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PHOTO: Throwback To When Late Broadcaster, Yinka Craig, Interviewed Football Legend, Pele

Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit Here’s a glimpse of the moment when late broadcaster, Yinka Craig, interviewed now-deceased football legend, Pele. Pele died on Thursday after a battle with cancer. Craig died in 2008. This photo was shared on Facebook in 2013. Credit: Facebook| Yinka Craig REGISTER TO JOIN NAIJABLOG FREE BLOGGING PLATFORM NaijaBlog.ng Tweet Tweet Share Whatsapp reddit .u764ccf27049e2008d3ab932769b85dc1{padding:0;margin:0;padding-top:1em!important;padding-bottom:1em!important;width:100%;display:block;font-weight:700;background-color:inherit;border:0!important;border-left:4px solid #16A085!important;box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.17);-moz-box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.17);-o-box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.17);-webkit-box-shadow:0 1px 2px rgba(0,0,0,.17);text-decorati...

Yinka Odumakin: Nigeria has lost a fearless activist – Ekiti governor

The Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi, has mourned the death of Mr. Yinka Odumakin, the renowned activist and Spokesperson of the Pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, describing the news of his passing as “tragic and deeply devastating.” Odumakin, according to his family, passed away Saturday morning after battling with COVID-19 complications at the age of 59years. Fayemi in a statement signed by his Chief Press Secretary, Yinka Oyebode said the Yoruba and indeed Nigeria have lost, ” a truly patriotic citizen, a fearless activist who consistently spoke truth to power and a man of the people who championed the cause of his people till he breathed his last.” He described the death of the Afenifere spokesperson as a personal loss to him, ” having had a long-standing working relat...

Yinka Odumakin: Premature departure of a bright star – Senator Tinubu

Like millions of Nigerians, I received with profound shock the news of the death early this morning of Mr. Yinka Odumakin, spokesman of Afenifere, committed fighter for democracy, dedicated civil society activist, courageous and outspoken defender of whatever ideals and principles he believed in and a patriotic citizen in every sense of the word. Ever since his student days, Odumakin had been fearless and unrelenting in speaking up in promoting the cause of justice and what he perceived as the best interest of the citizens of Nigeria. He participated actively at the forefront in the various students and youth struggles against successive military dictatorships in the 1980s and 1990s. In the process, he was arrested, harassed and even detained several times. Yet, he never allowed himself to...