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  • Edo ex-Information Commissioner dies at 72

    Edo ex-Information Commissioner dies at 72

    A Former Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Charles Idahosa has died.

    Idahosa reportedly died in his sleep yesterday afternoon.

    Popularly called Charly T, Idahosa was said to have been in high spirits but died after he took a nap.

    A close associate said he attended the wedding ceremony of the daughter of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and shared rice to the needy shortly before his death.

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    Besides serving as Commissioner for Information and Orientation under the administration of Chief Lucky Igbinedion, Idahosa served as Political Adviser to former Governor Adams Oshiomhole, he was chairman of Uhunmwonde Local Government and was also governorship candidate of the defunct Democratic Peoples Party (DPP).

    No official response but a family member said, “Daddy was full of life this morning, as usual he came downstairs receiving people. I don’t know what happened, it is shocking.”

  • Ex-Edo information commissioner Charles Idahosa dies at 72

    Ex-Edo information commissioner Charles Idahosa dies at 72

    A former Commissioner for Information and Orientation in Edo State, Charles Idahosa, is dead.

    Idahosa reportedly died in his sleep on Saturday afternoon.

    Popularly known as Charly T, he was said to have been in high spirits before his death and only took a nap from which he did not wake up.

    A close associate disclosed that Idahosa had earlier attended the wedding ceremony of a daughter of Pastor Osagie Ize-Iyamu and also shared rice with the needy shortly before his passing.

    Idahosa served as Commissioner for Information and Orientation under the administration of former Governor Chief Lucky Igbinedion. 

    He also served as Political Adviser to ex-Governor Adams Oshiomhole, was Chairman of Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, and later emerged as the governorship candidate of the defunct Democratic Peoples Party (DPP).

    While there has been no official statement from the family, a family member described the death as shocking.

    “Daddy was full of life this morning. As usual, he came downstairs to receive people. I don’t know what happened; it is shocking,” the family member said.