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Breaking: Osoba to Chair Lagos/Ogun Multi-Sector Trade Fair opening ceremony

Elder statesman and former governor of Ogun state, Chief Olusegun Osoba has accepted to chair the opening ceremony of the forthcoming Lagos/Ogun Multi-Sector International Trade Fair slated to be held from August 15-17, 2024 at OPIC Event Centre, Lagos/Ibadan Expressway. Aremo Osoba, whose professional and political life transverse Lagos and Ogun states, was a two-time governor of the Gateway state from January 1992 to November 1993 and later from May 1999 to May 2003, is a living legend and godfather of the journalism profession in Nigeria as well as a…

Defamation: Osoba demands N3bn, public apology from Okurounmu

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A former governor of Ogun State, Olusegun Osoba, has demanded a sum of N3bn from a chieftain of Afenifere , Senator Femi Okuronmu, as damages for an alleged libellous statement published by two national newspapers. In a letter sent to the senator by Osoba’s lawyer, Chief Wole Olanipekun (SAN), the former governor also demanded a public apology to be published on the front pages of seven consecutive editions of both Daily Independent and The Sun newspapers, starting from Monday, July 29, 2019. Osoba, however, gave Okuronmu a 14-day ultimatum to…

Osoba @ 80: “My detention and escapes from Abacha’s killers”

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To be 80 years on earth is a great milestone. And to live up to that ripe age in a country where life expectancy average is below 50, an obelisk or pyramid or sphinx should be erected! So, for Chief Olusegun Osoba, former governor of Ogun State, who will be 80 in July, it is an occasion for big celebration. In fact, his birthday will be marked with the public presentation of his autobiography, titled ”Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism and Politics” at Eko Hotel, Lagos, on Monday 8 July 2019.…

Osoba to mark 80th birthday with biography presentation

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Elder statesman and two time governor of Ogun State and Akinrogun of Egbaland, Aremo Olusegun Osoba is to present to the reading his memoir; BATTLELINES: An adventure in Journalism and Politics as part of activities marking his 80th birthday. Aremo Osoba, a foremost journalism icon and one the profession’s most brilliant administrator was governor of Ogun State of Nigeria from January 1992- November 1993 and later 1999 to 2003. He began his career in journalism in 1964 as a trainee reporter with the Daily Times covering crime stories and by 1966,…