⬆️Pastor Yemi Ojo.
The Nigerian Institute of Journalism Alumni Association (NIJAA) has lost one of its notable diaspora members, Pastor Yemi Ojo, who passed on November 6, 2026 at age of 67.
The Global Secretary of Nigerian Institute of Journalism Alumni Association (NIJAA), Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji made this known in a statement on Sunday adding that Ojo breathed his last in Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America (USA)
The statement stated that the deceased was 1986 Diploma set, who worked as a journalist for twenty-one years and left Nigeria in 1999 for greener pasture, and later became a clergyman, but never left journalism.
‘The Nigerian Institute of Journalism Alumni Association (NIJAA) announces the passing of our own Yemi Joseph Ojo of the NIJ 1986 Diploma set. He was a member of this platform. Yemi died last Friday in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. He was 67’, the statement read.
The alumni association scribe in the statement said the late Ojo carried the Nigerian Institute of Journalism (NIJ) flag high in America, first as a Residential Manager caring for the vulnerable, then as QA Manager, and always as a Pastor.
‘From Tribune to The PUNCH to Concord to Champion, Yemi recorded 21 solid years in the trenches. He left Nigeria in 1999 but never left journalism or us. He carried the NIJ flag high in America, first as a Residential Manager caring for the vulnerable, then as QA Manager, and always as a Pastor.’, the statement read
The association affirmed that he was a pastor with a journalist’s precision, a caregiver’s heart and a shepherd’s love, adding that in Baltimore, he was not just a resident, he was a spiritual covering for many.
The statement said he prayed, counselled, served without noise, recalling his journey from the newsrooms of Lagos to the care homes of Windsor Mill to the pulpits of Maryland, adding that his life was one consistent sermon: Service to God and humanity.
The statement stated that the association has lost a gem, gentleman and professional to the core, stressing that old students of the institution will miss his calm spirit, his wisdom, his jokes about newsroom days, his celebration of his friends and associates’ birthdays on his Facebook page among others.
The Global Secretary of the former students association said it was with heavy heart to announce the demise of their colleague, and prayed that God will comfort the family, as well as that he would rest in perfect