<p>It was
a night of glory for Leadership Newspaper at the 13th Nigeria Media Nite-Out
Award where it’s Assistant Business Editor, Anthony Awunor emerged the best
aviation writer for the year 2019. ;</p>



<p>The annual
award ceremony, which  ;held at the Lagos
Airport Hotel,  ;witnessed the crème-de-la-crème
of the society, from ; politics, business,
entertainment, real estate, banking, ICT and of course,  ;media. ; ;</p>



<p>Former
presidential aspirant, John Onche Shaibu, was the Keynote Speaker of this year’s
edition with the theme  ; ;“Nigerian Economy and Political Development:
Finding the Missing Piece.” </p>



<p>Awunor
was announced winner amongst nominees  ;from Punch, Daily Trust, BusinessDay, Guardian
and ThisDay Newspapers. ; ;</p>



<p>He  ;commended the organisers for their objectivity
and due diligence in picking him as the winner. ; ; ;He also lauded
the management of LEADERSHIP Newspaper for offering him the platform to exhibit
his skills. He dedicated the award to God. ;</p>



<p>Top
personalities who were honoured at the event include: ; ;Governor of
Zamfara, Bello Matawalle who won the Best Security Conscious Governor of The
Year, Lagos State Governor, Babajide Olusola Sanwo-Olu, Sokoto State Governor,
Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, Akwa Ibom State Governor, Udom Emmanuel and  ;the first lady of Ondo State, Betty
Anyanwu-Akeredolu,</p>



<p>The
organizers also honoured late Precious Owolabi, the Channels Television Corps
member who was killed with a stray bullet in Abuja during the clash between the
Islamic Movement of Nigeria and the Nigeria Police Force. ; ;</p>



<p> ;Anthony Okechukwu Awunor from Ubulu Uku in
Aniocha South LGA of Delta State was born in 1970. ; ;He attended St
Anthony&#8217;s College, Ubulu Uku before proceeding to the University of Lagos where
he bagged a Bachelor of Arts degree in Linguistics. ; ; ;He started
his journalism career with Financial Standard in 2006. He subsequently plied
his trade at  ;National Mirror Newspaper,  ;The Moment Newspaper,  ;Union Newspaper where he rose to the position
of an Assistant Business Editor, Zest  ;Magazine, where he held different editorial
positions and covering many beats before berthing at Leadership Newspaper as an
Assistant Business Editor, a position  ;he
holds  ;till date. ; ;</p>



<p>Awunor
has attended many professional courses home and abroad, including the Nigerian
College of Aviation Technology (NCAT), Zaria Kaduna State.</p>



<p>He is
currently, the Head of Media and Communications of the Umu Umu Anioma
Foundation Worldwide, a non-religious, non-for-profit socio-cultural
organisation, made up of indigenes of Anioma in Delta State and has bi-sect
headquarters in Asaba and Atlanta, Georgia U.S.A. ;</p>



<p>His
hobbies include volunteer services, reading and travelling. ; ; ;He
is married and blessed with children.</p>

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