• Prof. Tom Adaba

VETERAN JOURNALIST AND FORMER NBC DG, PROFESSOR TOM ADABA, PASSES ON

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Professor Tom Adaba, a veteran journalist and former Director General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), has passed away. According to reports, he died peacefully in Abuja on Saturday. Chief Adinoyi Joe Anivasa JP, Secretary of the Egbira Elders Forum Abuja, confirmed the news, saying, “I feel sad to inform you that our elder and Leader, Prof Tom A Adaba just answered the call of nature by giving up his ghost to the Lord this morning.” Chief Anivasa added that further details about Professor Adaba’s burial arrangements would be communicated later. He also paid tribute to the late Professor, saying, “We thank God for his life. May God have mercy on his shortcomings and grant his soul eternal peaceful rest in His Heavenly Kingdom, Amen.” Professor Adaba was a distinguished journalist who had served as President of the African Council for Communication Education between 1988 and 1992, making him the first Nigerian to hold the position.