Mr and Mrs Mike Awoyinfa with Chief Olusegun Osoba during the cutting of the cake
It was pomp and ceremony on Saturday, July 23, 2022 when veteran journalist, Mike Awoyinfa clocked 70 years.
Awoyinfa, the founding editor of Saturday Concord and founding editor-in-chief of The SUN newspaper, was born on 23 July, 1952 at Tarkwa in the Western Region of Ghana to Nigerian parents.
To mark his 70th birthday, friends and family threw a surprise birthday party for him at The Maribas, Twinwaters Tower in Lagos.
The event had the creme de la creme of the society, especially from the media in attendance.
Mr Mike Awoyinfa with his sons during the cutting of the cakeMr Mike Awoyinfa with his in-laws at the partyMr and Mrs Mike Awoyinfa with Mr Dele MomoduMr and Mrs Mike Awoyinfa on the red carpetMr Dare Babarinsa, Mr Eri Braimah and Mr John Momoh at the eventMr and Mrs Goodie Ibru at the eventDr Joseph Awosayo and his wife, MaryMr Tunji Bello, Lagos state Commissoner for Environment and water resources speaking at the eventChief Olusegun Osoba while recounting his Mike Awoyinfa experienceMr Mike Awoyinfa with his wife, former colleagues and friends from the media during the cutting of the birthday cakeMrs Chichi Ezenwa, Mr and Mrs Popoola Joel with Mrs Olayinka Balogun, wife of the former Deputy Governor, Ogun StateBabajide Awoyinfa and Mr Dele Momodu while viewing some of the works of Mr Mike Awoyinfa at the partyMrs Temitope Awoyinfa, Mrs Olubukola Awoyinfa and Mrs Mojisola AwoyinfaChief Segun Osoba, Mr Mike Awoyinfa and Mrs Olubukola Awoyinfa
