A former Minister of Information, Alex Akinyele is dead.
A son of the deceased, Constantine Akinyele, said the former minister died on Thursday night after a brief illness.
Akinyele who died at the age of 81 served as a Minister of Information under Ibrahim Babangida, military regime between 1985 and 1993.
Akinyele later became Chairman of the Nigerian Sports Commission.
He was born in Ondo…
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