The publisher of a Nigerian newspaper Dr. Samuel Ibiyemi has died.
NPO Reports learnt that Ibiyemi died at the Babcock University Teaching Hospital Tuesday after being diagnosed of an ailment.
His colleague, Sulaiman Salau, a journalist with the Guardian newspaper, announced this, noting that the veteran energy journalist died on Tuesday.
“It’s really sad and unfortunately that we eventually lost Dr Samuel Ibiyemi today. May his soul rest in peace!” Salau wrote.
Ibiyemi, who was a former business editor with Nigerian Tribune, was at the defunct Financial Standard as its energy editor.