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.

Yusuf Amuda Gobir     Salihu Jibril Garbi     Olaitan Adefila     KWSUED     Lanre Jimoh     NFAI     Isiaka Yusuf     Yahaya Oloriegbe     Saliu Ajia     Alaro     Kwara Primary Health Care Development Agency     TESCOM     Kola Adesina     John Obuh     Sola Saraki Educational Foundation     Dasuki Belgore     Jimoh Saadudeen Muhammed     Adijat Adebiyi     Minister     Nigeria Customs Service     Abdullahi Imam Abdullahi     Oyeyemi Olasumbo Florence     Yusuf Badmus     Matthew Okedare     BIR     Ethical College     KWAFFA     NTA Ilorin     Emmanuel Bello     Mahmud Ajeigbe     Abegunde Goke     Bashir Adigun     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Oko-Olowo     MINILS     Toun Okewale-Sonaiya     Agor Market     Aiyedun     Kwara University Of Education     Mohammed Ajia Ibrahim     Yusuf Babatunde Abdulwahab     Bello Oyedepo     Tunde Akanbi     KWASSIP     REO CAKES     Lukman Adeloyin     Ajase-Ipo     Ishaq Salman     Abdulrahman Abdulrasaq     Samari     Joseph Alex Offorjama     Ahmad Lawan     Nigeria Computer Society     Gbemisola Oguntimehin     Saraki     Aliyu Kora-Sabi     Muhammad Ghali Alaaya     Ilorin Metro Park     HYPPADEC     AbdulGaniyu Kareem     Iyiola Oyedepo     Ali Ahmad     Sabi     Micheal Imoudu     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Adebara     V.O. Abioye     Baba Issa Awoye     Na\'Allah     Abdulkarim Adisa     Paul Odama     Council Of The Wise     Raji Ayodele Kamaldeen     Hakeem Idris     Christian Association Of Nigeria     Kwasu     Leke Ogungbe    

Cloud Tag: What's trending

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

Muslim Stakeholders Of Kwara State     Usman Alkali Baba     Ayinke Saka     Ita-Ore     John Mayokun Dada     Aisha Gobir     Mufutau Gbadamosi Esuwoye     Awoye     Timothy Akangbe     Jani Ibrahim     Alagbado     Majlis For Sadaqah, Zakat And Waqf     Abdulrazaq Sanni     Khairat Gwadabe     Kudirat Arinola Lawal     V.O. Abioye     Rex Olawoye     Olatinwo     Local Government     Ayotunde Emmanuel Alao     Noah Yusuf     MAI Akande     Amuda Aluko     Bolakale Kawu     Labour Party     Moses Salami     Tsado Manman     Bayer AG     Harmony Holdings     Oniyangi     Mary Kemi Adeosun     Coalition Of Kwara North Groups     Mohammed Abdulahi     Lola Ashiru     A.O. Belgore     Lai Gobir     AbdulRahman Saad     N-Power     Awili Pedro     Bashir Omolaja Bolarinwa     Federal Polytechnic Offa     Ilorin West/Asa Federal Constituency     NULGE     ITEM 7     Yakub Lai Gobir     Akorede     Shonga Farm Project     Oba Mogaji Abdulkadir     Ishola Balogun Fulani     Owo Arugbo     Mufutau Olatinwo     Abubakar Abdulraheem     Shagari     Oke-opin     Saliu Alamoyo     Rotimi Samuel Olujide     Okasanmi Ajayi     Ganmo Electricity Sub-Station     Olupako     Frootify     Olatunde Jare     Offa Poly     Bolaji Nagode     Saheed Popoola     Jimoh Olusola Imam     Wahab Agbaje     JAAC     Victor Gbenga Yusuf     Adedipe     Garba Ayodele Wahab     Abubakar Suleiman     Ramat Oganija     Afonja     Mansur Alfanla     Amosa     Toyin Saraki     Ayeyemi Sulaiman