Kunle Adelabu Mrs Sola Kosoko, the acting General Manager, Lagos Television has been confirmed in a substantive capacity. THE IMPACT gathered that she was confirmed today. The ace broadcaster was appointed as the acting GM following the sack of Mrs Siju Alabi in June. Details later….
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Mariam Akinloye A political and developmental platform, the Lekan Aroyewun Project (LeAP), has identified with the Publisher/Reporter – in – Chief, THE IMPACT, Kunle Adelabu, on his birthday anniversary today, stating that he is a worthy ambassador of Ikorodu Division. LeAP acknowledged the dedication of the ace community reporter to journalism which it said has been giving voice to the common people in the grassroots. The group felicitated the young journalist in a statement signed by Executive Director, LeAP Team Management, Mr Olugbenga Odunniyi who also described the celebrant as…
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Wale Jagun Administrators of prominent social media platforms related to Ikorodu Division, have joined numerous others, in celebrating the ace community journo, Kunle Adelabu, for his professionalism, on his birthday. The celebrant, who is the Publisher/Reporter – in Chief, THE IMPACT newspaper, one of the leading community news mediums in Africa, clocked another year today. There has been wide celebration across the social media as family, friends, professional associates and other well – wishers, lauded the impacts and professionalism of the celebrant in community journalism. Mr ‘Dayo Hassan, a lecturer…
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Mariam Akinloye It has been celebration galore for a community journalist of note, Kunle Adelabu, the Publisher & Reporter – in – Chief, THE IMPACT newspaper, who has made tremendous impacts not only in Ikorodu where he is operating, but Lagos State and on the global community. The community journalist added another year today, and on the auspicious occasion, scores of stakeholders and residents have been acknowledging his impacts and professionalism. The three term federal lawmaker and Chairman, House Committee, Rep. Babajimi Benson, in a statement released in commemoration of…
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Kunle Adelabu The Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), Lagos Television (LTV) chapel, has thrown its weight behind Mrs Sola Kosoko, as the substantive General Manager of the first state – owned television in Nigeria, describing her as a seasoned journalist and professional broadcaster. The body commended the Governor of the State, Mr Babajide Sanwo – Olu, for his intervention in staff welfare and rehabilitation of the broadcast station, while also assuring him of its maximum support and cooperation for Kosoko, in turning around the dwindling fortune of the station which…
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Wale Jagun Lagos State Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu has reappointed two media aides, Jubril Gawat and Wale Ajetunmobi. The duo’s appointments were approved by the Governor in separate letters to them and signed by the Head of Service (HOS), Mr. Hakeem Muri-Okunola. According to the HOS, the two appointments take immediate effect. Gawat, a celebrity digital media influencer and strategist, served as the Governor’s Senior Special Assistant (SSA) on New Media during Sanwo-Olu’s first term. He returned to the senior role. Ajetunmobi, a versatile and decorated reporter with The Nation newspaper,…
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Mariam Akinloye -Calls for support for President Tinubu The Senator representing Lagos East Senatorial District in the National Assembly, Distinguished Senator Mukhail Adetokunbo Abiru, FCA , has congratulated Muslims in the Senatorial district and across Nigeria on this year’s commemoration of Eid-el-Kabir festival. In a goodwill message personally signed by the Distinguished Senator on Tuesday in Lagos, the lawmaker enjoined Muslims to emulate Prophet Ibrahim’s total submission to the will of Almighty Allah, whose sacrifice and heroic act of faith symbolises the Eid-el-Kabir celebration. “ I celebrate with fellow Muslims…
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Our Editor Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has mourned the passage of renowned columnist and, describing his death as a colossal loss to journalism and the media industry in Nigeria. Governor Sanwo-Olu in a condolence message issued on Tuesday by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Gboyega Akosile, said the death of the ace columnist, popularly known as “Peter Pan” because of his column in New African Magazine, is painful and heartbreaking. Peter Enahoro, a well-celebrated journalist, author, businessman and publisher, died on Tuesday in London at the age of…
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Mariam Akinloye Mariam Akinloye As part of its efforts aimed at preparing its students for ‘life after school’, the department of Mass Communication, Lagos State University of Science and Technology (LASUSTECH), Ikorodu, is organising a mentoring programme tagged: ‘Town-Gown’. The event, which is the fourth edition, is themed: ‘Your Skill, Your Future!’, and slated to hold at the LASUSTECH 500-Seater Agric Auditorium, on Thursday, April 13, 2023. In a statement by the Head of the Department (HOD), Dr. Prosper Zannu, this year’s programme will draw expert speakers from a broad…
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Kunle Adelabu After many years of expectations, the publisher of the foremost community newspaper in Nigeria, Oriwu Sun, Alhaji Monzor Kolawole Olowosago, has finally published and unveiled a book sshowcasing his practical experience in Journalism. The book, ‘Practical Community Newspaper Reporting and Production’, is a hand – on practical experience of the veteran journalist and publisher, detailing the process of starting a community newspaper and sustaining it. It was formally presented to the public at the Aquiilla Event Centre, Ikorodu on Thursday, February 2, 2023. The book, which is edited…
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