Nigeria: African of the Year Award Postponed

22 January 2013

Daily Trust's 2013 African of the year award ceremony/dinner earlier slated for today has been postponed.

The postponement followed confirmation by this year's African of the Year, former South African president, Thabo Mbeki, that the event has clashed with other engagements he has at the African Union, as such he will not be available to receive the award as scheduled.

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