Dr. Emmanuel Sunny Ojeagbase, Founder and Executive Chairman of Complete Communications Limited, Publishers of Complete Sports newspapers, SuccessDigest, and other online publications is dead.
Gatekeepers News reports that Ojeagbase died on Saturday, 26 February, in Atlanta, United States of America (USA) after a brief illness.
The 71-year-old hailed from Uzebba, Iuleha in Owan West of Edo State, Southern Nigeria.
Popularly known as S.O.” before adding Emmanuel to his name, broke into the national consciousness as the pioneer publisher of sports news in Nigeria when he established Sports Souvenir weekly newspaper in 1984.
Before then, the late media entrepreneur was a retired soldier of the Nigerian Army who distinguished himself in sports journalism as a stringer at the Daily Times newspapers in the mid-1970s and was later appointed as sports editor of Sunday Concord newspapers at inception in 1980 and sports editor of The Guardian newspapers also at inception in 1983.
The sports journalism icon is survived by his wife, Esther Ojeagbase, his children both biological and adopted, as well as grandchildren and other relatives.
Julius Ojeagbasein a statement signed on behalf of the Family said that Condolence registers have been opened at Complete Sports headquarters at Plot 9, Alhaji Adenekan Street, Okota, Lagos; and at SADC headquarters, No. 36, Esuola Street, Off Ago Palace Way, Okota, Lagos.
He added that burial arrangements will be announced by the family.
