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Renowned writer and the erstwhile managing manager and Editor-in-Chief of Punch Nigeria Limited, Sir Ademola Osinubi, was virtually “drenched” successful tributes and commendations arsenic helium celebrated his 70th day successful a graceful mode connected Monday, 20th October 2025.
The 70th day thanksgiving and Eucharist service, which took spot astatine Methodist Cathedral of Peace and Excellence, Opebi, Ikeja, Lagos, brought unneurotic an array of dignitaries, crème de la crème of Nigerian journalism, friends, families, and adjacent allies who gathered to honour Sir Ademola Osinubi, a mentor to generations of Nigerian journalists.
Leading the tributes was the Editor-in-Chief of LEADERSHIP Media Group, Mr Azu Ishiekwene, who reflected connected his travel nether Osinubi’s mentorship, recalling implicit 2 decades of moving unneurotic astatine the Punch.
He said, “Sir Ademola Osinubi is my mentor. He was precise consequential successful my 21 oregon 22 years travel successful Punch. He looked aft maine similar a younger brother. He remains a relation exemplary successful galore areas, whether successful presumption of nonrecreational signifier oregon successful presumption of his quality and committedness to the upliftment of the champion morals and values of the profession.”
He praised Osinubi for starring by illustration and lasting steadfastly done some bully and challenging times, saying, “I privation him much years successful bully health, much wealth successful joyousness and successful bid and happiness.”
Ishiekwene urged young professionals to travel successful Osinubi’s footsteps.
In his tributes, the Lagos State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Mr Gbenga Omotoso, observed the almighty beingness of distinguished guests who gathered to honour the erstwhile Punch MD, adjacent connected a engaged Monday.
According to him, “That shows that helium is simply a bully man. What helium did successful PUNCH, wherever helium actively spent his moving years, are the things that talk for him today.”
Omotoso described Osinubi arsenic a man and loving father, and highlighted the reward of hard enactment and bully relationships that Osinubi enjoys today.
“I privation him each the best, and that helium should proceed to bash each the things that person made radical travel and observe him today,” helium added.
The Editor of Vanguard Newspapers, Mr Eze Anaba, highlighted Osinubi’s unthinkable vocation trajectory done the ranks to the pinnacle of enactment astatine PUNCH, saying, “A antheral who has done truthful overmuch for the industry. “Incredible, brilliant, a antheral with integrity. I tin lone privation him well. And I commune that helium lives successful bully wellness for galore years of his life. He volition beryllium successful bully wellness and prosperity.”
He urged others to instrumentality inspiration from the mode Osinubi built his beingness and vocation and to emulate him going forward.
The spiritual magnitude of the tribute was eloquently expressed by Bishop of Ijebu Methodist Church, Nigeria, Reverend Solomon Abayomi Adegbite, who reflected connected the theme, “Products of God’s mercy,” and acknowledged the enduring goodness of God successful Osinubi’s life.
“I spot his beingness arsenic an ideal, due to the fact that helium loves to bash things the mode of God,” the Reverend affirmed. He work from Lamentations 3:22, underscoring the thought that contempt trials, it is God’s mercies that prolong people.
“God has kept him alive, not conscionable being alive. God kept him to beryllium purposeful, to cognize wherefore helium is surviving and to bash the same,” Adegbite said, concluding with prayers for continual blessings.
Osinubi’s household besides took portion successful the celebrations, with his 2nd daughter, Oluranti Osinubi, describing her begetter arsenic “very present,” not conscionable successful rubric but successful his actions.
“One of the cardinal things helium taught us, adjacent arsenic children, is to beryllium patient, godly and contented with what we have. Integrity is the watchword successful our household,” she said. Oluranti expressed pridefulness successful the modular her begetter has acceptable for them, which presently guides their regular lives.
The Choir of Excellence, representing the religion community, honoured Osinubi for his generosity and steadfast support. Acknowledging his penchant for discreet giving.
The choir expressed heavy appreciation done the presumption of a painting, intended to service arsenic a disposable awesome of gratitude successful his home.
Sir Ademola Osinubi, a erstwhile managing manager and Editor-in-Chief of Punch Nigeria Limited, spent 27 years arsenic the MD. During his tenure, helium led the paper done important challenges and successfully maintained its estimation for reliable reporting and editorial excellence.
His enactment is credited with steering Punch Nigeria done turbulent governmental periods and mounting precocious standards successful Nigerian journalism.
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