The Muslim Ummah of South West Nigeria (MUSWEN) has congratulated Prof. Yusuf Olaolu Ali, SAN on the honorary Doctor of Laws confered on him by the University of Abuja.
In a congratulatory letter sighed by Alhaji Rasaki Oladejo, President and Professor Wole Abbas, Executive Secretary, on Monday, MUSWEN said the honour done Ali, a member of its Board of Trustees, was well deserved.
According to MUSWEN, “This distinguished honour is a testament to your outstanding contributions to the legal profession, your unwavering commitment to the promotion of justice, and your remarkable service to humanity.
” Your illustrious career and exemplary leadership continue to inspire the Muslim Ummah and the nation at large.
”It is indeed a fitting recognition of your enduring legacy of excellence and integrity.”
The apex Muslim organisation in South West prayed that Allah will continue to grant Prof Ali “good health, increased wisdom, and greater accomplishments” in all his endeavours.
Dele Fashomi, seasoned journalist and communication teacher, is a holder of Master of Arts degree in Communication and Language Arts from the University of Ibadan in 1992/93.
Earlier, he had bagged a Bachelor degree from the same university in 1984, after which he proceeded to the Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Lagos, in 1990, for a postgraduate diploma in Journalism.
He had done many courses in communication, including the EU-BBC Editing Course in 2002.
Mr. Fashomi combines effectively the practice, research and teaching of communication. And to date, he has published two academic works in communication: Issues in Communication Technology and Policy (2010) and Economic and Social Issues in Advertising and PR (2013).
He had his first break in the Nigerian media in Concord Newspapers in 1990 and today, he has over two and half decades experience earned in several newspapers.
He has been part of many start-ups, such as The Republic (1987), The Comet (1999), The Anchor 2001 – 2002; Sun Newspapers (2003); Westerner newsmagazine (2005 – 2010) as Editor; National Life (2011) as Sunday Editor, and Newswatch Newspapers (2012- 2016) as Daily Editor.
Dele Fashomi is now the Publisher/Editor-in-Chief of Newstide247.com newspaper online, which he started in July 2015. He is also into biography writing, with many books in his trail, some of which he wrote alone and one he co- authored with his mentor, Mr Dare Babarinsa, entitled: Olabiyi Durojaiye – DARE TO BE DiFFERENT. He also guided and collaborated with Pa Olatunji Odusanya in writing his autobiography – AGAINST ALL ODDS. There are many other books in the works under his pen.
