Born into the Ogunkoya family of Odo-Egiri in Epe North now under Eredo Local Council Development Area in Epe administrative division.
He attended Odo Obara High School and proceeded to Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State where he bagged a degree in International Relations. He has a second degree in Criminology and Investigative Psychology at the University of Huddersfield, United Kingdom.
He worked briefly in the Local Government service after which he left the shores of Nigeria for United Kingdom. He’s currently based in Bradford and the Managing Director of Ariya African Restaurant and Bar, Bradford, United Kingdom.
He was the main facilitator and chief financier of activities of the Rejoice Boyz Club of Epe, the club where some members of his peer/age grade who are now here with him in Club 70s Epe belonged to when growing up as adolescents in Epe central. It was the foremost entertaining club in Epe from the late 80s’ till the late 90s’.
He is happily married and blessed with wonderful children.
His hobbies are traveling, reading and watching football.
He is an indigene of Epe Local Government area of Lagos State. Born into the family of Omodudu-Yunus and Mogaji-Areh in Epe respectively in the 70s, he attended both primary and secondary school education in Maiduguri, Borno State.
He proceeded to Lagos State University for his degree and post graduate education.
He is a Senior Editor with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Lagos, with deep understanding of features, analysis, investigative journalism, Oil and Gas, Aviation, Finance, Sports, Politics, Maritime and Judiciary reporting to mention but few.
He is currently the Chairman of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) Chapter, Lagos.
A former Chairman and Secretary of the National Association of Energy Correspondent of Nigeria (NAEC), a member of the League of Airport and Aviation Correspondents (LAAC), a member of the Judiciary Correspondent Association of Nigeria and a member of the National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) to mention but few.
He loves traveling, adventures, reading and writing. He is happily married with lovely children.