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First face on Nigeria TV, Anike Agbaje-Williams, dies at 88

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Media icon and philanthropist, Anike Agbaje-Williams, has died at the age of 88. PUNCH Online learnt that Agbaje-Williams died peacefully on Thursday in Ibadan, the Oyo state capital, where she had lived most of her life. Agbaje-Williams was the first face on African television after she appeared on the Western Nigerian Television station, now the

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First face on Nigeria TV, Anike Agbaje-Williams, dies at 88

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Anike Agbaje-Williams, First Person To Appear On African TV, Dies At 88 - InsideBusiness - Business News in Nigeria

Anike Agbaje-Williams, the first face to appear on African television, is dead. Agbaje-Williams, who died at 88, appeared on the Western Nigerian Television (WNTV) station on the test transmission night and on the official opening night on October 31, 1959. The WNTV, now the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA), was the first television station in Africa. She was also said to have been the first voice heard on Western Nigerian Broadcasting Ser…

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Tinubu mourns Chief Anike Agbaje-Williams

President Bola Tinubu has sent condolences to the family and the broadcast media industry on the death of Chief (Mrs) Anike Agbaje-Williams. By Salif Atojoko President Bola Tinubu has sent condolences to the family and the broadcast media industry on the death of Chief (Mrs) Anike Agbaje-Williams. Agbaje-Williams, the first African to be on television, died on Feb. 26 in Ibadan at the age of 88, according to her family. The veteran broadcaster, …

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Anike Agbaje-Williams, Africa’s First Face on TV, Passes Away at 88

Nigeria has lost a broadcasting icon as Chief Anike Agbaje-Williams, Africa’s first female television broadcaster, has passed away at the age of 88. Her family announced her passing in a statement signed by Mrs. Banji Sokoya, revealing that the veteran broadcaster died peacefully in Ibadan, where she lived most of her life. “Goodnight, my ever […] The post Anike Agbaje-Williams, Africa’s First Face on TV, Passes Away at 88 appeared first on Acce…

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Anike Agbaje-Williams, first person to appear on African TV, is reported dead

Anike Agbaje-Williams, the first face to appear on African television, has reportedly passed away at age 88. A family member, Banji Sokoya, confirmed in a statement.

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Veteran Broadcaster and First Face on Nigerian TV, Anike Agbaje-Williams, Passes Away at 88

Nigeria's broadcasting industry has lost one of its pioneering figures, Anike Agbaje-Williams, the first woman to appear on television in the country. She passed away at the age of 88, leaving behind a remarkable legacy in the media landscape.Agbaje-Williams made history on October 31, 1959, when she became the first female broadcaster on Western Nigeria Television (WNTV), Africa’s first television station. Her career spanned decades, during whi…

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