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Media gurus, public relations and marketing giants and other eminent Nigerians will on Friday, September 6, 2024, gather to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the death of the pioneer Deputy Editor of Weekend Concord and and former Vice Chairman of The Sun Publishing Limited, Pastor Dimgba Igwe.
According to a statement made available to PUNCH Online on Wednesday, the event is scheduled to hold at The Colossus Hotel, Ikeja, Lagos,
Igwe, also a former Deputy General Overseer of Evangel Pentecostal Church, Okota, Lagos, died on September 6, 2014, at 58.
Born on May 16, 1956, he would have been 68 years old last May.
“To commemorate the 10th anniversary of his passing, a committee of friends and mentees of Igwe has concluded arrangements for a public lecture scheduled to be delivered by veteran journalist, Father of Soft-sell journalism in Nigeria, and publisher of Prime People, Mr. Muyiwa Adetiba,” the statement read.
Titled “Tabloid Journalism: Yesterday, Today and The Future,” the public lecture will have as Chairman, th Publisher of Thisday Newspapers, Chairman and Owner of ARISE Television, and past President of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria, Prince Nduka Obaigbena.
Former Governor of Ogun State, Aremo Olusegun Osoba, will be Special Guest of Honour.
Another Special Guest of Honour is Igwe’s widow Pastor Mrs. Obioma Dimgba-Igwe.
The statement quoted the Chairman of the Organising Committee, Chief Femi Adesina, former Special Adviser to former President Mohammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity, as saying that the event was conceptualised to celebrate the contributions of the late Igwe to Nigerian journalism, his unwavering commitment to good governance, public order, advancement of democracy, as well as general development of the country.
Adesina, a former Managing Director of The Sun and former President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors, said, “This lecture is a celebration of a man, who, together with his ‘twin brother’, Chief Mike Awoyinfa, midwifed Nigeria’s first Saturday newspaper, Weekend Concord, at a time many had thought such novelty was impracticable in the country’s media space at the time.
“But they not only blazed the trail, they mentored a generation of journalists who have flown the flag very high in their different spheres of calling and influence in Nigeria, Africa and across the world.
“That is why we are celebrating him through this public lecture, which would be an annual event and it will get bigger with each year passing.”
