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Dele Giwa
Nigerian journalist and newspaper founder
Dele Giwa (16 March 1947 – 19 October 1986) was a Nigerianjournalist, editor, and founder of Newswatch magazine.
He was murdered when he opened the package with a bomb at his Ikeja, Lagos residence on October 19, 1986.
Early life and career
Sumonu Oladele "Baines" Giwa hailed from Ugbekpe Ekperi, Etsako East local government area of Edo state.
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He was born on 16 March 1947, to a family working in the palace of Oba Adesoji Aderemi, the Ooni of Ife. He attended local Authority Modern School in Lagere, Ile-lfe. When his father moved to Oduduwa College, Ile-Ife as a laundry man, he gained admission to that school.[1] Dele Giwa travelled to the USA for his higher education, earning a BA in English from Brooklyn College in 1977 and enrolled for a Graduate program at Fordham University.
He worked for The New York Times as a news assistant for four years after which he relocated to Nigeria to work with Daily Time