{"id":11039,"date":"2023-01-11T08:50:04","date_gmt":"2023-01-11T08:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=11039"},"modified":"2023-01-11T08:54:41","modified_gmt":"2023-01-11T08:54:41","slug":"veteran-journalist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/?p=11039","title":{"rendered":"Veteran Journalist Olumide Lawal Is 71 Today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Olumide lawal,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>veteran journalist,<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>public relations consultant and established community leader turns 71 today, January 11th. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A man of many parts, who has passed through the rudiments<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>of dynamic realms of professional media practice in diversified ways very successfully is a silent achiever. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He has carved a niche for himself, having passed through the professional crucibles and fire of journalism unscratched and untainted. A glowing personality of no mean repute. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A gentleman with many accomplishments, who was a beacon of light to young and aspiring media practitioners, offering his wide shoulders for them to succeed. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Olumide lawal&#8217;s vast experience and service to mankind, made him an accomplished man above board and beyond reproach. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Olumide lawal was special adviser, media and public relations to late Senator Isiaka Adeleke<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>as well as chairman, Directorate of information, public relations and think tank under the governor&#8217;s office, towards the end of the administration of Governor Isiaka Adeleke in 1993. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Olumide lawal built bridge across the Niger as he was appointed, National Director of Publicity<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>and South West Coordinator of Yarima Presidential Campaign Organisation in 2006. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Olumide lawal also served as media consultant to Nigerian Sugar Company Bacita between 1995 and 2000. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">A prolific commentator and analyst on contemporary national issues hails from Ailaka compound, Ede. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Keep on the good works to mankind as God is your strength.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Olumide lawal is a proud scion of a foremost and famous LAWAL ADERIBIGBE AJAO DYNASTY OF AILAKA COMPOUND, EDE. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">He was at the prestigious Adventist Grammar School Ede, Ondo Boy&#8217;s High School and Yaba College of Technology before he settled for a career in journalism at the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Ibadan between 1978 and 1989, having gloriously made his marks with clean records of achievements.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\"> Congratulations once again<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>as we join your teaming admirers to wish you a very joyous 71st birthday<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>and many happy returns in good health.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Olumide lawal,  veteran journalist,  public relations consultant and established community leader turns 71 today, January 11th.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":11043,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[6098,3278,6097],"class_list":["post-11039","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-metro","tag-6098","tag-olumide-lawal","tag-veteran-journalist"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11039"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=11039"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11039\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11042,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11039\/revisions\/11042"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/11043"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=11039"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=11039"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/theblogonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=11039"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}