The Nigerian Football federation (NFF) is mourning the death of foremost sports journalist Olusegun Ogunjimi who passed away on Wednesday.
“Highly professional, resourceful, humble and diligent, Ogunjimi was widely respected by colleagues, administrators and other stakeholders in the sector, and was a credible role model for aspiring newshounds,” the NFF described Ogunjimi who was with The Nation newspaper as at the time of his death.
“We lost a very good friend. He was objective and unbiased in his journalism. He cross-checked and balanced his stories before reporting. May God be the guide to those he left behind,” said NFF General Secretary, Dr Mohammed Sanusi.
Ogunjimi was a veteran of the trade who learnt from some of the very best and imbibed and internalized the good old ethics and tenets of journalism, Ogunjimi served as treasurer of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria, FCT chapter and was Liaison Assistant of SWAN President Honour Sirawoo.
He covered several national and international sporting events during his lifetime.