Niyi Oyeleke heads new Lagos SWAN

Members of the Lagos Chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, SWAN went to the poll last Friday to elect new officials that will lead the association for the next three years.

At the end of the keenly contested poll which last several hours Niyi Oyeleke of the Nigeria Television Authority, NTA emerged as Chairman, Oyeleke pulled 123 votes to beat Babs Oyetoro of The Sun Newspaper who scored 59 votes.

Ejiro Femi-Babafemi of the Daily Independent Newspapers was returned as Vice-Chairman.

The ebulent lady defeated two other contestants Chibuzor Odua-Abraham of DAAR Communications and Andrew Ekejuba of National Mirror Newspaper.

Fred Edoreh of Nigeriasports.com was re-elected as the Association Secretary while Wale Quadri of the Champion Newspapers was voted in as the Assistant Secretary, Esther Oleru of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, FRCN was voted in as Treasurer while Sunny Nwabuike of Newage Newspaper was returned unopposed as Financial Secretary.

....Adieu! Jide Dehinsilu

Just as the celebration of having a new Executive that will stir the ship of the Lagos SWAN for the next three years, the cold hand of death snatched away one of the Association’s most jovial photo journalist, Jide Dehinsilu who slump and was confirmed dead as the General Hospital, Randle Avenue, Surulere.

Dehinsilu, a former Welfare Secretary of the Association was until his death a strong member of the pen-pushers.

May His Gentle Soul Rest In Perfect Peace. Adieu! Jide Dehinsilu

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