SEGUN ODEGBAMI BECOMES COLUMNIST WITH PENPUSHING MEDIA
The management of the establishment in welcoming Odegbami as a columnist described the development, as a signal, to the fact that, Penpushing has become a household name in authentic news dissemination worldwide.
Penpushing which started as a WhatsApp platform on July 19, 2016, with 256 memberships across the globe, got registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC), received its certificate on June 1, 2017, and recorded another feat with the commencement of its online publication in December, 2017.
The organization within the period of its operations has held two annual conferences, while the lecture of the maiden edition was delivered by Prof Oye Ibidapo-Obe, former Vice-Chancellor, University of Lagos, and the second anniversary lecture delivered by the Country Director ,United Nations Information Centre(UNIC),in Nigeria, Ronald Kayanja.
The Editorial Board include :Funke Fadugba(Chairman) who was former two term Chairperson, Nigeria Union of Journalists, Lagos Council, Dr Goke Rauf,(Director, School of Communications, Moshood Abiola Polytechnic, Abeokuta), Chief Femi Shodunke(Publisher, Canada based Gatewaymail online Newspapers and Eddy Aina(former Director, National Broadcasting Commission).
The Penpushing platform parades a number of personalities among them, Governors, former Governors, Ministers, Ambassadors, as well as professionals from various fields, which spread across the globe
Penpushing is also in partnership with Terres de hommes(TDH), a Swiss based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Impact Africa Television(IATV),Nigeria Television Authority(NTA ,Channel 12), Sweet F.M Radio Station, Rockcity F.M Radio Station, WFM Radio State, Impact F.M Radio Station, Newspot online Newspapers, Gatewaymail online Newspapers, Funnab Radio Station and Family F.M Radio Station.
The organization had also organized training workshops for journalists, separately in Ogun and Lagos States, in conjunction with Terres de hommes(TDH),and also in partnership with Metropolitan Broadcasting Services(MBS) organising political debates for candidates for the 2019 elections in the South-West of Nigeria.