He received the award at the American Corner, Ikeja, Lagos on Friday for Excellence in 2023 Election Coverage and Reporting.
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The felicitation was contained in a press statement signed and made available to the media in Osogbo, the Osun State capital, by the Convener of the Forum, Prince Hameed Oyegbade, and the Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Forum, Abdulrahman Okunade
In Nigeria, according to the Joint National Association of Persons with Disabilities, at least there are more than 24 million persons that are living with disabilities.
It can be very painful facing the reality of the death of loved ones in their prime age especially when some of them even left parents behind.
The HIV/AIDS (anti-discrimination) Act, 2014 was enacted to discourage discrimination against persons living with HIV/AIDS, particularly at workplaces
Simply put, in Yoruba language, Abiku refers to the spirits of children who die before reaching puberty, while in Igbo language, the literal translation of Ọgbanje is children who come (born) and go (die). Unfortunately, many innocent children were inadvertently tagged with this malicious and very horrible identity.
In a layman term, open defecation is the human practice of defecating outside rather than into a toilet. Of course, there are too many risks attendant on this awful practice.
The Act envisages the condition and limitations of persons living with disabilities and makes provision for their inclusion in the society at least as succour to mitigate their emotional and psychological trauma.
In a statement jointly signed by the convener and Secretary of OSAF, Prince Hameed Oyegbade and Muftau Abiodun Adediran respectively, the group congratulated Okunade and prayed Almighty God to grant him more wisdom to succeed in his new responsibility.
The main essence of justice in any sane society is to ensure a just and an equitable state, in which in some circumstances requires punishment for perpetrators of bad deeds to serve as deterrent to others to stay away from acts which if not treated would erode justice.
Artisans, people living with disabilities, youth groups, women groups, civil society organizations and journalists have come together to engage gubernatorial candidates for the September 22 election in Osun State on a six-point charter of demands, tagged: “Osun Citizens charter.”
The Coordinator of CONYO in the state, Ambassador Taiwo Adedayo, resented the plaque of the award to Prince Hameed Oyegbade at the secretariat of the Osun NUJ Correspondents Chapel Osun in Osogbo, the state capital on Thursday.