While Prince Agbese died on November 17, 2025, Alhaji Mohammed transitioned in the early hours of January 14, 2026.
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His death comes less than two months after that of another Co-Founder, Dan Agbese, who died on November 17, 2025
For 40 years since that encounter, I was his student. I studied his writings and the man at various professional fora we met.
My friend, Dotun Oladipo, summed it up aptly: Agbese’s outlook was always to make one a better person and a better journalist.
Dan was older than all of us in age and in journalism but he treated us with respect and decency as if we were equals.
His colleague-Directors as Newswatch: Ray Ekpu and Soji Akinrinade, also joined several other important dignitaries.
For the relationship we shared, I am going to break my second avoidance when closely loved ones die: I will be at his funeral.
Even when Dan wrote an article on a subject that was esoteric, he always made it less than esoteric, less than pedantic, less than pedagogic by cutting it down to bite sizes for the sake of clarity and easy digestion.
This was contained in a statement issued to newsmen on Sunday in Abuja by the Forum’s Assistant Secretary, Zainab Okino.
Agbese leaves behind a legacy of fearless truth telling, intellectual excellence, and an abiding faith in Nigeria’s promise
Governor Sanwo-Olu, in a condolence message issued on Tuesday by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Gboyega Akosile, said the death of the ace columnist and journalism icon is painful and heartbreaking.
Akpabio spoke in a heartfelt condolence message signed by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Rt. Hon. Eseme Eyiboh.
The veteran journalist and one of the pioneering minds behind Newswatch magazine died Monday morning in Lagos.
A statement signed by the Secretary General of LNC, Prof Anthony Kila, said Agbese’s death signifies the end of an era
“Wada was a thorough-bred professional who preached virtues and fairness in the journalism profession during his lifetime. I am still in shock over his demise,” Agbese said in a statement he personally signed.
Fashola should know why the more the nation spends on power, the more it reaps darkness and the absence of light in a country this big, this rich and this influential on the African continent.
Veteran journalist, Dan Agbese, has commended Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, for his commitment towards transforming the infrastructural landscape in the State in the last four years.
A media expert, Dan Agbese, on Saturday charged the Nigerian media to tackle national issues boldly by speaking truth to power, to bring the about desired changes.
This was contained in a statement signed by all the former Directors: Ray Ekpu, Dan Agbese, Yakubu Mohammed and Soji Akinrinade
Court bailiffs took away the computers and other equipment of the magazine