The Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Rashidi Ladoja, will elevate nine chiefs in the Otun Olubadan chieftaincy line in a ceremony tomorrow at the Oke-Aremo Palace.
The promotions will see chiefs move up from titles such as Jagun to Ayingun. Notable among them are Chief Olumuyiwa Makinde, the elder brother of the Oyo State Governor, who will be promoted from Aare Onibon to Gbonka Olubadan, and the businessman Chief Dotun Sanusi, who will rise from Ajia to Bada Olubadan.
According to a statement from the Olubadan’s media aide, Chief Adeola Oloko, other chiefs to be elevated include Chief Dauda Gbadamosi, Chief William Akande, Chief Oluyinka Akande, Chief Olufemi Ogunwale, Chief Wasiu Alaadorin, and Chief Abiola Anlamole, each advancing one step in the traditional hierarchy.
The ceremony will be attended by members of the Olubadan-in-Council.
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.
