The Board of Directors of THISDAY/Arise Media Group has appointed Yemi Adebowale Editor, Saturday THISDAY.
Adebowale, a British Chevening Scholar, comes to his new position with over 26 years experience in media, advertising and Public Relations at Vanguard, Newswatch, The Punch, MTN Nigeria and the Yorkshire Post Newspaper in the United Kingdom.
Until his appointment, he was Deputy Editor of the Saturday newspaper.
He has won numerous awards in journalism, including the 2000 Commonwealth Media Award by Fletcher Challenge Paper, New Zealand; the 1999 African Journalist of the Year Award by the African Journalist Foundation, South Africa; and the Nigeria Media Merit Award in 1999.
The New Saturday THISDAY Editor was educated at the University of Cambridge, University of Leeds, Ogun State Polytechnic, Baptist Academy in Lagos, Immaculate Heart Comprehensive Secondary School in Maryland area of Lagos State and St Agnes Primary School, Maryland, Lagos.
Adebowale, a Reuters and Wolson College (Cambridge) Press Fellow, holds a Master of Arts Degree in Communications Studies from the University of Leeds.
