Mr. Dada Aladelokun, an Assistant Editor with The Nation newspapers, is dead. He died in the early hours of Friday at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH) after a protracted illness.
In a statement by the Nigerian Union of Journalists (NUJ), The Nation chapel, Aladelokun was described as a very industrious journalist who left an indelible mark. Until his death, ‘Man of God’ (MOG), as he was fondly called, was the head of the City Beat section.
He was born in 1967 in Ikere-Ekiti, in Ekiti State. He attended the then Ondo State University, later Adekunle Ajasin University and now University of Ado-Ekiti, where he obtained a B.Sc Degree in Psychology.
Before joining Vintage Press Limited, publishers of The Nation newspaper titles, he had worked previously at The Comet, Punch and News Star. He is survived by a wife and three children. His burial arrangements will be announced by the family.
Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Hon. Mudashiru Obasa, and the Majority Leader, SOB Agunbiade, have commiserated with the management and staff of The Nation newspapers over Aladelokun’s death.
Obasa, in his condolence message, described death as a necessary end for every human being, noting that, “we should take solace in the fact that the deceased left an enduring legacy in the journalism profession before answering the final call”.
The Speaker described the deceased as a professional journalist to the core, saying “I have known him since his days as a reporter with the defunct Comet newspaper and since then, he had stood to be counted among resourceful and intelligent journalists around. Apart from this, he was also a prolific writer.”
Agunbiade, in his own message, stated that the deceased would be missed not only by his colleagues at The Nation but also by members of his family, especially his wife and children, and his friends and associates.
“We will all miss him and while I commiserate with management and staff of The Nationnewspapers and condole with his family members, especially his wife and children, I pray to God to give them all the fortitude to bear the huge loss,” he said.
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