Stanley Macebuh dies at 67

Written by Daily Trust Monday, 08 March 2010

The Nigerian Guild of Editors yesterday said it received the death of Dr Stanley Macebuh, former special assistant on public communications to ex-President Olusegun Obasanjo, with grief.

Macebuh, who hailed from Abia State, died in the early hours of yesterday at the National Hospital Abuja after brief illness at the age of 67.

In a statement signed by the President of Nigeria Guild of Editors (NGE) Gbenga Adefaye, Macebuh was described as a man of style and panache, and remarkable not just for his pioneering roles in the establishment of good newspapers.

A journalist and educator, Macebuh helped set up The Guardian Newspapers in 1983 and was once its Managing Director.

Macebuh left City College in 1977 as a tenured Associate Professor of English, to return to Nigeria as he was invited to the Daily Times newspaper to be the Editorial Adviser.

He also worked the defunct Post Express which first hit the internet in Nigeria and the Sentinel Magazine in Kaduna.

“Years after he had left the business of journalism for think tank job for government, his imprint on quality press remained indelible. His cult-like following for journalism essence continue to influence professional thoughts and processes in Nigeria,” Adefaye said in the statement.