Elder statesman Dr. Tunji Braithwaite is dead.
The 82-year-old lawyer died this morning at St. Nicholas Hospital in Lagos.
His son, Olumide, who confirmed his demise, told our correspondent in a telephone conversation the elder statesman died after a brief illness.
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