Veteran journalist and one of Nigeria’s most celebrated columnists of his era, Peter Enahoro, is dead.
Gatekeepers News reports that the development was announced in a terse statement by Ms Bunmi Sofola, also an iconic journalist in her own right and family friend.
She said Enahoro, popularly known by his pen name, Peter Pan, died in London, the United Kingdom on Monday.
He was 88 years old at the time of his death.
The statement read in part, “Regret to announce the passing on of our iconic journalist Peter Enahoro “Peter Pan” today in London at the age of 88. RIP.
“Also known by the pen name of “Peter Pan” because of his popular column in New African magazine under that name. He has been described as ‘perhaps Africa’s best-known international journalist’”.
