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Babatunde Jose was born on 13 December, 1925 in Niger. He was a Nigerian politician and diplomat who served as the first Nigerian Ambassador to the United States from 1960 to 1965. He was also the first Nigerian to be appointed to the United Nations Security Council in 1965. Babatunde Jose was born into a wealthy family in Niger. He attended the University of Ibadan and graduated with a degree in political science. He then went on to pursue a career in politics and diplomacy. Babatunde Jose was a prominent figure in Nigerian politics and diplomacy. He was a member of the Nigerian delegation to the United Nations in 1960 and was appointed as the first Nigerian Ambassador to the United States in 1960. He served in this position until 1965. In 1965, Babatunde Jose was appointed to the United Nations Security Council, becoming the first Nigerian to serve in this position. He served in this position until 1967. Babatunde Jose was a highly respected figure in Nigerian politics and diplomacy. He was awarded the Order of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in 1965 and the Order of the Niger in 1967. Babatunde Jose passed away on 28 April, 2020 at the age of 98. He was survived by his wife, children, and grandchildren.

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Born 13 December, 1925
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1987

In 1987, he published his autobiography, Walking a Tight Rope.

1976

From 1976 onwards, he pursued a career as "a businessman and media guru, holding such positions as chairman of the Nigerian Television Authority". He also served as "president of the Ahmadiyya Islamic movement and on many committees and industry organizations".

1975

Following a coup in 1975 by General Murtala Mohammed, the Daily Times was forced to sell 60% of its shares to the government, and Jose was "eased out", departing a year later. The newspaper subsequently declined.

1957

Jose started his career at Nnamdi Azikiwe's Daily Comet, before becoming a trainee at the Daily Times in 1941 at the age of 16. He was transferred to editorial department as a junior reporter in 1946 and then worked as a Times correspondent in the Eastern region and Northern region. In 1947, the Daily Mirror group bought majority shares in Daily Times. From 1948 to 1950, he was political and industrial correspondent of the Times and in 1950, he became the news editor. He worked for several papers (including the Daily Mirror in Fleet Street in London for a year in 1951), then returned to the Daily Times where he was made the assistant editor in 1952. On December 13, 1957, he was appointed the editor before becoming a board member in September 1958. Nigeria became independent in 1960, and Jose benefited from a policy of Africanisation: he "was appointed the company's first African managing director in 1962, becoming chairman as well in 1968". Over the following years, the Daily Times became Nigeria's best-selling newspaper. In 1965, he was awarded the title Officer of the Federal Republic.

1925

Alhaji Ismail Babatunde Jose OFR (born in Lagos on 13 December 1925, died 2 August 2008) was a Nigerian journalist and newspaper editor. He was described by The Guardian as the "legendary doyen of Nigerian journalism" and as "one of Nigeria's most significant media figures"; by The Independent as the "newspaper editor who dominated journalism in Nigeria for three decades" and as "the mighty tree whose seedlings sprouted other titans of the profession"; and by the British Broadcasting Corporation as "the grandfather of Nigerian journalism".

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