Joe Ighile to be buried this weekend

Joseph Ighile who was till his death, the Head of Sports on Channels TV, will be buried this weekend.

He was a graduate of the then Bendel State University, now Edo State University Ekpoma where he studied English and Literature.

During his National Youth Service Corp period in Makurdi, Benue state, Joseph received the Chairman’s award at the end of his service year owing to his outstanding contributions to the Orientation Broadcasting Service (OBS) and also as a corps liaison officer at the NYSC secretariat.

Ighile began his career in media from the Edo Broadcasting Service (EBS) as a content staff where he was involved in youth programmes in the early 80’s.

His versatility earned him a job with DISC Engineering Ikeja, Lagos where he was made the manager of broadcast in-charge of local contents before he joined Channels Television in 2003 as a reporter/producer.
Till his death, he was the head of sports desk in-charge of all the sports programmes.

The widely travelled senior sports reporter/presenter was a winner of multiple awards and a member of the Nigeria Football Federation media and publicity committee as well as Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN)
He is survived by his wife and two beautiful children.

May His Soul R.I.P.