A presenter with the Ibadan‑based private radio station Fresh FM Nigeria, popularly known as Baba Bintin, died after he collapsed on his way to the studio for his Saturday programme. The station announced his death during a broadcast on Saturday.
“I’m finding it very difficult to believe this story that is breaking here,” said fellow presenter Mayor Isaac Brown on air. “He (Baba Bintin) left his home like we all did this morning to come into the station, to do our daily job and contribute our quota to national development—the job we love. I’m being told that the man just slumped this morning and died while getting ready to come here.”
Until his death, Baba Bintin, who usually spoke in the Ijesha dialect, was a comic presenter on the Oyin Ado programme, which airs on Saturdays. Known affectionately as “Boda Olu” and “Uncle” by Komolafe Olaiya, he provided listeners with updates on market conditions.
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