. . . . . . . . . "1098579971"^^ . . . "28966536"^^ . "6109"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Babatunde Jose"@en . . . . "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\"."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "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\"."@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .