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.
Odolaye Aremu Dapo Teni Nig Enterprise Babajide Ajayi Baboko Primary School V.O. Abioye Ibrahim Bio Government House Taofeek Ibraheem Maigida Soludero Transit Apaola Tunji Moronfoye March 18 United Nigeria Congress Party Yemi Sanni AbdulKareem Yusuf Danhawa Special Agro-industrial Processing Zone Sunset Workers Abubakar B.M Abiodun Musa Aibinu Joseph Yemi Ajayi Yusuf Mubarak Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence Yakubu Gobir Yinka Aluko Muhammed Danjuma Ijagbo Health Centre Abdulwasiu Bolaji Adeyi Ibrahim Jawondo Www.Kwarareports.com CUTI Okala Baba Bello Taoheed Abubakar Babs Iwarere NAWOJ Goodluck Jonathan Prince Mahe Abdulkadir Saliu Alamoyo Kwara Politics Babata M.Y. Abdulrahaman Maryam Nurudeen Forgo Battery Barakat Community Secondary School Halimah Perogi Kwara University Of Education RTEAN 20 Billion Bond KSIRS Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund Magaji Are Abdulfatai Baakini Shehu Adaramaja Young Progressives Party Balogun-Ojomu Oba Abdulraheem Funmilayo Zubair Atiku VADA Dasuki Belgore Farouk Salim Bamikole Omishore National Broadcasting Commission Neo Mundo Ltd Umar Ayinla Saro KFA Prince Bola Ajibola Babaloja-General Yusuf Badmus Okin Biscuits Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq Yahaya Dumoye NIPR Abdulganiyu AbdulAzeez Esuwoye Saka Onimago Esinrogunjo Oyawoye

