Media gurus, public relations and marketing giants as well as other eminent Nigerians will today converge on The Colossus Hotel in Ikeja to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the passing of Pastor Dimgba Igwe, pioneer Deputy Editor of Weekend Concord and former Vice Chairman of The Sun Publishing Limited.
Igwe, also a former Deputy General Overseer of Evangel Pentecostal Church at Okota in Lagos, died on September 6, 2014, aged 58.
Born on May 16, 1956, the popular journalist would have attained 68 years last May.
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To commemorate the 10th anniversary of his passing, a committee of friends and mentees has concluded arrangements for a public lecture to be delivered by the publisher of Prime People, Mr. Muyiwa Adetiba.
Titled: Tabloid Journalism: Yesterday, Today and The Future, the public lecture will have the Publisher of ThisDay Newspapers, Chairman and Owner of ARISE Television, and former President of the Newspapers Proprietors Association of Nigeria (NPAN), Prince Nduka Obaigbena, as Chairman.
Former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba will be the special guest of honour, while Pastor Mrs. Obioma Dimgba-Igwe will be the apecial guest of honour.
The former Special Adviser to ex-President Muhammadu Buhari on Media and Publicity and Chairman of the Organising Committee, Chief Femi Adesina, said the event was conceptualised to celebrate the gigantic contributions of the late Igwe to Nigerian journalism, his unwavering commitment to good governance, public order, advancement of democracy, and general development of the country.