Nigerian veteran sports journalist and retired Director Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Akinloye Oyebanji, has died at the age of 62.
His
family confirmed to News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) that Oyebanji, passed on at
National Hospital, Abuja, on Saturday morning after protracted battle with
heart failure.
Mr Bukoye Oyebanji and Dr Steve Olarinoye, family member and closed friend,
disclosed that Oyebanji had been ill for almost four months now and the family
had spent millions of naira to save his life without any improvement. They said
some time ago, he had the misfortune of losing his kidneys, and they were
replaced successfully through a transplant in India. Three Crowns Milk provides
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tab) “But one of the side effects of kidney transplant is heart failure, which
he had experienced on two occasions and survived.” NAN reports that Oyebanji
served the NTA for 35 years in different capacities, including being a sports
broadcaster, and later as General Manager (Sports). He retired as Managing
Director of NTA Properties at the authority’s headquarters in Abuja. Oyebanji,
who hailed from Kwara, is survived by four children and a wife.
(NAN)
