Akogun bags Igbomina Merit Award
The Director of Corporate Affairs, University of Ilorin, Mr Kunle Akogun, has been conferred with the Distinguished Media Profession Award (DMP) by the Omo Ibile Igbomina, the umbrella socio-cultural organisation of the Igbomina people worldwide.
Mr Akogun was one of the several prominent Igbomina sons and daughters who have distinguished themselves in their various professions and who have contributed in one way or the other to the development of Igbominaland.
Speaking at the event, which held at Igbomina House, Ganmo, while conferring the award, the National President of the Association, Elder G. Y. Jimoh, said that the award was conferred on the foremost journalist and consummate public relations practitioner in appreciation of his hard work and enterprising nature that have seen him gone far in his chosen career.
In his response, Mr Akogun, who was accompanied to the event by the Station Manager, UNILORIN 89.3 FM, Mr Idris Akintola Ibrahim and the Deputy Editor, UNILORIN BULLETIN, Mr Abubakar Imam, as well as family members nevertheless charged the organisation to consider a way of mobilising the abundant human resources available in Igbominaland, especially its members who are operating in the media space to positively project and promote the cause of the community and its people.
Other prominent Igbomina people who were also conferred with various categories of awards on the occasion included the founder of the Al-Hikmah University, Ilorin, and Asiwaju of Igbomina-Ekitiland, Chief AbdulRaheem Oladimeji, OFR; a Senior Advocate of Nigeria and pioneer Commissioner for Justice in Kwara State, Chief Peter Olorunnisola; a former Commissioner for Information in Kwara State, Chief Raheem Adedoyin; the General Manager of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Idofian, Mr Abdulwahab Akoshile; the General Manager of The Herald Newspaper, Mr Yomi Adeboye; and a former Chairperson of the Kwara State Chapter of the National Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ), Hajia Bilqisu Oladimeji ,among several other accomplished professionals.
Cloud Tag: What's trending
Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.
Erubu Oba Zubair Olomu Of Omu-Aran IEDPU Amule Elementary School Kwara 2015 Aliyu Muhammed Memunat Monsuma Theophilus Oyebiyi Gbemisola Saraki Mohammed Lawal Alikinla Idris Amosa Saidu Ademola Kiyesola Kwara State University Of Education Mohammed Abdulahi Yusuf Abubakar Ganmo Ojuekun Sarumi Sulyman Tejidini Code Of Conduct Bureau Kayode Zubair Ahmed Tafida Of Kaiama Adebara Segun Adeniyi IYA YUSUF Standard Organization Of Nigeria Bayer Nigeria Limited Salman Suleiman KWAFFA Abdulfatai Baakini Muhammad Ghali Alaaya Ajibola Ademola Julius MINILS Iyeru Grammar School Oyedun Juliana Funke Prince Sunday Fagbemi Ayodele Olaosebikan Fulani Risikat Lawal AbdulFatai Adeniyi Dan-Kazeem Mohammed Kamaludeen Emmanuel Olatunji Adesoye Crystal Corner Shops Garment Factory Ishola Balogun Fulani Harafat E. Mukadam Okeose Christian Cementary Metro Park Kisira Olateju Lukman Ahman Patigi Vishvas KOZ Tractors Sobi Ojo Isekuse Split Diamond Interchange Ilorin Emirate Bayer AG Isapa Ayodele Shittu RTEAN Transition Implementation Committee Magaji Nda Yusuf AbdulRasheed Bilikis Oladimeji Sobi FM Omotoso Lithium Joshua Adeyemi Adimula Salihu S. Yaru Obayomi Azeez Saadu Yusuf Taiwo Joseph Abdullahi Atanda Senate Kazeem Adekanye Ambassador Kayode Laro

