Crescent University in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, has appreciated Oba Olufemi Adewunmi Ogunleye, the late Towulade of Akinwale, Owu kingdom with a Posthumous Award for promoting traditional heritage and professional excellence
The late monarch, a veteran journalist and Public Relation Expert was honoured alongside two other awardees, Chief Kolawole Akintoye and Mr Adesegun Akinlotan Emmanuel during the 2025 Bola Ajibola Community Services Awards , marking the 19th Founder's Day of the university held on Saturday
Oba Ogunleye after a rewarding journalism and PR practice enrolled into Crescent University and got his first degree in Law and later proceeded to Babcock University Ilishan-Remo where he bagged Master's Degree in Law and returned to the same institution for his PhD and defended his Doctoral Thesis
The monarch was still eyeing a return to Crescent University for Master's of Science Degree in Mass Communication before death prevented him from actualizing the academic ambition
Proprietor and Chairman, Board of Trustees of Crescent University, Prince Muhammed Ma'ruf Adesegun Ajibola (SAN) presented the award to his son, Prince Olumide in appreciation of the monarch's commitment to promotion of traditional heritage and professional excellence in journalism and PR practice in Nigeria
Similarly Chief Akintoye, the Odofin of Egbaland, another awardee was appreciated with Bola Ajibola Community Services Meritorious Award for promoting charity and humanitarian services both in the United Kingdom and Nigeria
The awardee is currently supporting fund raising for a charity organization who is caring out a research on cure for Prostate Cancer in men
Also Mr. Akinlotan Emmanuel, a movie producer and artiste from Ijeun, Abeokuta who featured in several movies was equally acknowledged for his commitment to promotion of culture and humanitarian services
The awardee of meritorious Bola Ajibola Community Services Award is a holder of a Diploma in Film Performance and Communication Studies from Crescent University and winner of several awards in the movie industry
Both Chairman of Board of Trustees, Prince Ma'ruf Ajibola and Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Ibraheem Gbajabiamila in their separate speeches acknowledged the vision of the later founder who committed all his wealth to the actualization of establishment of Crescent University in 2005 , 20 years ago to contribute to human capacity development in Nigeria
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