Daily Times celebrates heroes, heroines May 16
The Daily Times of Nigeria (DTN), the nation’s heritage newspaper, has mapped out activities to mark its 91 years anniversary, commencing on May 16, 2017 with exhibition at the Abuja International Conference Centre.
A statement signed by the Publisher, The Daily Times, Mr. Fidelis Anosike and Chairman of the DTN Anniversary Committee, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, on Thursday, revealed that the celebration will be flagged off with an AA top level National and Historic Exhibition with the theme: “Nigeria through the Times” at the entrance foyer of the Abuja International Conference Centre on May 16, 2017 from 3.00 pm till 6.00pm and at the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs (NIIA), Victoria Island Lagos, from June 1 to June 6, 2017.
The exhibition, according to the release, is aimed at bringing back to our memories, the vision and struggles of our founding fathers who laboured vigorously for the Nigerian Independence as exclusively documented by The Daily Times and retained in its very rich archives.
“The historic exhibition shall showcase the history of Nigeria viz-a-viz the colonisation, the rise of Nigerian nationalism, pictorial exhibitions of historic constitutional conferences, emergence of political parties, the Nigerian independence pictures, The Daily Times first issue of June 1, 1926, the Daily Times independence edition, October1, 1960, landmark editorials of the Daily Times, photographs of the editors of The Daily Times publications and memorable front pages from Daily and Sunday Times,” noted the statement.
The Times Heroes Awards 2017, which comes as icing on the anniversary cake, will hold at the Abuja International Conference Centre Conference Hall from 6.30 pm on May 16, 2017. The Awards are instituted to honour deserving heroes who have distinguished themselves in various endeavours and whose activities have positively impacted lives, “a legacy the Times Nigeria has canvassed over the years.”
Heroes to be honoured this year include President Muhammadu Buhari, who is being given Nnamdi Azikiwe Leadership Award; President Nana Akufo-Ado of Ghana with Babatunde Jose Leadership Award; the immediate past President of Nigeria, Dr. Goodluck Jonathan to be honoured with Ernest Ikoli Leadership Award; and the Nigerian Senate
President, Dr. Bukola Saraki, to be awarded with the Politician of the Decade Award.
One of the governors who will br honoured with the Good Governance award is Abia State Govervor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu. Seven other governors – Mr. Akinwunmi Ambode (Lagos); Ibrahim Dankwabo (Gombe); Bindo Jubril (Adamawa); Nyesom Wike (Rivers); Willie Obiano (Anambra); Yahaya Bello (Kogi) and Atiku Bagudu (Kebbi), are also billed to recieve the Good Governance award at the event.
Governor Dankwabo is being honoured with the Governor of the Decade. Business icon, Mr. Tony Elumelu, Chairman, Heirs Holding and UBA, will be crowned with Man of the Decade Award; Mrs. Ibukun Awosika, Chairman, First Bank Plc, will be awarded Woman of the Decade while Pastor Paul Adefarasin, will bag Life Impact Award.
Others to be honoured are Pinnacle Communications Limited and Nigerian Media icons such as Nduka Obaigbena, John Momoh, Linda Ikeji, and Chris Ubosi.
This year’s Awards, the anniversary planning committee noted, is a consolidated in that the last awards by the
Daily Times was 1996 when The Daily Times marked her 70 years anniversary.
Henceforth, the Times Heroes Awards has now been instituted to be an annual award.
Notable icons of the Daily Times are Sir Adeyemo Alakija, Ernest Ikoli and Alhaji Babatunde Jose.
Others are late Chief Innocent Oparadike; Araba Tola Adeniyi, Tunji Oseni, Onukaba Adeniyi-Ojo and others.
The event expected to attract people from all walks aims at “the promotion of humanitarian cause such as the issue of the Internally Displaced Nigerians (IDPs), the Anniversary committee added.
