All roads lead to ‘Place Al-Jazeerah, Tanke, Ilorin on Monday 5, October 2020, where reputable journalist in Kwara state will gather to celebrate the first indigenous publisher in Kwara state and a one time TIC Chairman of Ilorin West Local Government, Hon. Abdul-Hameed Oladipupo Alli, popularly known as Mr. Nigeria, whose birthday will be modestly celebrated with the institution of OLADIPUPO ALLI (MR. NIGERIA) ANNUAL YOUTH, HUMAN CAPITAL AND AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT/ AWARD
Prominent media virus who will be doing justice to the lecture entitled: ‘THE ROLE OF MENTORSHIP IN HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT: THE STORY OF KWARA YOUTHS AND HER ELITES are; Idris Aloma, General Manager, UNILORIN FM, Christy Doyin, former Editor, National Pilot and Issa Mutalib Ayobami, a member of an Ilorin based online media outfit. The former Chairman of the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ) in Kwara State and the current National Financial Secretary of the Union, Mallam Biidun AbdulKareem, shall give the Key-Note Address at the occasion.
Similarly, Hon. Alli, who is a leading Ilorin West Local Government Chairmanship Aspirant, will flagg-off the distribution of free 100 YEFODAT AGRICULTURAL ENROLLMENT FORMS, while the Coordinator of Human Right Farners Association, Hajia Afsat Afonja and the founder of Yemofad AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT ,Chief Mrs. Yetunde Babajide, will speak on the importance of agriculture in the contemporary society as well as benefits to prospective members.
Hon. Abdul-Hameed Oladipupo Alli, made history of becoming Nigeria’s Youngest Publisher and Africa’s First Teenage Publisher in 1990,at the age of 16. He will be revealing his plans for the celebration of his 30 years in publishing during the birthday COMMEMORATIVE lecture as well. He has been covering both local and international events as well as delivering lectures both locally and internationally. Prominent among his presentations was ‘ The Youth’s Perspective of Europeans’ Reparations For Adrica’, which he delivered at an event organised by the Ife Poets Association (IPA), at the Oduduwa Hall of the then University of Ife now Obafemi Awolowo University, in 1991, and another delivered at the 11th International Conference on Human Trafficking, Prostitution and Sex Works,at the University of Toledo, Ohio, USA in the year 2014. He is an author and biographer as well as a proficient media consultant cum grassroots politician. Happy birthday to the publisher of KWARA PEOPLE magazine, may his days be long.
Oluwatoyin Luqman Bolakale is a graduate of Telecommunications Science, A Certified and etch network security specialist from International cyber security institute and specialised in Network security, mobile and wireless communications, He is a community developer and An Online Media Practioner currently the CEO/Publisher of Satcom Media