THE Voice Air Media (VAM) has won the Best Osun Online Investigative Reporting Platform Of The Year (2023) at the maiden edition of the Osun Digital Media week Award for Investigative Reporting, organized by the Osun Online Publishers Association, (OOPA).
The public lecture/award, which was held at the Ben Bar Event Hall, Osogbo, Osun capital, on Wednesday, December 20th 2023 was themed, “Digital Media and Climate Action; The Nexus”.
Similarly, Insight Media, SOJ World News also adjudged winner of Osun Online community Impact reporting platform of the year, and Osun Online Influencing Platform of the year, respectively.
Bright Gbotemi’s publication on the Abandoned Multi-Billion project, was awarded winner of the Investigative Reporting category by the Jurists, constituted members were; Former NUJ Chairman in Osun State, Mr Kehinde Ayantuji, Deputy Editor of Osun Defender, Ismaeel Uthman, and The Point Correspondent, Timothy Agbor.
The Jurists commended the tenacity of all the nominees for each category, and encouraged them to do more.
In the other category of award are; Akogun Lere Oyewumi as Osun Best Senator of the year, Hon. Bamidele Salam won the Best House of Representative member of the year 2023, Adewumi Adeyemi Irekandu was voted Osun Best Assembly Member, Chief Sarafat Odelade (Osun Best Special Adviser) and Comrade Waheed Saka (Activist of the Year).
Others are; Engr Kehinde Raji (Philanthropist of the Year), Sarafa Ibrahim (Osun Media Aide of the year 2023), Osun local government chairman of the year (West) went to Hon. Lukman Afolabi of Ede South, Hon. Sharafadeen Abiodun Awotunde of Ifelodun LG as best Chairman from Osun Central and ArtDeco as the corporate brand of the year.