Mr Olorunyomi won the CPJ award along with three other journalists from Bangladesh, Iran and Russia.
They have all been arrested or faced criminal prosecution in reprisal for their reporting, at some point in their career.
“It is significant that Premium Times has harnessed the power of technology in executing its mission by using the website to make facts and opinions available to a global audience that shares the vision of Nigeria as a superpower struggling to manifest her natural potentials,” he said. In the same view, the governor of Ekiti State, Kayode Fayemi, while congratulating the publisher, said his mentoring to younger journalist in development journalism is needed more.
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