Personality in Focus
Dr Ajoke Ogunsan Among Top 50 Most Outstanding, Impactful Women in Leadership
The Managing Director and Chief Executive of Executive Trainers Limited, Ajoke Ogunsan, has made the list of top 50 most outstanding and impactful women in leadership.
Selected by a leading media outlet, Guardian Newspaper, Ogunsan who is the wife of Lagos businessman, entrepreneur and public officer, Ayo Ogunsan, has been recognised based on what the organisers described as her ‘remarkable achievements’.
In a letter addressed to the recipient recently, the organisers said Ogunsan was also selected for leading an organisation which has largely contributed to the growth of the economy at large.
‘In view of your remarkable achievements as one of the most reputed women in leadership in Nigeria, directing the affairs of one of the most outstanding organisations in the country, as well as your overall contribution to the growth of the nation’s economy, you have been selected as a major stakeholder to contribute to the report through concise writeup/article on pertinent issues.’
Profiling the recipient of the recognition, Dr (Mrs) Ajoke Oluwafunmilola Ogunsan has core competencies in training consulting, entrepreneurship and philanthropy. Her area of specialisation traverses leadership and mentorship for managerial and administrative roles at workplaces.
Although a graduate of Biochemistry from the prestigious Lagos State University (LASU), she has, the most part of her life, holistically explored the tenets of Business Administration and Leadership pedagogy. Earlier on, she had attended Araromi Primary School and Jubril Martins High School for her primary and secondary education, respectively.
Her working experience traverses roles as Executive Director, Executive Motors Limited (2007-2008); Treasury Officer, Cadbury Nigeria Limited (2006-2007); Purchasing Officer, Rhoda Nigeria Limited. At the moment, she is the Managing Director/CEO of Executive Trainers Limited, a role she assumed since 2008.
Relentlessly pursuing her career, Mrs Ogunsan has a couple of professional certifications. She is a Member of the Institute of Directors of Nigeria; Fellow, Institute of Direct Marketing of Nigeria; Member, Nigerian-British Chamber of Commerce; Member, Nigerian-American Chamber of Commerce.
As a testament to her love for erudition and scholarship, she has had to bag a handful of certifications from international citadels of learning. They include but not limited to Lagos Business School, 2008
(Company Director Course); Oxford Brookes University, UK, 2008
(Advanced Leadership Programme); Brunel University, London, 2009
(Leadership Programme); George Town University, Washington DC, 2010 (Leadership Development Course); University of Wolverhampton, UK, 2014 (Advanced Leadership Programme) and University of Houston, Houston-Texas, US, 2015 (International Top Executive Programme).
The media outfit intends to do a special publication to that effect on May 28, 2023.
Nigerian academic, literary critic and Professor Emeritus Biodun Jeyifo, is dead. He was 80.
Jeyifo was widely regarded as one of the foremost scholars of Nobel laureate Wole Soyinka.
His passing was announced by the President of the Nigerian Academy of Letters, Andrew Haruna, in a statement on Wednesday, saying the scholar passed away on 11 February.
The Nigerian Academy of Letters expressed condolences to his family and the academic community, describing his passing as a significant loss to literary scholarship in Nigeria and beyond.
In January, an international scholarly gathering was held at the MUSON Centre in Lagos to mark his 80th birthday.
The event drew academics, writers and cultural figures in recognition of his lifelong contributions to literary studies and intellectual life.
Colleagues have often described Mr Jeyifo’s writing as both intellectually rigorous and accessible, blending critical depth with clarity of expression.
Beyond Soyinka studies, he was known for his wide-ranging engagement with world Anglophone literature, cultural theory and postcolonial thought.
Born on 5 January 1946, Mr Jeyifo was a Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Letters and a prominent public intellectual whose career spanned several decades of teaching, research and mentorship across Nigeria and the United States.
Legendary gospel singer, Ron Kenoly, has passed away.
Kenoly’s death has been confirmed by several artistes via their social media pages.
He was 81.
Top Nigerian minister, Nathaniel Bassey, wrote on Instagram: “Dr Ron Kenoly crosses to yonder side.
“Thank you for inspiring generations of psalmists like me.
“I grew up on these songs. And today, others are growing up on ours.
“Thank you sir.”
Kenoly was behind hit songs like Majesty, righteousnes, peace & joy, Anointing, All honour, Sing out, among others.
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, on Monday, approved the immediate posting of AIG Olatunji Rilwan Disu as the new Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Force CID Annex Alagbon Lagos. The redeployment is with immediate effect, the National Association of Online Security News Publishers, NAOSNP, can report.
Until the latest posting, AIG Disu was AIG in charge of Special Protection Unit (SPU).
NAOSNP recalls that AIG Disu once served as the Commissioner of Police FCT Command, and Commissioner of Police, Rivers State Command, among other exemplary roles. He was decorated with the AIG rank on March 25, 2025.
