Veteran newscaster and accomplished international journalist of repute ,Siju Alabi, has been conferred with Erelu Baaroyin of Ilawo Kingdom Abeokuta, Ogun State
The widely travelled broadcaster and international award winner of repute was confered with the award by HRM. Oba( Prof) Alexander Olusegun Macgegor, the Olu of Orile Ilawo Abeokuta Ogun State
The highly profile event, which was held on Wednesday,11th September,2024, at the palace of the Oba, was attended by who is who in society within Abeokuta Ogun State and outside the state
Siju Alabi, who was confered with the title based on her dexterity in her broadcasting carrier that spanned over 35 years, was full of joy.
Siju Alabi has been in media for 35 years until last year, and she had served in different capacities as a reporter, a newscaster, and also as a general manager at Lagos Television
” Having served for 35 years in broadcasting definitely I am definitely on my way out as a civil servant. I now have a YouTube channel where I do interview the program is called ” Think Nigeria ” the program is to celebrate trailblazers, unsong heroes of Nigeria at home and in diaspora, so I am always on the tube”
Siju Alabi got her first experience in broadcasting in USA, before she returned to Nigeria for her NYSC where she served at NTA, then left the country once again, came back again then worked with Channels Television, Minaj International, Super Screen before she finally worked as General Manager of Lagos Television
It was at channels Television that she won many awards , as Best Newscaster, as Best Presenter and so on .
No doubt Siju Alabi has paid her dues as far as journalism is concerned and so the befitting conferement as Baaroyin of Ilawo Kingdom Abeokuta Ogun State.
