..As Kingsley Jeremiah wins three categories

The Publisher of The Guardian Newspaper, Lady Maiden Alex Ibru, on Sunday, was honoured with the distinguished National Leadership Award of the Nigeria Media Merit Award (NMMA).

In her acceptance speech, she thanked the organisers of the NMMA for the award. She thanked her husband, late Alex Ibru, for allowing her to be Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of The Guardian. She, however, said it was her background.

She recollected how her husband went to serve the military government under the late Sanni Abacha and how they had a misunderstanding over a concluded decision from the Provisional Supreme Council meeting.

The Publisher stated that her husband’s decision to stand firm for justice led to him being hunted by Abacha and being shot.

She maintained that her husband was a decent man, who was bold.

Meanwhile, Kingsley Jeremiah won the Peter Odiki Prize for Power Reporter of the year, Conoil Prize for Energy Correspondent of the year, Chevron Nigeria Prize for Oil and Gas Reporter of year.

The Guardian as an organisation was nominated in the Babatunde Jose Prize for Newspaper of the year.

A former staff of The Guardian, Iremeka Chijoke won the IGI Prize for Insurance reporter of the year.

Olaiya Temitope and Iremeka Chijoke were nominated in the Olusegun Mimiko Prize for Foreign News Reporter of the year with Iremeka getting another nomination in the Cecil King Memorial Prize for Print Journalist of the year.

Also, Gbenga Salau was nominated in the Keystone Bank Prize for CSR Reporter of the Year and Coca-Cola Prize for Brand and Marketing Reporter, just as Adepetun Adeyemi was nominated in the MTN Prize for Telecommunications Reporter of the year and Union Bank Prize for Banking and Finance Reporter of the year.

Similarly, Helen Oji was nominated in the Access Bank Prize for Capital Market Reporter of the year.
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