President Bola Tinubu is currently at the National Assembly to deliver a keynote address during a joint session of lawmakers, as part of events commemorating Nigeria’s 26 years of uninterrupted democracy.
The event, taking place at the National Assembly Complex in Abuja, has drawn a full assembly of legislators.
Later today, a Democracy Day lecture will feature prominent political leaders discussing critical national issues.
Notable attendees include Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma, Nasarawa State Governor Abdullahi Sule, Attorney General Lateef Fagbemi (SAN), Secretary to the Government of the Federation George Akume, and Budget Minister Atiku Bagudu, among other cabinet members.
Also present are former Senate Presidents Bukola Saraki and Ken Nnamani, ex-Governors Aminu Masari and Anyim Pius Anyim (who also served as SGF), as well as the Ooni of Ife, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, and other distinguished guests.
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.
