The Management of TheNewsGuru.com, TNG has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of popular cartoonist, Olaseinde Obe, popularly known as Obe Ess, who passed away aged 68.
TNG in a statement signed by management expressed shock over his passage.
It extended condolences to the family of Obe Ess praying that God should give them the fortitude to bear such an irreparable loss.
His brother, Taiwo Obe — founder of the Journalism Clinic — broke the news on Tuesday via a post on social media platform X.
Born in 1957, the cartoonist was a pioneering figure in Nigerian journalism.
For decades, he served as a prominent cartoonist at The Guardian, where his signature illustrations combined with, satire and social commentary to powerful effect.
He also served TNG soul searching and inspirational cartoons before he took ill.
He was widely regarded as a master of the medium, using his pen as a tool for truth and change.
Ess hailed from Igbara-Oke in Ondo State and came from a family steeped in media legacy — he was a nephew of the legendary photographer Peter Obe.
“Ah! May The Almighty bless his soul and console all his loved ones — in the mighty name of Jesus Christ,” said Gbenga Omotoso, Lagos State Commissioner for Information.
“Obe Ess was a damn good cartoonist whose conversational style was captivating, full of repartee and bone cracking humour. He was simple, neat and warm — always.