DAME Awards

DAME AWARDS

THE 34th DAME HALL OF FAME

DAME Winners, November 25, 2025

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Winner Daily Trust
Category BEST DESIGNED NEWSPAPER
Sponsor -
Winner The Guardian
Category BEST DESIGNED MEDIA WEBSITE
Sponsor -
Winner Rakiya A. Muhammad, RM Times
Category CHILD FRIENDLY REPORTING
Sponsor UNICEF & NGE
Winner Temitope Aina, Daily Sun
Category CHILD-FRIENDLY PHOTOGRAPHY
Sponsor UNICEF
Winner Vanguard
Category CHILD-FRIENDLY MEDIUM
Sponsor UNICEF
Winner The Punch
Category EDITORIAL WRITING
Sponsor Tunji Oseni Memorial TRUST
Winner Omolabake Fasogbon, Thisday
Category EDUCATION REPORTING
Sponsor JAMB
Winner Chikodi Okoreocha, The Nation
Category ENERGY REPORTING
Sponsor NLNG
Winner Sodiq Ojuroungbe, The Punch
Category HEALTH REPORTING
Sponsor Ade Osinubi
Winner Abimbola Adelakun, The Punch
Category INFORMED COMMENTARY
Sponsor Ahmed Onibudo Memorial TRUST
Winner Abdulrasheed Hammad, Ripples
Category INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Sponsor -
Winner Godfrey George, The Punch
Category JUDICIAL REPORTING
Sponsor Justice Omotayo Onalaja Memorial TRUST
Winner Johnson Idowu, The Punch
Category LAGOS REPORTING
Sponsor Lagos State Government
Winner Ovadje Elliot, The Punch
Category NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY
Sponsor Hakeem Shitta Memorial
Winner Peter Akinbo, The Punch
Category SPORTS REPORTING
Sponsor Simeon O. Idowu Memorial TRUST
Winner Folashade Ogunrinde, Premium Times
Category SOLID MINERALS REPORTING
Sponsor Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals
Winner Veronica Dan-Ikpoyi, TVC
Category TELEVISION REPORTER OF THE YEAR
Sponsor -
Winner Tunji Abioye, The Punch
Category EDITOR OF THE YEAR
Sponsor Nigerian Guild of Editors
Winner The Punch
Category NEWSPAPER OF THE YEAR
Sponsor -

Honorary Fellowships:

Mr. Najeem Jimoh, FNGE, Chief Dare Babarinsa, CON, and Mr. Owei Lakemfa

The Board of Trustees of the Diamond Awards for Media Excellence Trust Fund congratulates all the finalists, especially the following winners who were honoured on November 25, 2025, at the Lagos Sheraton Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria. May the Nigerian media continue to grow in strength, stature, and respectability as an agent of development.