Olajide Fashikun
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Olajide Fashikun, also known as Olajide Ayodeji Fashikun, was a Nigerian journalist who was arrested in November 2011 over his stories alleging corruption in the Nigeria Football Federation.[1] He was known for his anti-corruption crusade against corruption in Nigerian sports.[1] He was also known for initiating the "Adopt an athlete" idea for promising athletes to be supported by corporate organizations leading to major competions.[2]
Birth and career
Fashikun was born in Kaduna, Nigeria on 14 September 1965.[3][4] He began as all round sportsman who played football, handball, volleyball, basketball and won victories for his country.[4] He played football for Zabgai of Bauchi (1984); El-Kanemi Warriors of Maiduguri (1985); Zamalek SC of Egypt (1986-1988) when injuries ruled him out.[4] He was the youngest player in Nigeria handball men national team that won the African Nations Cup in 1979.[4]
Medals
Fashikun won gold medal at African Nations Cup in Lagos, Nigeria in 1980; gold medal at African Nations Cup in Bauchi, Nigeria in 1984; gold medal at NIPOGA Games in 1985 in Kaduna, Nigeria; bronze medal at Nigerian University Games Association (NUGA) in 1988 in Calabar, Nigeria; gold medal at NUGA in 1998 in Kano State, Nigeria.[3]
Book
- Issues in Nigerian Social Work Administration[5]
Positions
He was the editor of the National Accord Newspaper,[1] the sports editor of the Herald Newspaper and the senior sports reporter of ThisDay Newspaper.[2] He was also the managing editor of Gong News.[2][3][4] He was a former lecturer at the Kwara State Polytechnic and also a former chairman of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN), Kwara State chapter.[2][4] He was the director, Sports Development and Marketing with the Nigeria Sports Development Fund Incorporated.[6]
Death and burial
Fashikun died in the early hours of Sunday, 27 January 2019 at the Federal Medical Centre, Abuja after a brief illness.[2][4][7] He was 54 years old.[2]
He was buried on Wednesday, 30 January 2019 in his hometown at Obbo-Aiyegunle in Ekiti, Kwara, Nigeria.[8] He was survived by an aged mother, wife and four children.[9]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Nigeria journalist arrested, faces libel suit over soccer stories". 15 November 2011.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Renowned journalist, Jide Fashikun is dead". 27 January 2019.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Olajide Fashikun: I got my first new pair of trainers at Zamalek". 25 September 2018.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "HFN Mourns Former National Handball Player Olajide Fashikun". Archived from the original on 2022-10-01.
- ↑ Fashikun, Olajide Ayodeji (2006). Issues in Nigerian Social Work Administration. Haylee. ISBN 978-978-809-013-7.
- ↑ "Golden Eaglet captain and Adokiye: The Insanity in a Newspaper Columnist-by Olajide Fashikun". The Nigerian Voice. 7 November 2009. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ Babalola, Oluwatomiwa (27 January 2019). "Jide Fashikun, top Nigerian Sports Journalist dies in Abuja". Legit.ng. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ Atolagbe, Femi (1 February 2019). "ODSG, others pay last respect to Olajide Fashikun". The Hope Newspaper. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ↑ Shittu, Hammed (31 January 2019). "Late Fashikun Laid to Rest at Obbo Aiyegunle". ThisDay. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
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