Mrs Oloyede, who said sometimes her family won and sometimes lost the battles against the dreaded cancer disease, said the appreciation for the gift of life on her 70th birthday would be to support cancer patients in dire need of care.
Olaleye, Chima, Akanbi, Alike, Others also promoted
By Nume Ekeghe
The board of directors of THISDAY Group has announced new executive and senior appointments for THISDAY Newspapers and the Arise News Channel, with immediate effect.
Following the approval of the board, Shaka Momodu after a 7-year stint as the Editor of the Saturday and Sunday titles of the newspaper, has been appointed as the Editor of THISDAY.
He succeeds Mr. Bolaji Adebiyi, who was promoted to the position of Managing Editor (Print and Digital). Mr. Israel Iwegbu was announced as the Deputy Managing Director, THISDAY.
By this promotion, Momodu becomes the first person, who started his journalism career with THISDAY as a rookie reporter, to rise through the ranks to emerge as the editor of the most influential newspaper in the country.