To follow the "herd syndrome" on Nairaland,I have decided to post my pictures alongside Nigeria's foremost football journalist,Mumini Alao.
BRIEF PROFILE OF MUMINI ALAO
Mumini Alao is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation.A"cross-over" professional,he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare,even though his specialization his print.
A graduate of Mass Communication from the University of Lagos where he obtained his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in 1987 and 1991 respectively.Alao joined Complete Communications Limited,the leading publishers of sports information in Nigeria in 1988.He has edited several titles including Complete Football Magazine,Complete Football International and Complete Football Extra which he midwifed personally.He also at various times served as the managing editor of Sports Souvenir and Complete Sports newspaper before his appointment as Managing Director of Complete Communications Limited.Under his supervision,the company grew in leaps and bounds as he extended his dexterity beyond journalism into management.
In 1996,Alao won both the Nigerian Media Merit Award(NMMA) and Diamond Award for Media Excellence(DAME) prizes for Nigeria's sports reporter of the year becoming the first person to win both prestigious awards in the same year.
He also served on various important committees in Nigerian sports including the organizing committee of the 10th FIFA World Youth Championship in 1999 and the 8th All African Games in 2003 both hosted by Nigeria.He is widely travelled and has covered many international sports events including the Olympic games and FIFA World Cup.
BRIEF PROFILE OF MUMINI ALAO
Mumini Alao is one of the most celebrated Nigerian sports journalist of his generation.A"cross-over" professional,he combines the talents and abilities of a print and electronic journalist in a manner that is rare,even though his specialization his print.
A graduate of Mass Communication from the University of Lagos where he obtained his Bachelors and Masters Degrees in 1987 and 1991 respectively.Alao joined Complete Communications Limited,the leading publishers of sports information in Nigeria in 1988.He has edited several titles including Complete Football Magazine,Complete Football International and Complete Football Extra which he midwifed personally.He also at various times served as the managing editor of Sports Souvenir and Complete Sports newspaper before his appointment as Managing Director of Complete Communications Limited.Under his supervision,the company grew in leaps and bounds as he extended his dexterity beyond journalism into management.
In 1996,Alao won both the Nigerian Media Merit Award(NMMA) and Diamond Award for Media Excellence(DAME) prizes for Nigeria's sports reporter of the year becoming the first person to win both prestigious awards in the same year.
He also served on various important committees in Nigerian sports including the organizing committee of the 10th FIFA World Youth Championship in 1999 and the 8th All African Games in 2003 both hosted by Nigeria.He is widely travelled and has covered many international sports events including the Olympic games and FIFA World Cup.