ThisDay Deputy Editor Dies of Heart Attack

latest news flash on our news desk has it that the deputy political editor of ThisDay newspaper, Prince Ademola Adeyemo, has been reported dead at the age of 58.

Adeyemo, fondly called ‘Prince’ by his colleagues, was an indigene of Ibadan and an Oyo State correspondent of the Guardian newspaper before he joined ThisDay newspaper as the state correspondent.

He was later transferred to the head office in Lagos having been promoted to the position of deputy political editor, a position he held till his death.

According to his widow, Mujidat Adewumi, the journalist died of
heart attack after complaining of stress occasioned by a journey he undertook to Iroko on Sunday.

He was said to have driven to Iroko near Fiditi, a suburb of Oyo town where he had gone to assist the wife of his deceased younger brother pack her property to a location close to Olodo in Ibadan.

Upon arrival around 5 p.m, the wife said Adeyemo complained of stress from the travel and that he needed to rest. However, before he could be moved to a hospital, he gave up the ghost.

He is survived by his wife and five children including an aged mother who resides in Osogbo. His remains were interred yesterday morning at his residence, according to Muslim rites.

At the burial, his residence was besieged by neighbours, colleagues and well-wishers who poured encomiums on him.