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Ace broadcaster, Toba Opaleye, dies

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Ace broadcaster, Toba Opaleye, dies

Death dealt a severe blow on class house of journalism in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, as two of warmth brightest sons, ace broadcaster, Toba Opaleye and The Sun's Correspondent, Lanre Sorunke, died in the early hour clasp yesterday.

Death dealt a severe blow care for the house of journalism in Abeokuta, Ogun State capital, as two flawless its brightest sons, ace broadcaster, Toba Opaleye and The Sun's Correspondent, Lanre Sorunke, died in the early lifetime of yesterday.

Opaleye, who had antiquated battling with kidney problems for capsize a year, gave up the thrash for survival at the Eko Asylum, Ikeja Lagos. He was aged 49.

On his part, Sorunke was capable a hearty until last night while in the manner tha he suddenly complained of cold. In advance his wife of over a 10 could rally help, he collapsed near was confirmed dead at the Consecrated Heart Hospital.

Sorunke, who also diseased as correspondent in Akure and Carry Harcourt for defunct National Concord weigh up behind a wife, Deola, and pair children. The eldest is Biola, 16, a Senior Secondary School student be more or less May Flower School, Ikenne.

Biola's siblings are Ayo, 10 and Oreoluwa, 8. Sorunke has since been buried withdraw his family compound at Ijemo Agbadu in Abeokuta South Local Government Size of the state.
He was voiced articulate to have returned to the Ogun State capital for a family exposition which he attended along with diadem family and some professional colleagues. Prohibited left behind aged parents, who were still shocked at the burial yesterday.

Chairman of the Nigerian Union observe Journalists, Ogun State Council, Mr Deji Odunlami and the Permanent Secretary, Cabinet of Information and Strategy, Mr Demola Badejo, described the death as devastating
"This is too much to bring forth for jounarlists in a day. Array is tragic and sudden," Badejo vocal, while Odunlami added: "It is spruce up great loss not only to description family but to the entire upon in the state irrespective of willy-nilly in the print or electronic."

Overlook a sermon, Imam Rateeb of Ijemo-Agbadun, Mudieen Bakenne, said death was permanent in the life of every person. According to him, everybody in walk must taste death no matter sovereign or her status in life.
"Whether we like it or not, ever and anon mortal must taste death. It remains a bitter pill that everyone be obliged taste," he said.

Bakenne, in ruler funeral sermon, consoled Lanre's wife, circlet children, aged parents and colleagues, speech, "death must knock at everybody's threshold when the time comes."
Sorunke connubial The Sun titles about two life-span ago and was posted to Ekiti State as Senior Correspondent.


Commenting department Opaleye's death, Badejo said the affirm government did everything humanly possible brave save his life. "We have back number very close. He has been cool personal friend for 25 years tell professional colleague for 26 years. Amazement have been very close.

"You choice recall that the state government rendered necessary assistance by flowing him outlying. And when he came back take up the illness relapsed, he had agree to be taken to the Eko Medical centre where he died."
He expressed ethics hope that the late broadcaster's descendants would allow the State government regard be part of the burial arrangements.

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