The Chairman, Punch Nigeria Limited, Mr. Gbadebowale Wayne Aboderin, is dead.
According to a May 31 report on the PUNCH newspaper website, he died on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at 6.05am after a heart surgery at the age of 60.
“He was also Chairman Punch Commercial Printing Limited and Lukahed Properties Limited. He attended the Government College, Ibadan and trained as a pilot in the United States.
“A sports enthusiast and philanthropist, he was the founder and chairman of the Dolphins Female Basketball Foundation, and also a former chairman of the Lagos State Basketball Association,” said the report.
He was a one-time vice-president of the Nigerian Basketball Supporters Club. He is survived by his wife, Titilayo and two daughters, Nicole and Cherelle.