Eniola Akinkuotu Explained

Eniola Akinkuotu
Birth Place:	Lagos, Nigeria
Occupation:	Journalist
Years Active:	2006–present
Known For:	Human rights, Corruption, Crime Reporter

Eniola Akinkuotu (born 1986) is a Nigerian journalist and writer.^[1] He studied at the University of Lagos.

Career

Akinkuotu's journalism career spans across various beats. Between 2011 and 2014, he published mostly stories bordering on crime and human rights violation. He then proceeded to the politics desk where he covered the 2014 Ekiti State gubernatorial election.^[2]

Akinkuotu has been a journalist with The Punch newspaper since 2011. In 2016, he was working in tandem with the then government policy against corruption. In 2022, he left The Punch newspaper for The Africa Report where he currently serves as a chief correspondent.

One of Akinkuotu's report was listed as runner up in the Judicial Reporting Category at the Judicial Reporting Category at the Diamond Media Award for Media Excellence.^[3] He was the winner of the UNICEF Prize for Child-Friendly Reporting at the 2018 DAME Award.^[4] In 2020, he was a Runner Up in the Tourism category of the Nigeria Merit award.^{[5] [6]}

See also

• Goodluck Jonathan

Notes and References

1. Web site: 13 November 2012. Lagos police attempts to cover up shooting of banker & security guard. 27 July 2021. Linda Ikeji's Blog. en.
2. Web site: 13 November 2021 . Lagos police attempts to cover up shooting of banker & security guard . 27 July 2021 . Linda Ikeji's Blog . en.
3. Web site: 27TH DAME CITATIONS – DAME . 27 July 2021 . en-US . 27 July 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210727235151/https://dameawards.com/index.php/27th-dame-citations/ . dead .
4. Web site: ABBA . Amos . 17 December 2018 . ICIR reporter wins DAME's investigative reporter of the year . 27 July 2021 . International Centre for Investigative Reporting . en-GB.
5. Web site: 21 December 2020 . PUNCH wins Editor of the Year, three others at NMMA . 27 July 2021 . Punch Newspapers . en-US.
6. Web site: 21 December 2020 . A harvest of laurels for The Nation The Nation Nigeria . 27 July 2021 . Latest Nigeria News, Nigerian Newspapers, Politics . en-US.