Teslim Ajagbe Appointed As Media Aide To Lagos Island Council Chairman






The Executive Chairman of Lagos Island East LCDA, Hon. Muib Alade Folawiyo has appointed influential journalist, Ajagbe Adeyemi Teslim as his Special Adviser (SA) on Digital Communications.

The appointment was announced on Thursday via a statement issued by the Council Chairman, Hon. Muib Alade Folawiyo and duly signed by his Chief of Staff,  Hon. Jubrila Kabiawu.

The appointment takes immediate effects.

Before his appointment Ajagbe was the publisher of the popular online platform, August24news.com and its sister YouTube channel, August24news Tv.

August24news Tv Channel is a Google accredited and certified channel on YouTube with over 5,000 subscribers and over 55,000 views.

Ajagbe is known for his brilliance hardworking and versatile reportage and had distinguished himself in the media profession as an entertainment reporter, Business Editor and Political Editor before establishing August24news TV.

Ajagbe is also a former two term councilorship aspirant from ward E3 in Lagos Island East LCDA under the rulling All Progressive congress (APC).

According to the chairman, Ajagbe’s appointment is based on his political affiliation with his administration and years of experience in the Online digital Journalism which is much needed to support his administration.

Ajagbe is a Mass Communications National Diploma (ND) holder from Lagos State Polytechnic, now Lagos State University of Science and Technology, Ikorodu campus, before he proceeded to bagged his National Higher Diploma (HND) in Journalism from the prestigious Times Journalism Institute, (TJI) Surulere, Lagos.

To his credit, Ajagbe has attended several workshops, seminars.and trainings, all of which have helped a great deal to enhance his journalism practice and also made him a top notch within his contemporary cum digital journalism.

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