journalist, born November 20, 1934, Opobo Town, Rivers State; married Ineba Belona, has five children; Educa tion: Government School, Bamenda, Cameroun, Government School, Irrua, Edo College, Benin City, Queen Elizabeth House, Oxford University, England, Columbia Univer sity, Morningside Heights, New York, USA; Trainee Journalist, London Mail, England; Trainee Journalist, Daily Mirror, London; Trainee Journalist, Provincial Newspapers, Plymouth, England; appointed reporter, West African Pilot Magazine; Sub-Editor, Daily Times of Nigeria, 1956-58, News Editor, 1958-59, Features Editor, Daily Times, 1960-61, Deputy Editor, later acting Editor, 1961; Editor, Sunday Times, 1962-64; Personal Assistant to the Managing Director, Daily Times of Nigeria, 1964; Executive Manager (Production and Mar keting), Times Group of Magazines and News papers, 1965-67, Deputy General Manager, 1968-70, Director, Newspaper Division, 1970-74; Deputy Managing Director, DTN, 1974-76; Deputy Chief Executive, Daily Times of Nigeria Limited, 1976-80; appointed Managing Direc tor, Daily Times of Nigeria Limited, 1980-84; retired from the service of Daily Times, 1984; member, Board of Directors, Daily Times of Nigeria, since March 1988; Publication: King Jaja of Opobo: A History of the Development and Expansion of Opobo; Hobbies: reading, cricket, painting; Official Address: c/o Daily Times of Nigeria, PMB 21340, Ikeja, Lagos.
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