16 Facts About Olusegun Osoba

Chief Olusegun Osoba was born on 15 July 1939 and is a Nigerian journalist and politician who served twice as governor of Ogun State first from 1992 to 1993 during the Nigerian Third Republic and then from 1999 to 2003.

Olusegun Osoba was born to Mr and Mrs Jonathan Babatunde Osoba.

Olusegun Osoba obtained a diploma in journalism at the University of Lagos and went for one-year course in the United Kingdom on the scholarship of the Commonwealth Press Union in 1967.

Olusegun Osoba is the first Nigerian to have won this prestigious Nieman Fellowship for Journalism.

Olusegun Osoba started his career in journalism in 1964 working with the Daily Times of Nigeria as a trainee reporter covering crime stories and by 1966, he was the diplomatic correspondent of the Times.

Olusegun Osoba became news editor in 1968, deputy editor of the Sunday Times in 1971 and deputy editor of the Times in 1972.

Olusegun Osoba returned to the Times in 1984 as the managing director.

Olusegun Osoba is the chairman of the Governing Board of the Nigerian Institute of Journalism and a member of the executive board of the International Press Institute representing Black-Africa from 1984 to 1992.

Olusegun Osoba was a member of the Nigerian Constituent Assembly in 1988.

Olusegun Osoba is a member of the Commonwealth Press Union, London and the Nigerian Union of Journalist.

Olusegun Osoba was elected on two occasions as Governor of Ogun State first from January 1992 until November 1993 with the Social Democratic Party.

Olusegun Osoba was removed from office by Sani Abacha's administration on 17 November 1993.

Olusegun Osoba is a member of the 2014 National Conference.

Olusegun Osoba holds the National Honours of the Commander of the Order of the Federal Republic and the Commander of the Order of the Niger.

Olusegun Osoba is married to Chief Aderinsola Olusegun Osoba, the Beere Awujale of Ijebu.

Olusegun Osoba holds the chieftaincy titles of the Akinrogun of Egbaland and the Aremo Awujale of Ijebu.