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 Africa and Russia are natural allies - Putin Russian President Vladimir Putin courted dozens of African leaders at a Russia-Africa summit that wraps up Thursday as he seeks to bolster Moscow’s clout across the continent. Speaking during a meeting in the Kremlin on the second day of the summit, Putin said that “Russia and Africa are united by truly strong bonds of friendship and close partnership.” “We are natural allies in building a multipolar, genuinely democratic world order, free from diktat and double standards and based on respect for the norms of international law and the fundamental principles of the United Nations Charter,” Putin said, AP reported. He mentioned Moscow’s support for the African nations’ anti-colonial fight during Soviet times. “Russia has always been and remains committed to seeing African nations defend their sovereignty, achieve steady growth, and strengthen their economies and social sectors,” the Russian leader said. “We stand ready to continue working...

PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS IDOWU SOBOWALE, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF MASS COMMUNICATION. (PHOTO).


 PRESIDENT TINUBU MOURNS IDOWU SOBOWALE, DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR OF MASS COMMUNICATION


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of Professor Idowu Akanbi Sobowale, an eminent Mass Communications scholar and former Commissioner for Education in Lagos State, who died at 85.


A statement  by Bayo Onanuga 

Special Adviser to the President

Information and Strategy says President Tinubu described the death of the renowned academic and journalist as a great loss to Nigeria, particularly the academic community, the media profession, and generations of students whose lives and careers he shaped through his scholarship and mentorship.


The President also condoled with the Association of Communication Scholars and Professionals of Nigeria on the passing of its Board of Trustees Chairman. He acknowledged Professor Sobowale’s immense contributions to mass communication education and his enduring impact on journalism and media studies in Nigeria.


The statement further states that Professor Sobowale was committed to intellectual excellence, professional ethics, and the training of young Nigerians. His life’s work helped strengthen the foundations of media education and professional journalism in the country.


"As a journalism educator, he emphasised empirical evidence over opinion. It was therefore no surprise that he led the first nationwide opinion poll to predict the outcome of the 1979 elections.


He served my administration in Lagos State as special adviser and later education commissioner,  performing creditably well in both roles.

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