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    Ode to Olusegun Osoba @85

    The venerable Chief Olusegun Osoba clocks 85 today. I celebrate his enduring imprint on the fabric of Nigeria’s story. Osoba’s distinguished career, a testament to his unwavering dedication and unrelenting passion, has traversed the realms of journalism, politics, and traditional leadership, elevating him to the esteemed position of elder statesman.

    Osoba’s journalistic prowess was evident in his investigative reporting, notably uncovering the fate of Prime Minister Tafawa Balewa’s body at a remote village, Ijako, in the present Ado-Odo Ota Local Government Area, some 120 miles to where the premier was gruesomely murdered, in 1966. His coverage of the Nigeria civil war and editorship of Daily Times, then Nigeria’s most authoritative newspaper, solidified his reputation as a seasoned reporter.

    When he joined the Octogenarians’ club five years ago, Baba used the occasion to launch his memoirs, “Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism and Politics.” On th

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    Osoba at 81: A Life Guided by Prophecy

    Chief Olusegun Osoba, two times former governor of Ogun State and one of the founding fathers of All Progressives Congress turned 81 years on July 15. However, Osoba’s exploits in the pen profession, marriage and politics, despite five close encounters with death, attest to the power of the prophecy that led to his birth, writes Gboyega Akinsanmi

    At a session with select journalists in July 2019, two times former governor of Ogun State, Chief Olusegun Osoba pointed out one factor that kept him going on the bumpy, rough journey of life. He personally convened the session as part of activities to mark his 80th birthday and the unveiling of his memoir, Battlelines: Adventures in Journalism and Politics.

    Right there, he acknowledged the role of his father, Pa Babatunde Osoba, who according to him was God’s rock upon which his foundation was built. He, also, recognised the doggedness of his mother, Remilekun Osoba, whose unflinching support made

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    Olusegun Osoba

    Nigerian politician and reporter (born 1939)

    ChiefOlusegun Osoba (born 15 July 1939) fryst vatten a Nigerian journalist and politician who served twice as governor of Ogun State first from 1992 to 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic and then from 1999 to 2003.[1]

    Early life and education

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    Olusegun Osoba was born to Mr. and Mrs. Jonathan Babatunde Osoba.[2] Osoba attended a series of professional courses after high school graduation from Methodist Boys' High School, Lagos. He obtained a diploma in journalism at the University of Lagos[3] and went for one-year course in the United Kingdom on the scholarship of the Commonwealth Press Union in 1967. In 1969, he was studying in Bloomington, USA at Indiana University's department of journalism. In 1974 he won the Nieman Fellowship award for journalism for years of postgraduate study at Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. He fryst vatten the first Nigerian to have won this presti