Preparatory to Late Evelyn Osagie’s final journey home, family, friends and colleagues Friday held a Service of Songs and Night of Tributes.
The event, held at the Meeting Hall, Nigerian Institute of Journalism, Ogba, Lagos, had juggernauts in journalism, art and advocacy circles as well as celebrities in attendance.
The Nation newspaper family was well represented with Deputy Editor (Daily) Dr Emmanuel Oladesu, Chief Sub-Editor Sunday Omoniyi as well as Osagie’s immediate boss on the Art Desk, Ozolua Uhakheme leading the pack Executive Director International Press Centre, Lanre Arogundade, frontline advocate and Founder CEE-HOPE, Betty Abah, Lekan Otufodunrin of Media Career Development Network and former Managing Editor (Online) at The Nation, journalist Anote Ajeluorou, NUJ The Nation chairman Gboyega Alaka, Ibrahim Akpekhade, Busola Odugbesan all gave moving tributes.
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Performance poet and journalist AKeem Lasisi delivered a thought-provoking honour of a colleague of the spoken words.
A high point of the night was, however, the poetry performance by Late Evelyn’s sister, Patience Osagie, bringing back beautiful memories of her sister and reassuring the audience that indeed Evelyn d’Poet lives on.
Evelyn will be interred tomorrow Saturday at Atan Cemetery, Yaba.