I had looked forward to Chief Chris Ogunbanjo’s centenary birthday with relish. And history had much to do with that. I had been so privileged, in 1983 to represent the then Vice-President Dr. Alex Ekwueme at the 60th birthday celebration of the legal luminary, boardroom icon, and business leader, when the VP had to travel in place of President Shehu …

He died on Monday, 11th September 2023. He was aged 104 years. Two weeks after his 90th birthday, I called him to ask for a profile interview. I was editor at The Sun newspapers. He agreed – reluctantly. It was to mark his birthday, I’d told him. He gave me time, 10am, and the venue, his residence. I knew his …

Doyen of accounting in Nigeria, Pa Akintola Williams is died. He was 104. Born on 9th August 1919, he was the first Nigerian to qualify as a chartered accountant. As Nigeria’s first indigenous chartered accountant, Williams pioneered the country’s accounting profession. He was instrumental in developing the country’s financial sector. The renowned accountant studied accounting at the University of London …