Celebrated journalist, One time editor of City People and News of the People magazines and publisher of Bravo Weekly, Dada Eriye has been reported dead.
The journalist died on the 18th of February at the intensive care unit of Lagos University Teaching Hospital, (LUTH), Idiaraba after being involved in a fire accident at his home on February 14th.
According message contained in a Blackberry broadcast sent across by his colleagues, Dada Eriye was refueling his generator at about 11.30pm on Saturday February 14 when the accident occurred causing severe burns. He was rushed to LUTH where he was placed on life support machine.
He is survived by his wife and young son. May his soul rest in peace, amen.