Naija, gather here make I tell una wetin happen for NMMA 2025 wey happen for Lagos. PUNCH Newspapers no only show say dem dey shine, dem also carry belle full with awards.

For December 13, as dem gather for Lagos Continental Hotel, tension dey build like say dem wan start match. Nominees dey fidget, some dey scroll phone while others dey rub their palm like say dem wan resume work. Everybody dey wait for who go carry award as the announcer ready to drop the bomb.

PUNCH come burst everybody head as dem clear ground with 20 awards! Na wah! Na first time wey any paper go carry this kind wahala for NMMA history! Na true, dem dey talk say hard work dey pay. Dem carry home Newspaper of the Year, Editor of the Year, and many more. Dem don show say dem be real MVP for journalism.

PUNCH no just dey make noise, na real work dem dey do wey dey resonate with people. The Energy Correspondent, Dare Olawin wey don chop disappointments for previous years, finally strike gold this time. Him say him prepare heart for the worst, but e turn to sweet victory when dem call him name.

Segun Odunayo, Chief Correspondent wey win Sports Reporter of the Year, talk say him no expect am at all. He just dey watch as dem dey announce winners and when dem call am, e be like say earth don stop for am. Him say, ‘One shot on target, one goal,’ as him enjoy the moment wey e don wait for.

But no be only them carry ground. Godfrey George burst everywhere as him win 8 awards! Na even say e break record for NMMA, as him become most awarded journalist. E dey happen like movie as crowd dey chant him name like him dey perform for concert. The guy serious, him talk say na journey of tears and hard work, and e no forget to thank everybody wey help am along the way.

As the night dey go on, journalists dey collect awards like say dem dey share sweets. Dem dey honoured for stories wey get impact and wey touch life. From exposing injustice to bringing light to dark corners of the society, PUNCH don dey lead the pack.

Even the management no slack. The Editor-in-Chief, Joseph Adeyeye, don talk say this na team work, and everybody wey don work for PUNCH dey get their share of the glory. They no go relax; dem go continue to push boundaries and do better. PUNCH dey show say journalism fit change world, and dem dey emphasize say dem go keep the fire burning for the next generation.

As people dey file out from the event, one thing clear: when you work hard and put your mind to it, better things go surely follow. The night dey end, but the story no finish. Naija journalists show say una get power, and we dey hail una for that!