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Wednesday 27 March 2013

Son of late Sage Chief Obafemi Awolowo, Oluwole Awolowo Dies at 70


Yoruba socio-political and cultural group, Afenifere, has mourned the death of Chief Oluwole Awolowo, the publisher of the Tribune Newspapers. The deceased is a son of the late Premier of the Western Region of Nigeria, Chief Jeremiah Obafemi Awolowo.
“The entire Afenifere family mourns the passing away of the scion of our illustrious leader’s family, Chief Oluwole Awolowo. His death is a big pain and loss to all of us who are followers of the sage. We pray that the Almighty will strengthen our Mama and the entire family in this difficult moment. May his amiable soul rest in perfect peace,” the group said in a statement by its spokesperson, Yinka Odumakin.
Oluwole Awolowo died aged 71 on Wednesday evening.
Details of the death are still sketchy and no official statement has been released by the Awolowo family. Family sources say the deceased had been sick and in a foreign hospital for some time. His mother, chief (Mrs) Hannah Idowu Dideolu Awolowo is still alive.

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