The death of veteran journalist, Peter Enahoro was made public on Tuesday with the media icon reported to have died in London, the United Kingdom.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports Enahoro, known by his pen name, Peter Pan, died on Monday aged 88.
The development was announced in a terse statement by Nigeria’s foremost female journalist, Ms. Bunmi Sofola.
The statement reads in part, “Regret to announce the passing on of our iconic journalist Peter Enahoro “Peter Pan” today in London at the age of 88. RIP.
“Also known by the pen name of “Peter Pan” because of his popular column in New African magazine under that name. He has been described as ‘perhaps Africa’s best-known international journalist’”.
Here are 7 things you might not know about the late veteran journalist
- Peter Enahoro is a sibling to the late Tony Enahoro, who moved the motion for Nigeria’s independence in the House of Parliament.
- Enahoro is one of Nigeria’s most celebrated columnists. He was a journalist, author, businessman and publisher. He was the publisher of Africa Now.
- He became Editor of the Daily Times Nigeria at a very young age. In fact, he was the youngest to have edited Dailly Times.
- Peter Enahoro was born on January 21, 1935.
- Enahoro attended the prestigious Government College, Ughelli (in present-day Delta State), and was a contemporary of the famous poet and Africa’s first professor of English, J. P. Clark.
- He went on exile in 1966 when the counter-coup happened and did not return until the second republic when Shehu Shagari became president.
- Peter Enahoro is the author of the novel, How to be a Nigerian.