This Journalist From Nigeria Just Won The BBC World News Komla Dumor Award


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A Nigerian journalist from north-eastern part of the country has won the third BBC World News Komla Dumor Award.

Amina Yuguda is a news presenter on local network Gotel Television, where she has reported on high-profile news stories, including the Boko Haram insurgency.  She impressed the panel with her story-telling and her ability to convey complex ideas in a way that resonates with a wide audience.

According to Amina, ‘I was overwhelmed with joy. Storytellers have always had an important role in Africa, this is what defines us. Today journalists are taking on that responsibility. With little or no formal education, my countrymen can hold their own in a variety of topics, including the Trump presidency in America, North Korea’s defiance, Russia’s foreign relations under Putin, and more’.


BBC World Service Group Director Francesca Unsworth said Ms Yuguda was a worthy winner; ‘to find someone who possesses many of Komla’s qualities is something for us to celebrate, and we are very excited about working with Amina’.

Amina will start a three-month placement at the BBC in London in September. The Komla Dumor award was created to honour Komla Dumor, a presenter for BBC World News, who died suddenly in 2014 at age 41.

 





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