A former sports journalist and retired director with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), Akinloye Oyebanj, has died at the age of 62.

Igbere TV learnt that Mr Oyebanji passed on at National Hospital, Abuja on Saturday morning from heart disease.

Oyebanji had been ill for almost four months now and his family had spent millions of naira to save his life without any improvement, Igbere TV reports.

Family source said he had the misfortune of losing his kidneys which were replaced successfully through a transplant in India.

“But one of the side effects of kidney transplant is heart failure, which he had experienced on two occasions and survived,” a family member said.

Family members, friends and professional colleagues recently appealed to governments, public-spirited individuals and corporate organisations to assist him with $25,000 for treatment abroad.

Oyebanji served the NTA for 35 years in different capacities, including being a sports broadcaster, and later as general manager (sports).

He retired as managing director of NTA Properties at the authority’s headquarters in Abuja.

Oyebanji worked with legendary sport journalist, Walter Oyatogun, who died at the age of 78 in 2014.

Speaking after Oyatogun’s death, Oyebanji said they were colleagues at a time and that he learnt a lot from him.

“He was dedicated to his work, punctual and ensured that everything went smoothly and in the right way,” he said.

Oyebanji, who hailed from Kwara, is survived by four children and a wife.

Source; http://igberetvnews.com/850492/just-in-veteran-nta-sports-journalist-dies-at-62/

O my God!!!

Sorry

Just remembered his broadcast back then ...Nigeria's U17 has won the FIFA World Cup......

I am Akinloye Oyebanji reporting for NTA News.

Chisus

One of our best.

Mat his soul rest in peace.

Ooooh God! When NTA was NTA
Who remembered

Truly veteran. Rest in peace

Ha! Eyah!

Baba rest in peace

The way he comments on Nigeria football matches can give someone high blood pressure. I remember him vividly.

Rest in peace Sir.

He took over from the likes of Yinka Craig, Waheed Olagunju, Charles Ojugbana and Walter Oyatogun.

I will always remember the way he looked after Nigeria lost in the final of a tournament, I think it was Canada '87.

He looked like he had been crying. My sister kept making fun of him.


He was the face of NTA Sports from the late 1980s till the mid-2000s.

Rest in peace.



https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH8I0H6sbv0

R.I.P sir

Akinloye Oyebanji

NTA Sports


farewell

Rest in peace

Say: “Indeed, the death from which you flee - indeed, it will meet you. Then you will be returned to the Knower of the unseen and the witnessed, and He will inform you about what you used to do.”’) [ 62:8 ]

May God grant the entire family fortitude to bear the loss.

Having a kindey transplant always runs the risk of rejection.....which can lead to heart failure.

62,that's young.
A good sport journalist.
That transplant may have been poorly done.
India is not a good centre for all these transplants Nigerians run to.
Their complications rate is way too high.

Pls we need ans to this igbere TV. What channel is it on gotv or startime

Chai! How sad. RIP

I remembered his voice commentary during the 2006 Olympics. I used to stay late into the night watching the games.

He has a calm voice which make someone enjoy the games.

I still wonder how NTA lost all the good reputation the once had.

This story is sad. RIP

Even after a kidney transplant, the rate of rejection is high, coupled with the anti-rejection medications you need to take for the rest of your life, and the lowered immunity these drugs cause. You are open season for any sickness that comes your way.

Dialysis was his best option in my opinion but also that is expensive.

I plan to open up a kidney institute in Nigeria to manage kidney care because kidney failure isn't a death sentence. Everyday I deal with people who have been on dialysis for more than 10 years and you wouldn't even know they are on dialysis. They looks as healthy as everyone else.

Another problem with dialysis in Nigeria is the lack of knowledge when it comes to nutrition on dialysis which is a very important part, if not the most important part. Most people who die from kidney failure in Nigeria is because they did not adhere to a strict kidney diet due to ignorance.

I plan to open a kidney institute and train people on how to take care of kidney patients. I plan to train nutritionists, nurses, and doctors on how to manage kidney patients. We can't keep losing people to kidney failure which can be managed.

Why can't FG assist him when the family called for assistance?

Ohhhh nooo..what a loss.
I used to picture an elephant whenever he's on tv.


Rip sir..

May his soul rest in peace ..

...Heart failure is not a side effect of kidney transplantation..

Oh dear. These kinds of developments diminish me, and remind me that I am fast approaching my own demise, with each tick of the clock.

I sadly but boldly embrace this reality of life.

Reporting from the Gates of Heaven,
Akinloye Oyebanji, NTA News.

This is my fear about kidney transplant...after spending all the million and more importantly removing another person's own to give to the sick....he or she ends up dieing shortly ...i.e. ojb, Steve kadiri to name but a few.

Famocious:
May his soul rest in peace ..

...Heart failure is not a side effect of kidney transplantation..

It could be. I can explain the process

OTayobami:
Ooooh God! When NTA was NTA
Who remembered

very interesting program