By Jide Ajani reporting from Nairobi Kenya

Nigerian journalists showed the stuff they are made of, yesterday, in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, at this year’s CNN/Multichoice Journalists of The Year Awards, as four of the winners were Nigerians.

They are Adewale Olugbenga Emosu, Ibanga Isine, Femi Joshua Asu ànd Arukaino Umukoro.

Although the 2015 Journalist of The Year Award went to Hyacinthe Boowurosigue Sanou from Burkina Faso, the thunder was stolen by Nigerian journalists who were the toast of the night.

The categories and winners of the awards this year are:

*Culture Award – Adewale Olugbenga Emosu (Tribuneonline)

*Dow Technology & Innovation Reporting Award – Sarah Wild (Mail & Guardian, South Africa);

*Economics & Business Award – Femi Joshua Asu (Punch, Nigeria)

*Features Award – Julie Lauren & Jacqueline Jayamaha;

*Francophone General News Award – Hyacinthe Boowurosigue Sanou (print)   and Ibrahim Diallo (broadcast)

*GE Energy & Infrastructure Award, *Mohamed Amin Photographic Award – Herman Verwey;

*MSD Health & Medical Award – Enoch Sikolia & Charles Kariuki

*Portuguese Language General News Award – Carl Goncalves (Cape Verde) & Pedro Paxi Ndoma (Angola)

*Press Freedom Award – Zacharie Flash Ndiomo

*Sport Reporting Award – Arukaino Umukoro (Punch)

*The African Development Bank   & Environment Award – Thomas Naadi Bitlegma (ETV Ghana)

*The Coca-Cola Company News Impact Award – Ibanga Isine (Premium Times).