By BABA DANTIYE
On 15 July 2026, Chief Aremo Olusegun (Segun) Osoba turned 87. For many Nigerians, the occasion is an opportunity to celebrate an accomplished journalist, former Governor of Ogun State, elder statesman and one of the country’s most respected public figures. For those of us in the Nigerian Guild of Editors, however, it is also a moment to celebrate something even more enduring—a man who, despite attaining the highest levels of public service, never severed his bond with the profession that made him. If I were to describe him in one sentence, I would simply say: Aremo Segun Osoba is an editor who never left the Guild.
The Nigerian Guild of Editors has produced many distinguished professionals who went on to become publishers, media proprietors, ambassadors, ministers and elder statesmen. As they assumed greater responsibilities, many naturally became less visible in the day-to-day affairs of the profession that shaped them. Aremo Osoba chose a different path. Though he rose to become Governor of Ogun State and one of Nigeria’s foremost political leaders, he remained deeply rooted in journalism and steadfastly committed to the Guild. He stayed close to his colleagues, continued to identify with the profession and remained ever willing to contribute to its growth and prestige.
