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PhD Journey
June 17, 2025

The Mentors Who Make Scholars

Olasunkanmi Arowolo

Olasunkanmi Arowolo

Researcher, Lecturer, Coach, and Mentor in Journalism.

I met Professor Jimi Kayode in my first year at Lagos State University. I was young, ambitious, and eager to make sense of the newsroom politics I was yet to experience. After one of his News Writing lectures, I approached him and asked a question that, in hindsight, revealed more about my expectations than my understanding of the profession:

As seen in Vanguard and TheCable Newspapers In every academic journey, there are those whose influence lingers long after the graduation robes have been folded away and certificates framed. These individuals are not merely teachers; they are mentors — builders of men and women, shapers of destini...

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