{
  "id": 19328676,
  "title": "NUJ Honours Olori Janet Afolabi With Media Icon Award",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/10/nuj-honours-olori-janet-afolabi-with-media-icon-award",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-10T11:06:13.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/10/nuj-honours-olori-janet-afolabi-with-media-icon-award/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) recently recognized Olori Janet Afolabi, a CNN award-winning journalist and Queen of Apomu Kingdom in Osun State, with the prestigious Media Icon Award. The accolade was bestowed in appreciation of her significant contributions to journalism in Nigeria. The prestigious honor was bestowed upon Olori Afolabi at a grand ceremony held on November 7th at the Abuja Continental Hotel, as part of the 4th Annual Milestone Recognition of Media Icons in Nigeria. The event drew an audience of seasoned journalists, media executives, government officials, and other notable figures. Olori Afolabi expressed her deep gratitude to God and the NUJ for acknowledging her work. She stated that her dedication to journalism was fueled by an unwavering passion to serve humanity and utilize her reporting skills as a tool for development. The renowned journalist, author, and humanitarian also revealed that she founded OJAF, a non-governmental organization dedicated to women empowerment, girl-child education, youth development, and child welfare.",
  "summary": "The Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) National Secretariat has honoured Olori Janet Afolabi, CNN award winning journalist and Queen of Apomu Kingdom in Osun State, with the prestigious Media Icon",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}