Buhari rewards victorious athletes with N200m, National Honours – Update

President Muhammadu Buhari has approved National Honours and cash awards of N200 million for Team Nigeria contingents to the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics Championships. Speaking at a presidential reception in honour of the athletes, the President said his government is committed to rewarding excellence, no less for members of Team Nigeria who ignited […]

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Buhari rewards Amusan, Brume, others with honours, N200m

President Muhammadu Buhari presenting Tobi Amusan with national honour; Photo: Bashir Ahmad, Twitter President Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday, approved National Honours of Officer of the Order of the Niger,OON, and cash awards of N200 million for Team Nigeria contingents to the 2022 Commonwealth Games and World Athletics championships. At an award ceremony held at the […]

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Honour: FEDPOLY Ile Oluji rector thanks management, staff

The rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile Oluji, Ondo State, Prof Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin has thanked the institution’s management and staff for their goodwill messages and prayers over this year’s Pillar of Education Development award conferred on him on Sunday. In a statement titled “My Sincere Appreciation to FEDPOLEL,” which he signed, he expressed his […]

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FEDPOLY Ile Oluji Rector bags Pillar of Education Development in Nigeria award

The pioneer and incumbent Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, Prof. Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, will on Sunday, 3rd of July, 2022 be inducted into the Ondo State Hall of Fame as Pillar of Education Development in Nigeria, at the Dome Event Centre, Akure by 2:00 p.m. This was contained in a statement by […]

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Day Owena Press celebrated late ace photojournalist Remi Aye for meritorious service

By Banji Ayoola The day was Friday, August 16, 2019, when for the first time ever in the history of the Ondo State Government-owned Owena Press, Publishers of The Hope newspapers, celebrated its ex-staff who had served the company meritoriously. Remi Aye was among the four former staff of the company who were honoured that […]

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When Governor Abiodun’s Fulani aide, others honoured Odedairo, old Yoruba tutor

Some of the old students with Mrs. Odedairo (5th from Left) at the event By Yinka Fabowale For Mrs. Bosede Odedairo, December 11, 2021 was a fulfilling day in her career as a teacher. It was the day her old pupils at Premier Grammar School, Lafenwa area of Abeokuta gathered to honour the veteran Yoruba […]

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FEDPOLEL rector Fasakin bags global fellowship award

The Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, Prof. Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, right, being conferred with the”Most Notable and Top Distinguished Rector of the 21st Century”  award by the World Grand President of the International Chartered World Learned Society with headquarters in United States of America, who also doubles as the current Vice-Chancellor, Crown […]

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Home community honours FEDPOLEL Rector Fasakin

Fasakin and wife Dr (Mrs) Olabisi Fasakin displaying the award’s plaque and certificate at the event The pioneer and incumbent Rector of the Federal Polytechnic, Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, Prof. Emmanuel Adedayo Fasakin, was honoured by his home Community of Omuo-Ekiti in Ekiti State on Thursday, 30th December, 2021 with the prestigious Omuo Exceptional Award titled […]

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Akinwumi Adesina: Face of a positive Nigeria, setting new agenda for African Development

Credit: Reuters/Amit Dave By Wole Oyebade and Femi Adekoya It was a sombre afternoon, early 2020, when the bad news wafted across the globe. The world battling its worst pandemic in 100 years was too weary to notice it. But in Nigeria, the shitstorm of “corruption and abuse of office” at the top of the […]

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Man of the Year: Proudly Nigerian, proudly African

By Martins Oloja In our great country where the law hardly rules, there are numerous strong men that rule the vast weak institutions of governance. The office of the citizen always laments that if their country continues with only strong but lawless party men without strong institutions, then economic growth will continue to be a […]

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