The event will be held on December 9, 2023 at Abuja Continental Hotel (formerly Sheraton), Abuja by 5pm.
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So, I had to accept the reality: Prof. Lai Oso is dead! Our irreplaceable leader, mentor, and pillar of support is gone!
WSCIJ in a statement signed by its Executive Director/CEO, Motunrayo Alaka the late don was acknowledged as a long-time supporter of WSCIJ, having served on the Faculty of many of its training programmes and was a distinguished member of the judges’ board of its flagship award, the Wole Soyinka Award for Investigative Reporting (WSAIR), for a decade.
MAPALUM National President, Pastor Ezekiel Obasanya, in the group’s Tribute writes: “With the demise of Professor Oso, a treasure trove of communication scholarship has been extinguished. Unfortunately, his passing on Saturday, June 24, 2023, has left us in profound sorrow, but we submit to the will of God. We will miss his outstanding academic insights.”
As I read that Facebook post, my heart began to beat so hard and fast that I was afraid it would force itself out of my chest.
The set spoke in a statement on Monday by its Chairman, Kunle Adesina, and Public Relations Officer, Kayode Odugbemi
Its President, Dr. Ajibola Abayomi, expressed shock and sadness over the death of the 67-year-old professor.