AINPN Southwest to Honour Agidigbo FM Founder, Oriyomi Hamzat, with 2026 Leadership Icon Award
IBADAN — The Association of Independent Newspaper Publishers of Nigeria (AINPN), Southwest Chapter, has announced that the Founder of Agidigbo 88.7 FM, Ibadan, Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, will be honoured with its 2026 Southwest Leadership Icon Award in recognition of his outstanding contributions to humanitarian service, public advocacy, and community development through broadcasting.
The award ceremony will hold on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at Ogunlana Hall, International Conference Centre, University of Ibadan, Oyo State.
This recognition is long overdue and deeply deserved. Through Agidigbo FM, Oriyomi Hamzat has built more than a radio station. He has built a movement—a movement that stands with the common man, amplifies the cries of the oppressed, and demands accountability from those in power.
Day after day, his platform has become the court of the people, where justice is sought, solutions are found, and hope is restored. From rescuing the helpless to exposing societal ills, Oriyomi Hamzat has used broadcasting as a tool for service, not just for information. That is why millions across the Southwest and beyond tune in, trust him, and call him their own.
AINPN Southwest said the award celebrates individuals whose work has directly impacted governance, security, education, business, and community development across the region. In Oriyomi Hamzat, the association has found a media icon whose courage, compassion, and consistency have redefined what it means to serve the people through journalism.
He will be celebrated alongside other distinguished Nigerians who have also made remarkable contributions to national growth. The list of 2026 honourees includes Hon. Olubunmi Tunji-Ojo, Honourable Minister of Interior; Aare Afe Babalola, SAN, Founder of Afe Babalola University; Chief Lateef Akande Bakare, Ajirowa of Ijesaland and CEO of Nigeria Wire and Cable; Prof. Kayode Oyebode, Vice Chancellor, University of Ibadan; Chief Isaac Tapere, CEO, Tisco Nig. Ltd.; Dr. Oluwasegun Alade Musa, business mogul and industrialist; Dr. Kayode Akande, Founder of Glo FM; Amb. Dr. Agboola Olaoluwa and Amb. Dr. (Mrs.) Agboola Olaoluwa, Founders of Unique Fertility Help Consult, Ibadan; and Comrade Ayobami Olusegun Adeogun, NULGE President, Oyo State.
The event, themed “Fostering Regional Prosperity: Economic and Security Integration in Southwest Nigeria,” will feature a keynote lecture by Prof. Emilolorun Ambrose Ayelari, former Deputy Vice Chancellor (Administration), University of Ibadan. Chief Adeniyi Michael Akintola, SAN, will serve as Chairman of the occasion, while His Excellency, Engr. Seyi Makinde, Executive Governor of Oyo State, will attend as Special Guest of Honour. The Royal Fathers of the Day are His Imperial Majesty, Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II, Ooni of Ife, and His Imperial Majesty, Oba Senator Rashidi Adewolu Ladoja, Arusa I, Olubadan of Ibadanland.
The ceremony will also witness the official launch of the AINPN Southwest Secretariat Project, aimed at strengthening independent media practice in the region.
The event begins at 12:00 noon prompt.
Today, we celebrate a broadcaster, a philanthropist, and a fearless advocate of the people. Alhaji Oriyomi Hamzat, the Southwest salutes you. Nigeria salutes you.
