At the award night of the prestigious Nigeria Media Merit Awards, held in Lagos, the less than five-year-old newspaper shone brightly, winning 12 out of the 22 awards on offer.
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Umahi’s Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel Uzor, who disclosed this while briefing newsmen in Abakaliki, noted that this was the fourth consecutive time the Governor has won the award.
The News Agency of Nigeria recalls that Abugu, who was appointed Chief Press Secretary by Ugwuanyi in 2015, died on June 4 in a hospital in India, after a protracted illness.
At the award and appreciation ceremony held on Friday in Lagos, which had 15 female journalists selected from various media houses in the country, Francis emerged the first runner up of the award following an assessment on the quality of leadership and stories project done within the period given to them by the center.
He died on Thursday evening in his house in Yenagoa after a brief illness
The President, Nigerian Guild of Editors, Funke Egbemode, stated this in Osogbo when she led the NGE Standing Committee members on an inspection of state projects across some parts of the state