Photo caption: Evelyn Osagie.
President Bola Tinubu has commiserated with the management and staff of The Nation newspaper over the death of its Assistant Editor, Evelyn Osagie.
Osagie, aged 49, passed away last Sunday after a brief illness.
In a condolence statement signed by his Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga on Saturday, the President described her death as “sad and heartbreaking.”
He said, “The late Osagie was one of The Nation’s most talented, creative, and hardworking correspondents.”
The statement recalled her contributions to journalism, especially in arts and culture reporting, as well as her advocacy on women’s issues.
Tinubu added, “A consummate poet in written and spoken forms with widespread influence and contacts in literary and cultural circles, the late Osagie distinguished herself in the various fields she traversed.”
The President prayed for the peaceful repose of her soul and for strength for her family, colleagues, and the management of The Nation newspaper.
