Evelyn Osgie, the renowned journalist, poet and cultural advocate has passed away.
According to her brother, Kelvin Osagie, via his verified Facebook page on Sunday, the veteran journalist died after a brief illness.
He added that she was, until death his moral backbone and the piller of his life.
He wrote, “It is with the heaviest heart that I announce the call to glory of my elder sister, Evelyn Osagie, which occurred on the 17th of August, 2025, after a brief illness. Honestly I am devastated right now, and words cannot qualify the pain, sorrow and bitterness I feel in my heart right now, death snatched u from us like a thief in the night, u have left this cruel, unforgiving, wicked, selfish, dishonest and dangerous world to eternal glory, u were a pillar of my life, my moral backbone, and ur loss will leave a void in my heart that all the sand on earth will not be able to fill, adieu my big sis, rest easy in the bosom of Abraham, and may ur soul rest in the most perfect peace, amen!”
Journalist and poet Henry Akubuiro also paid tribute, giving details of how she died. He wrote, “Goodbye, Evelyn Osagie. It is heartbreaking to learn about the passing of Evelyn Osagie of The Nation Newspapers. Also a performance poet and a photographer, Ms Osagie died at 5 a.m. today at the Catholic Ancillia Hospital at Fagba, Lagos.
“She was rushed to the hospital yesterday after complaining of vomiting and stooling, but couldn’t make it. Evelyn was a hardworking arts and culture journalist. For over a decade, she was, together with a couple of seasoned journalists, my travel partner across Nigeria, from Lagos to the Niger Delta, North West, North East, North Central, South West, South East, FCT, and the Middle Belt. Wherever major literary events were holding in Nigeria, she was always there, nosing for exclusives. Nigeria has lost a highflyer. May her soul rest in peace.”