Wale Aboderin

Gbadebowale Aboderin (1958 – 30 May 2018) was a Nigerian journalist, businessman and sports administrator, who was until his death the chairman of Punch Nigeria Limited, a publishing house founded by his father. Described by Vanguard as a pillar of journalism, he schooled at Government College, Ibadan, before undergoing aviation training at Burnside-Ott Flying School. In sports, he was chairman, Lagos State Basketball Association and vice-president of Nigeria Basketball Supporters Club. Aboderin died after a heart surgery in Lagos. President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, Governor of Lagos, Akinwunmi Ambode were among those that commiserated with his family.
In 1997, he established Nigeria's first private female basketball club, Dolphins.