President Bola Tinubu has paid a special tribute to Babajide Kolade-Otitoju, a multiple award-winning investigative journalist, on his 60th birthday.

The President highlighted Otitoju’s contributions to journalism and Nigeria, saluting him for his citizen-oriented journalism, professionalism, integrity, courage, and for always speaking truth to power.

Otitoju, a prince of Ekirin Adde in Kogi State, has vast experience in both print and electronic media. He began his career with the Democrat newspaper in Kaduna from 1991 to December 1992.

Then he joined TheNews Group as a pioneer staff member in February 1993, reporting from Kano as the state correspondent. In Kano, Otitoju made a name for himself when he defied threats and reported the religious-motivated killing of a Nigerian.

He distinguished himself at TheNEWS Organisation and went on to edit PMNEWS and later The NEWS magazine before joining TVC. Otitoju has an acute memory, a characteristic of a History graduate from the University of Ilorin.

He is also a polemicist and songwriter, and at present the Director of News of Television Continental and anchor of the celebrated current affairs and discussion programme of the station-“Journalists Hangout”.