Atiku, Mark, NGE, others mourn Alade Odunewu
Former Vice-President, Atiku Abubakar, Senate President, David Mark and his House of Representatives counterpart, Rt. Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal have joined other Nigerians in mourning the late veteran journalist, Alhaji Alade Idowu Odunewu whose remains were laid to rest yesterday at the Vaults and Gardens, Ikoyi, Lagos. He died last Thursday night at St Nicholas Hospital, Lagos at the age of 85 years. In a condolence message sent to the family of the deceased, Atiku described the late Odunewu as “a big loss to the journalism profession in Nigeria,’’ adding, “it would create a big vacuum in journalism for a long time to come.” [caption id="attachment_405959" align="alignleft" width="250"] Late Alade Odunewui[/caption] According to Atiku, the deceased sense of humour gave his writing style a unique and inimitable quality and class. “Journalists had a lot to learn from the extraordinary talent of the late Odunewu whose column became so popular like a...