Wednesday, July 9, 2025
  • REPORT A STORY
  • PRIVACY POLICY
  • CONTACT
WITHIN NIGERIA
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • GIST
    • PIECE (ARTICLES)
No Result
View All Result
WITHIN NIGERIA
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • GIST
    • PIECE (ARTICLES)
No Result
View All Result
WITHIN NIGERIA
No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE

Lawan appoints spokesperson, other aides

by Adejayan Gbenga Gsong
July 17, 2019
in National
Reading Time: 2 mins read
A A
0
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan, has appointed Ola Awoniyi to replace Festus Adedayo as his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity.

The appointment comes weeks after he reversed his appointment of Mr Adedayo for the position.

He had appointed Mr Adedayo as his media aide but the decision was opposed by government loyalists who said Mr Adedayo was a harsh critic of the administration.

In his reaction, Mr Adedayo, a journalist and columnist, told newsmen he did not canvass for the position and that those condemning his appointment mistook him for a politician.

READ ALSO

Democracy Day Turns Protest Day: Nigerians decry hardship, ask Tinubu to fix economy

INTERVIEW: My Reason For Writing “A COUNTRY IN TEARS”—Enugu-based writer explains

OSINACHI: Refusal of governors to sign death sentence makes justice blurry in Nigeria

SPECIAL REPORT: Inside Story Of How Banks, ATM Charges Worsen Nigerians’ Economic Woes

TRIBUTE: Doyin Okupe: Son Of Banker Who Laced Medical Profession, Journalism, Politics With Great Efficiency

Mr Lawan also appointed Karage Mohammed Mamman as his Deputy Chief of Staff.

This was contained in a statement by the Special Assistant to the Senate President on Media and Publicity, Mohammed Isa.

Mr Awonyi, 58, according to the statement, is a graduate of University of Ibadan where he obtained a B.Sc in Psychology and holds Masters in Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (MLC) and Masters in International Affairs and Diplomacy (MIAD) both from Ahmadu Bello University (ABU), Zaria.

He also obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in Journalism from the International Institute of Journalism, Abuja in 1997.

He worked with Nigerian Tribune for over a decade before he joined the services of Agence France-Press (AFP), where he was the head of Abuja office.

Other appointments made by the Senate President were Abubakar Sidiq Usman as Special Assistant on New Media, Kabir Adamu as Special Adviser on Security and Intelligence, and Muhammad Mukhtar Yawale as Special Adviser on Health.

The new Deputy Chief of Staff to the Senate President, Mr Karage, is a graduate of University of Sokoto where he obtained Bachelor of Arts (Education).

He retired as Director in Federal Ministry of Education in 2018.

Abubakar Usman graduated from the Federal University of Technology, Minna where he obtained both his first and second degrees.

Mr Sidiq was the head of Social Media Unit of the Field Operations Directorate of All Progressive Congress (APC) during the 2019 general elections.

RELATED STORYPosts

National

Democracy Day Turns Protest Day: Nigerians decry hardship, ask Tinubu to fix economy

by Sodiq Lawal Chocomilo
June 13, 2025
National

INTERVIEW: My Reason For Writing “A COUNTRY IN TEARS”—Enugu-based writer explains

by Nnadi Christopher Ikechukwu
May 27, 2025

Discussion about this post

POPULAR THIS WEEK

No Content Available
No Content Available
WITHIN NIGERIA

WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD.

NEWS, MULTI MEDIA

WITHIN NIGERIA is an online news media that focuses on authoritative reports, investigations and major headlines that springs from National issues, Politics, Metro, Entertainment; and Articles.

Follow us on social media:

CORPORATE LINKS

  • About
  • Contacts
  • Report a story
  • Advertisement
  • Content Policy
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms
 
  • Fact-Checking Policy
  • Ethics Policy
  • Corrections Policy
  • WHO IS WITHIN NIGERIA?
  • CONTACT US
  • PRIVACY
  • TERMS

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName

No Result
View All Result
  • HOME
  • FEATURES
  • NEWS
  • ENTERTAINMENT
  • FACT CHECK
  • MORE
    • VIDEOS
    • GIST
    • PIECE (ARTICLES)

© 2022 WITHIN NIGERIA MEDIA LTD. designed by WebAndName