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Paul Ukpabio Wins Tourism Writer Of The Year Award

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3 years ago

October 31, 2023

The Tourism Writer Of The Year Award 2023 has gone to Paul Ukpabio of Paul Ukpabio Blog.

The event was the Nigeria Media NiteOut Award (NMNA) that took place yesterday at the prestigious Lagos Airport Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos.

The category, a usual tough turf because of its being laden with prolific, well traveled writers, became a tough one for the media awards committee, when it came to decision making,” said Sola Olugbemiro, the Convener of the annual award event

But Paul Ukpabio Blog emerged winner when at the tail end of the period considered, the versatile writer,came up with a classic travel story, which became the icing on the cake! And the game changer for the awards committee’s decision

Paul Ukpabio has also been a winner of The Society Writer Of The Year Award amongst others.

In an emotional laden speech, Paul Ukpabio after being presented the award, as Tourism Writer Of The Year 2023, dedicated the award to Tourism Icon, Otunba Wanle Akinboboye, who he said, “opened the door for the award to come in.”

“I want to dedicate this award to Tourism Icon Otunba Wanle Akinboboye (The Builder), who inspired me to write the award winning travel story. It was my visit to his exotic holiday resort, La Campagne Tropicana Forest Hills And Cave Resort, located at Ondo state, that inspired me to write the story. The trip was an out-of-this world experience for me. He provided the platform, and I want to thank him for building talents and creating opportunities for people to grow.” Paul Ukpabio added at the event.

The event also saw many journalists winning awards in other media categories such as: Politics Desk Head Of The Year Award, Crime Writer Of The Year Award and others.

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Blue Lagos Facilitates INEC Continuous Voter Registration Across Riverine Communities

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2 days ago

July 17, 2026

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Blue Lagos is pleased to inform residents of riverine and coastal communities across Lagos State that officials of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) will be conducting the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) Exercise in selected communities from Thursday, 16 July to Sunday, 19 July 2026.

This intervention is part of INEC’s ongoing Nationwide Continuous Voter Registration exercise, which has been taking place across various communities in Lagos State.

Through the engagement and advocacy efforts of Blue Lagos, the exercise is now being extended to additional riverine and coastal communities to ensure that more residents have convenient access to voter registration services.

The exercise will cover communities in Badagry, Epe, Eti-Osa, Ojo, Amuwo-Odofin, Apapa, Ibeju-Lekki, Ikorodu, Kosofe, and Lagos Mainland, with dedicated registration centres established within or close to the affected communities.

Eligible residents are encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity.

Residents of the Riverine areas should visit the designated registration centre closest to their community on the scheduled date indicated by INEC.

Kindly refer to the attached schedule for the list of dedicated registration locations, dates, and communities covered under this phase of the exercise.

For further information, please contact your community leaders or follow Blue Lagos communication channels.

Blue Lagos – No Community is Left Behind

Prince Adewunmi Aroyewun
08147723259
For: Blue Lagos