An online publication, GatewayMail, will officially be unveiled on
Friday, September 4, 2015). It will be available on
http://www.gatewaymail.org/.
GatewayMail is the brainchild of the former Deputy Editor of Nigerian
Compass newspaper, Femi Shodunke, popularly called ‘Oluwo’.
The online newspaper, which will cover general news and myriad of
interviews, and special features, would mainly focus on Nigeria and
Canada, and other news across the globe, Shodunke, who is the Managing
Director/Chief Executive Officer, explained.
“GatewayMail is just my own modest professional contribution to
journalism, my avowed admired profession that I have been practising
over two decades and half,” Shodunke, who was voted as the “Best
Reporter of the Year” Ogun State in 2003, now based in Canada, added.
He also said: “The thing is considering the industrialized vantage
position of Canada, and taking into consideration our people’s desire
to come over here – to school and also live – I thought we could focus
on news that would enrich their knowledge and provide adequate
information.”
“And our people here too want to read news concerning events happening
in Nigeria, particularly considering the fact that we have a new
government that has promised to bring about positive changes in the
country. I know the eagerness of our people because of my involvement
in community activities in Canada,” Shodunke, who is the President of
Olumo Progressive Association Canada Inc, a group of ethnic indigenes
of Egba and Yewa (Ogun State), Nigeria, also explained.
Shodunke, an HND (Upper Credit) graduate of Ogun State Polytechnic
(now Moshood Abiola Polytechnic) Abeokuta has worked in the defunct
National Concord, The Comet and The Nation newspapers before he
joined, as pioneer staff, Nigerian Compass, where he worked last
before migrating to Canada.
The journalist, who was honoured with the double title of Baaroyin
(spokesperson) of Igbeinland, and Agbon, two Egba communities, was at
the University of Ibadan where he obtained Masters in Communication
Arts degree. He also attended Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada and
bagged Masters of Arts (Media Production).
Shodunke focused his Master’s degree thesis on the “Use of social
media to enhance political development in Nigeria,” the work which
received accolades from his supervisor and assessor.
The GatewayMail boss has won no fewer than 15 various honours in
journalism which included Best Tax Reporter in Ogun State (2004), Most
Outstanding Journalist award of the Nigerian Institute of Public
Relations (NIPR), Ogun State for 2004, 2005 and 2006, Rotary Club of
Abeokuta Excellence Award, National Association of Nigerian Students
(NANS) Best Journalist in the South West.
The journalist, who was a Guest Writer of New Voices magazine, the
publication of Mennonite New Life Centre, Canada, was the Chairman,
Correspondents’ Chapel of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Ogun
State between 2003 and 2005, and Chairman, Nigerian Compass Chapel,
2009 to 2010.
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