26th DAME Awards Night – 2017
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: MR. DAPO OLORUNYOMI, PUBLISHER, PREMIUM TIMES
| WINNER: | GBENRO ADEOYE, THE PUNCH |
| CATEGORY: | AGRICULTURE REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | NEWS AGENCY OF NIGERIA |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| WINNER: | OLATUNJI OLOLADE, THE NATION |
| CATEGORY: | CHILD-FRIENDLY REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | UNICEF & NIGERIAN GUILD OF EDITORS |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| WINNER: | SULEIMAN HUSAINI, NEW TELEGRAPH |
| CATEGORY: | NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY |
| SPONSOR: | IN MEMORY OF HAKEEM SHITTA |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| WINNER: | THISDAY |
| CATEGORY: | CHILD-FRIENDLY MEDIUM |
| SPONSOR: | UNICEF & NGE |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| WINNER: | MARTINS OLOJA, THE GUARDIAN |
| CATEGORY: | INFORMED COMMENTARY |
| SPONSOR: | IN MEMORY OF HADJ. ALADE ODUNEWU, OFR, FCA |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| WINNER: | OLATUNJI OLOLADE, THE NATION |
| CATEGORY: | JUDICIAL REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | IN MEMORY OF HON. JUSTICE OMOTAYO ONALAJA, JCA, OFR |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| WINNER: | TAIWO ALIMI, THE NATION |
| CATEGORY: | SPORTS REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | IN MEMORY OF SIMEON.O. IDOWU 1921-1975 |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| WINNER: | TOLUWANI ENIOLA & UMAR MOHAMMED, THE PUNCH |
| CATEGORY: | INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | SAM AMUKA MEDIA FUND |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| WINNER: | THE PUNCH |
| CATEGORY: | EDITORIAL WRITING |
| SPONSOR: | IN MEMORY OF TUNJI OSENI, FNGE |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| WINNER: | MARTIN AYANKOLA, THE PUNCH |
| CATEGORY: | EDITOR OF THE YEAR |
| SPONSOR: | NIGERIAN GUILD OF EDITORS |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| WINNER: | THE PUNCH |
| CATEGORY: | NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR |
| WINNER: | NIKE POPOOLA, THE PUNCH |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| CATEGORY: | INSURANCE REPORTING |
| SPONSOR: | SOVEREIGN TRUST INSURANCE |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
| WINNER: | THISDAY |
| CATEGORY: | BEST DESIGNED NEWSPAPER |
| DATE: | DECEMBER 6, 2017 |
THE TRUSTEES OF THE DIAMOND AWARDS FOR MEDIA EXCELLENCE CONGRATULATE ALL THE WINNERS WHO WERE HONOURED AT A CEREMONY TODAY AT THE MUSON CENTRE, LAGOS.