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InFocus Crowned Overall Best News Agency

InFocus News Agency has been crowned the overall best news agency at the Association of Campus Journalists (ACJ) dinner, award and handover ceremony on Friday 26th July at Agric Foyer, Faculty of Agriculture, Obafemi Awolowo University (OAU).

In addition to the agency’s top honour, two of its members received individual awards, while others received certificates of service.

Ojo Mercy, a correspondent member, was awarded the Best Female Campus Journalist, and Ogunwale Matthew, a reporter with the agency was named the Most Promising Journalist. 

The awards are a testament to InFocus’s commitment to delivering high-quality journalism on the board and online.

The agency’s members have consistently demonstrated a passion for storytelling and a commitment to ethical journalism. 

Award as the overall best nes agency

To express her excitement, the editor-in-chief, Popoola Blessing Ifeoluwa said, “Personally, the award is a victory. It is proof of our dedication and persistence despite the challenges we encountered in all areas. I am a proud editor-in-chief and a grateful leader for the gift of hardworking and passionate team members. For Infocus News Agency, being crowned is more than an award, it is a challenge to keep the banner flying.”

The awards ceremony, organised by the Association of Campus Journalists, aimed to celebrate and recognise the outstanding work of campus journalists and news agencies. Below is the full list of the awardees and their categories:

 

BEST NEWS REPORTER (STORY)

Abdulbasit ABDULKAREEM

BEST NEWS REPORTER (VISUALS)

Esther OLATIMEHIN

BEST ARTICLE/EDITORIAL WRITER

Tolulope ADENIRAN

BEST EDUCATION REPORTER

Klistivivi OGUNLANA

BEST ENTERTAINMENT REPORTER

David OJO

BEST FEATURES WRITER

Adedoyin OGUNTADE

BEST HEALTH REPORTER

Precious EDUN

BEST INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER

Klistivivi OGUNLANA

BEST POLITICS REPORTER

Klistivivi OGUNLANA

BEST SPORTS REPORTER

Comfort AKINRETI

BEST UPCOMING WRITER

Khadeejah Adedimeji 

BEST COLLABORATIVE REPORTER

David OGUNLADE

MOST PROMISING CAMPUS JOURNALIST 

Matthew OGUNWALE

BEST CAMPUS EDITOR

Ayomide ADESINA

BEST EXECUTIVE MEMBER

Theophilus AWOTUNDE

MOST RESOURCEFUL MEMBER

Adedolapo ADEYANJU

BEST GRADUATING STUDENT JOURNALIST

Gbolahan LATINWO

BEST MALE CAMPUS JOURNALIST 

Adedoyin OGUNTADE

BEST FEMALE CAMPUS JOURNALIST 

Mercy OJO

OVERALL BEST STUDENT JOURNALIST

Adedoyin OGUNTADE

BEST NEWS AGENCY (BOARD)

NASELS Communication Bureau

BEST NEWS AGENCY (ONLINE)

OAU Kilonshele 

MOST INNOVATIVE NEWS AGENCY

Association of Potential Broadcasters (ASPOB)

OVERALL,  BEST NEWS AGENCY 

InFocus News Agency

This achievement sets a high standard for campus journalism in OAU, and InFocus News Agency is poised to continue leading the way in innovative and impactful storytelling. 

 

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