An African media icon and chairman
of Punch newspapers,
Mr. Wale Aboderin, has died on Wednesday, May 30, 2018, at
6.05am, at the age of 60 after a brief post-surgery ailment, reports ITRealms.
His death, ITRealms gathered, is coming barely a
year after Mr. Aboderin was elected the Board chairman of the African Media
Initiative (AMI) in Nairobi, Kenya.
Late Mr. Aboderin, ITRealms also gathered, was a trained commercial
pilot at the Burnside-Ott Flying School, Florida, United States. The former
student of Government College, Ibadan, Wale, was appointed chairman of the
company’s board of directors in 2012.
His tenure witnessed
groundbreaking changes in the editorial quality, management and fortunes of
PUNCH, including a hugely successful redesign, the launch of several digital
initiatives and the newspaper’s win of several local and international awards.
A popular sports enthusiast
in Nigeria, late Mr. Aboderin is the founder and owner of Dolphins Basketball
Club, a leading African female basketball club, with local and continental
honours. He is a former chairman of the Lagos State Basketball Association and
a former member of the Nigerian Handball Federation.
Late Mr Aboderin, ITRealms gathered, passed away after a
heart surgery at the First Cardiology Consultants, Ikoyi-Lagos and was the
older brother of actress and singer, Wunmi Obe. He is survived by a wife,
Titilayo, and two children.
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