December 09, (THEWILL) – A former Chairman of the Editorial Board of the Nigerian Tribune, Dejo Olatoye, is dead, aged 78.
His wife, Mrs Christy Olatoye, who confirmed the development, said Olatoye died on Wednesday, after a brief illness.
Olatoye retired from the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), as Deputy Editor in Chief in 2006.
Olumuyiwa Apara, who was with Olatoye on the Editorial Board of the Nigerian Tribune, described the deceased as “a thoroughbred professional.
“He was a snaffle to the facts of a story. He was an articulate and fantastic journalist”, Apara said.
His burial would be made known after a family meeting, the wife added.
