Sun Newspapers Looses It's Vice-Chairman..

Vice-Chairman of Sun Newspapers , Dimgba Igwe, is dead. ‎

The associate publisher of Entertainment weekly magazine was knocked down this morning by a car while jogging near his home in the Okota area of Lagos. He was rushed to the hospital where he later died. He was just 58 years old.

He was rushed to a nearby hospital after the accident but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Confirming the death of Mr. Igwe, President of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE), Femi Adeshina, described it as shocking.

“Yes it’s true. He was my boss, he was my mentor, I feel devastated about his death. This time last week, we were together at the NGE conference only to find out about his death this morning,” Mr Adeshina, who is also the Editor-in-Chief of Sun Newspaper, said.

Chairman of the Sun Publishing Limited, Dr. Orji Uzor Kalu, described the incident as the darkest day in the history of the organisation.

Dimgba alongside his best best friend Mike Awoyinfa, pioneered the now rested Weekend Concord newspaper and The Sun Newspaper.

The veteran journalist, until his death, was the Assistant General overseer of Evangel Pentecostal Church‎, Lagos.‎

May his soul Rest in peace. Amen