Kwara Gov Appoints Yomi Adeboye as GM for The Herald

Date: 2020-08-07

Kwara State Governor AbdulRahman AbdulRazaq has appointed Clement Yomi Adeboye, journalist, creative writer, and member of the prestigious International Press Institute (IPI), as the new General Manager of the Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation, publishers of the The Herald newspaper.

Adeboye, who hails from Esie in Irepodun local government, was until the appointment the (daily) Editor of the Herald — one of the oldest state-owned newspapers in Nigeria.

“This appointment is based on his track records of achievements in print media sector and professional acumen in particular. It is the expectation of the state government that he will bring his rich professional ability, dedication, competence and indeed his wealth of experience to bear in the discharge of his duties,” the Governor said in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary Rafiu Ajakaye.

The appointment means he now assumes overall responsibility for the Kwara State Printing and Publishing Corporation and editorial guardianship of all the titles published by it.

He comes to the job with over 20 years of cognate experience as a journalist and poet. Adeboye had worked in various Newsrooms in Nigeria, including at AM NEWS, TheNEWS, and The Herald.

He was educated at Esie/Iludun (ANG) Grammar School, Esie; School of Basic Studies, Kwara State College of Technology, Ilorin; and the University of Ilorin, Ilorin.

Adeboye also attended various professional trainings, including at the Independent Journalism Centre, ZUS BUREAU. He is an alumnus of the #AirtelChangeYourStory training in Multimedia, Social Media and Mobile Journalism.

Adeboye is a member of the IPI, the global network of Editors, Media Executives, Communication Scholars, Senior Journalists/Media Executives and experts in the communication industry on press freedom.

An avid reader, he loves photography, nature, culture, tourism, and football. He is married with children.

 

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Kwara State Health Insurance Agency     Owo Arugbo     Abdulmalik Bashir Mopelola Risikatullahi     Modupe Oluwole     Adeola Abraham     Onilorin     Suleman Abubakar     Hamidat Sulyman-Yusuf     Ayodele Kuburat Olaosebikan     Abdulkadir Jimoh     Bayer AG     Kayode Oyin-Zubair     Haliru Yahaya     Road Transport Employers Association Of Nigeria     Toyin Sanusi     KWSIEC     11th Galadima     Gwanara     Plat Technologies Limited     Bahago     Trade Lenda SME Fair     Government House     Ilesha Gwanara Road     Yahaya Seriki Gambari     Vasolar     Alabe     Sulyman Tejidini     Dauda Adeniran Adeshola     Awoye     Share     Bola Tinubu     Peter Obi     Oya State     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Akanbi-Oke     Ilorin Central Mosque     Hakeem Idris     Tayo Awodiji     Cassava Growers\' Association     Adebayo Salami     Special Agro-Industrial Hub     Ganmo Power Sub-Station     Lola Ashiru     Ado Bayero     Federal Road Maintenance Agency     Bashir Badawi     Bayer Nigeria Limited     Oluwarotimi Boluwatife Adenike     Halimat Yusuf     Folorunsho Erubu     Kwara State Infrastructure Development Fund     Kwara State University Of Education     Ita-Nmo Market     KWTV     Summit University     Kale Belgore     Sheu Ndanusa Usman     Oyawoye     Lanre Issa Onilu     Ronke Adeyemi     Gafaru Olayiwola Olorisade     Segun Ogunsola     Oba-Solagberu     Mohammed Katsina Ahmed     Ola Falade     Gbenga Olawepo     Ope Saraki     Aminat Ahmed     Alfa Yahaya Road     Maryam A. Garuba     Yusuf Zulu-Gambari     Kwara Metro Park     Sa\'adu Gambari     Flights To Ilorin     Baboko Primary School     Ramadan     Ojuekun    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

Click on a word/phrase to read more about it.

Bamidele Aluko     NIPR     Abubakar Atiku     Olomu     Oluronke Adeyemi     Dan Masanin     Jumoke Gafar     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Wahab Issa     Arca Santa     Nigerian Army     Kwabes     JSSCE     Bayo Ajia     Peculiar Allowance     Yusuf Amuda Abubakar     Bashir Badawi     Ghali Alaaya     Bisi Oyeleke     Lafiagi     Prince Mahe Abdulkadir     Ibrahim Orire     Abdulrazaq Akorede     Isiaka Gold     Isiaka Rafiu Mope     Tafida Of Kaiama     Local Government Pension Board     Abdulquowiyu Olododo     Nigerian Medical Association     Ramadhan     Oba Abdulrahim     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Nurudeen Mohammed     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Computer Based Test     Tunji Oyawoye     Overland     Salami Adekunle     Olaiya Lawal     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Ishaq Abdulkarim     John Dara     Bilikisu Oniyangi     Sulyman Atolagbe Alege     Bareke     Abdulwahab Olarewaju Issa     Muritala Olarewaju     Folajimi Aleshinloye     Elerin Of Adanla Irese     Isiaka Saka Opobiyi     Siraj Oyewale     Saheed Akinwumi     Owu Fall     Otunba Taiwo Joseph     Alloy Chukwuemeka     Oke-Odo     Popo-Igbonna     Abdulraufu Mustapha     Mohammed Saidu     Musa Yeketi     Yusuf Ibitokun Sherifat     Sheikh Alimi     Odo-Owa     Issa Manzuma     HAMFAT Clinic And Maternity     Abdullahi Adisa Akodudu     SSUCOEN     Pius Abioje     Minimum Wage     Alfa Yahaya Road     Wahab Isa     Oluwole Dupe     COVID-19 Palliatives     Communication Network Support Services     Muhammed Danjuma     Aliyu U. Tilde     Ajike People Support Centre