer, Reporter, Gender equality and Broadcaster. Others are Photo-journalist, Penclub, Author (Book), Social media influencer, Investigative journalist, Features writer, Editor, Magazine and Campus journalist of the year.
The award is set to hold on January 19 at Nnamdi Azikwe Hall, Nicon Luxury Hotel, Abuja.
The Award Committee assessed entries for accuracy, clarity, originality, creativity and the unique styles of delivery.
The panel considered excellence in artistic presentations that enhance or augment the nominations.
Meanwhile, as part of efforts geared towards promoting, enhancing and sustaining the laudable activities of campus journalism, through quality, ethical, balanced, investigative and analytical reportage, Youths Digest, will soon hosts the maiden edition of ‘Campus Journalism Dialogue’ for students-writers and campus journalists.
The finalists are:
Muneer Yaqub
Department-Microbiology
Institution- Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
Okerinmodun Faith Olusegun
Department-English Language
Institution-Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun State
Muhammad Fatima Zahra
Department- Mass Communication Institution- IBB University, Lapai, Niger State
Uthman Samad
Department- English Institution- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun state
Akinremi Rebecca
Department- English Institution- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun state
Sulaiman Jamiu Abiodun
Department- Political Science
Institution- Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto
Alfred Olufemi
Department- English
Institution- Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-ife, Osun state
Maryam Abdullahi
Department-Modern European Languages and Linguistics
Institution- Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.
Ojuroungbe Sodiq
Department- Mass communication Institution- Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta.
Akinpelu Yusuf
Department -Statistics
Institution – University of Ibadan, Ibadan.
Mahmud Abdulsalam
Department- Mass communication Institution- Fati Lami Abubakar Institute of Legal and Administrative Studies (FLAILAS),Minna, Niger State
Semudara Omowumi Grace
Department- mass communications Institution- Adekunle Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko,Ondo state
Abdulhamid Abdullahi Aliyu
Department- Information and Media Studies Institution: Bayero University, Kan… Read more
