‘Peter Pan’ Enahoro, Nigerian journalist and publisher, was not afraid to speak his mind

Olayinka Oyegbile

THERE are some people whose lives intersect with yours even if you never meet them in the flesh.

One of these was Peter Osajele Aizegbeobor Enahoro, the Nigerian journalist who was also known by his pen name, Peter Pan. Enahoro died on 24 April 2023 in London, aged 88. He had worked in Nigeria from 1954 to 1967.

As a journalist and journalism teacher, I have followed his career – one of professional excellence and achievements. He was a bold journalist who was not afraid to say what he thought was right.

Enahoro served as subeditor, features editor, (the Nigerian) Sunday Times editor, editor of the Daily Times and editor in chief of Times Group. He was to return from exile in 1996 to be the sole administrator of the Daily Times under a military government. He wrote his Peter Pan column first in the Sunday Times. When