Managing Director/Editor-in-Chief of The Sun Newspaper, Eric Osagie, has resigned his position.
Mr Osagie resigned on Thursday after the expiration of his four-year term.
“Even as I bow out, I want to believe I will continue to be a member of The Sun family. I will continue to contribute my quota to the growth of this exceptional and vibrant brand,” he said in his resignation letter.
The Sun management said in a statement that Onuoha Ukeh has been appointed as his replacement.
“Ukeh, currently the Editor, Daily Sun, takes over from Mr. Eric Osagie, whose letter of resignation coincided with the expiration of his four year tenure as Managing Director/Editor-in-chief and nine years in the Executive Directorate of the company.
“The board also approved the appointment of Mr. Iheanacho Nwosu, Bureau Chief, Nation’s Capital, as new Editor, Daily.
“Other appointments are: Adetutu Folashade- Koyi (Editor, Nation’s Capital); Beifoh Osewele (Deputy Editor, News) and Willy Eya, Politics Editor,” the board said, adding that the appointments take effect immediately.
The board also thanked Osagie for his “immense contributions to the growth of The Sun in the last four years as chief executive officer, and assured him that his place in the history of The Sun’s evolution is assured.”
It said that during Osagie’s tenure, salaries and emoluments were promptly paid and the company’s editorial and business departments relocated to a new office in Ikeja, Lagos.
