Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase (31 December 1950 – 26 February 2022) was the first to publish sport news in Nigeria and he started publishing with Sports Souvenir weekly newspaper in 1984.[1] He was a business coach, author, pastor and a publisher. He is the founder of Complete Communications Limited, a company that houses Complete Sports newspaper and he also started two other magazines, now defunct, Climax Magazine and International Soccer Review.[2]
Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase | |
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| Born | 31 December 1950 |
| Died | 26 February 2022 (aged 71) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
| Nationality | Nigerian |
| Alma mater | University of Lagos |
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| Years active | 1976–2022 |
| Known for | Founder of Complete Sports |
Early life and education
editObazu-Ojeagbase was born to Edo State parents in Osogbo, a local government area in Osun State where he completed his basic education at St. James' Primary School, Osogbo in 1962. He proceeded to be enlisted into the Nigerian Army after working as a printer trainee. He also held a Diploma in Mass Communication from the University of Lagos.[3]
Career
editObazu-Ojeagbase worked as a sports reporter for several media houses including Herald Newspaper, Daily Times, Concord Group of Newspapers and The Guardian. In 1983, he started publishing a weekly sports newspaper called Sports Souvenir after he quit his job as a reporter for The Guardian newspaper and he went on to publish Complete Football with the former becoming the first Nigerian sports newspaper while the latter became the first Nigerian all-colour monthly football magazine.[4]
In 1995, he published Complete Sports, a daily sports newspaper and Success Digest Magazine a business establishment guide which has gone on to become one of the most widely read newspapers and magazines in Nigeria.[5]
Personal life and death
editObazu-Ojeagbase died in Atlanta, Georgia, on 26 February 2022, at the age of 71.[6]
Publications
editSome of Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase published works include:
- How to Make It in Nigeria – Building Your Wealth from Ground Floor Up
- How to Bullet Proof Yourself from Poverty, Ideas – The Starting Point of All True Riches
References
edit- ^ "Complete Sports founder Sunny Ojeagbase dies at 71". 1 March 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ IV, Editorial (28 February 2022). "Complete Sports founder, Ojeagbase, dies in US". Blueprint Newspapers Limited. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ^ "Profile Of Publisher-Complete Sports Magazine In Nigeria". Media Nigeria. 8 November 2012. Retrieved 7 August 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "I Courted My Wife for Just Two Weeks – Sunny Obazu Ojeagbese". Benco News. 12 November 2013. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ "Sunny Obazu-Ojeagbase: Rags to Riches". GoodNews Nigeria. 21 November 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2015.
- ^ Abulude, Samuel (28 February 2022). "Media Entrepreneur, Ojeagbase, Dies At 71". Leadership. Retrieved 28 February 2022.