Gbadebowale Aboderin, chairman, Punch Nigeria Limited, is dead. According to Punch, Aboderin, aged 60, died on Wednesday at 6:05am after a heart surgery.
Until his demise, Aboderin was also the chairman of Punch Commercial Printing Limited and Lukahed Properties Limited.
A sports enthusiast and philanthropist, Aboderin was the founder and chairman of the Dolphins Female Basketball Foundation, and also a former chairman of the Lagos State Basketball Association.
He was a one-time Vice-President of the Nigerian Basketball Supporters Club. He attended Government College, Ibadan, Oyo State, and trained as a pilot in the US.
Aboderin is survived by his wife Titilayo and two daughters, Nicole and Cherelle.
