MOMODU, Chief. Dele Ojutelegan Ayobami

Biographical record

Gender

Male

Date of Death

May 16, 1960

Place of Birth

Ile-Ife

Name of Spouse

Mrs. Mobolaji Momodu (m. 1992)

Names of Children

NAMES OF CHILDREN: Pekan, Yole, Eniafe and Korewa Momodu.

Schools Attended with Dates

University of Ife (now Obafemi Awolowo University)

Present Appointment

Chief Executive Officer and Publisher, Ovation International

Previous Appointments

- Lecturer, Oyo State College of Arts and Science, Ile-Ife, 1982-1983(National Youth Service Corps);

- Private Secretary, former Deputy Governor of Ondo State, Chief Akin Omoboriowo, 1983-1985;

- Manager, Motel Royal Limited(owned by Ooni of Ife, Oba Okunade Sijuwade Olubuse II), 1986;

- Staff Writer, African Concord Magazine, 1988;

- Pioneer Staff, Weekend Concord, March 1989;

- Literary Editor, Weekend Concord, May 1989;

- News Editor, Weekend Concord;

- Bread Distributor, Wonderloaf;

- Founder, Celebrities-Goodwill Limited ( a Public Relations Outfit, which managed the accounts of Chief Moshood Abiola, Dr Mike Adenuga, Mr Hakeem Belo-Osagie and other distinguished Nigerians).

Have you ever been a member of any political party?

N/A

Honourary Degrees and Awarding Institutions

- Recipient, "Doctor of Humane Letters", Honorary Doctorate Degree, University of Professional Studies, Accra, Ghana.

Other Relevant Information

Dele Momodu, between May 1990 and September 1991, edited May Ellen Ezekiel's Classique, a celebrity magazine, an appointment that made him the highest paid editor in Nigeria.