A Nigerian medical doctor, Festus Oluseye Babarinde, has been honoured with the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award in the United States for his lifetime of volunteerism, public service, and dedication to underserved communities in Nigeria and the diaspora. In a Thursday statement po...A Nigerian medical doctor, Festus Oluseye Babarinde, has been honoured with the 2025 Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Award in the United States for his lifetime of volunteerism, public service, and dedication to underserved communities in Nigeria and the diaspora. In a Thursday statement posted on the official X handle of the National Orientation Agency (NOA), Babarinde received the award at the 44th Annual Dr Martin Luther King Jr. Commemoration Ceremony held at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore. NOA disclosed that he was honoured alongside professors and senior research fellows of the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, and his recognition was for his outstanding contributions to community health and human capacity development across borders. “For his diligence, dedication and commitment to service, and his relentless pursuit of excellence, Dr Babarinde embodies the values enshrined in the Nigerian Citizen Codes, and is, therefore, our Real Nigerian of the Week.”