Izuchukwu OkosiThe city of Ibadan has been thrown into mourning Sunday morning with news of the demise of The Olubadan of Ibadan land, Oba Saliu Adetunji.
The monarch who was 93-years-old, passed away today (2 January) at the University College Hospital (UCH) in Ibadan, Oyo state according to various sources from the ancient city.
He was crowned the 41st Olubadan of Ibadan following his coronation on March 4, 2016.
Prior to his coronation as the Olubadan of Ibadan, Oba Saliu Adetunji was the Balogun (warrior) of Ibadan land.
Oba Adetunji was a successful businessman and Ibadan was peaceful during his reign.
There has not been further comments by the management of UCH or the family as Toke Akinrinlola the Public Relations Officer could not give further information about the sad news.
Izuchukwu Okosi is a Nigerian sports and entertainment journalist with two decades of experience in the media industry having begun his media journey in 2002 as an intern at Mundial Sports International (MSI) and Africa Independent Television (AIT), owners of Daar Communications Plc.
In October 2004, Okosi joined Complete Communications Limited, publishers of Complete Sports newspaper and Complete Football magazine as a reporter and later script writer for the Complete Sports studio.
He worked there for 13 years until October 2017.
Okosi also worked various times as Correspondent, Content creator and Editor at Sports Market International Magazine, Opera News, All Nigeria Soccer Media and Iconic Media Watch.
He also undertook freelance writing gigs for some local and international organizations.
Okosi is a member of the Actors Guild of Nigeria (AGN), Association of Movie Producers (AMP), Association of Voiceover Artistes of Nigeria (AVOA), Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) and Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ).
He has been part of cast in some Nollywood movies and radio dramas including Blood Money 2, Scores To Settle, Dead End 2, Another Campus Tale and Battle Line.
Aside mainstream media and the entertainment industry, he has interests in scouting/unearthing of talents in the sports and creative sectors, exports business and property development.
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