The media industry was on Sunday evening thrown into
mourning following the death of the deputy political editor of ThisDay
newspaper, Prince Ademola Adeyemo, who died at 58.
According to his wife, Mujidat Adewumi, the amiable
journalist died of heart attack after complaining of stress occasioned by a
journey he undertook to Iroko on Sunday. He was said to have driven to Iroko
near Fiditi, a suburb of Oyo town where he had gone to assist the wife of his
deceased younger brother pack her property to a location close to Olodo in
Ibadan.
Adeyemo joined ThisDay in January, 1996 as Oyo State
Correspondent. He graduated from the Polytechnic Ibadan with the Higher
National Diploma in Mass Communication in 1986 and obtained a Master’s degree
in Personnel Psychology from the University of Ibadan in 1999. Continue...
Before joining ThisDay, the late Adeyemo had worked with the
Nigerian Television Authority, Ibadan (1982 – 1983) and The Guardian Newspaper
(1982-1994) as Oyo State Correspondent
In a condolence message, by the Oyo State Governor, Abiola
Ajimobi, the Governor said he received the news of the death of the veteran journalist with
shock and disbelief. He said Adeyemo was a dedicated and hard working man.
“He was a shinning star in the noble journalism profession.
He was committed to the job, which has taken him to several state capitals,
including Ibadan, his birth place. He was a positive influence for upcoming
journalists,” Ajimobi said.
He was buried yesterday according to Islamic rites at his residence in Olodo area of Ibadan amidst wailing from sympathisers.
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