Peter Enahoro, ex-Daily Times chief dies at 88

Former Daily Times Administrator and renowned columnist, Peter Enahoro, is dead.
He died in London on Monday according to a statement by his family.

The terse statement reads: “Regret to announce the passing on of our iconic journalist, Peter Enahoro “Peter Pan”, in London, at the age of 88. RIP.

“Born on January 21, 1935, Peter Enahoro is a Nigerian journalist, author, businessman and publisher. 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”.

It was learnt that further announcement will soon be made on his funeral.

On the Daily Times Alumni WhatsApp platform, former workers of then largest newspaper in Africa South of Sahara, condoled with the family over Enahoro’s passage.

Enahoro edited the Daily Times in 1962 and Sunday Times in 1958.

He became the conglomerate’s administrator in 1996.



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