President Tinubu to Confer National Honours on Bayo Onanuga _Bayo Onanuga, enlisted as one of the CON recipients, for the National Honour Award, his announcement sent waves of excitement through the nation's capital, with many hailing the recognition as a well-deserved tribute to Bayo's contribution to Nigerian journalism._ _Onanuga's dedication to truthful reporting and insightful commentary during the military era of Sani Abacha led to his being held captive by the State Security Service in Lagos for some time, but he later escaped, left the country, and returned in 1997 after the death of Abacha. This led to the resignation of many staff from major newspapers in Nigeria due to his critical story published about the military era in a protest for MKO Abiola, but they were asked to apologize to the military era's leaders. Onanuga's democratic struggles mark the annulled general..._ readmore: https://villainfostratic.com/2025/06/12/president-tinubu-to-confer-national-honours-on-bayo-onanuga/ VILLA INFOSTRATIC | https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaD (FOLLOW)