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Chief Dele Momodu was born on 16 May 1960, He is a Nigerian journalist/publisher, businessman, philanthropist and motivational speaker.
He is the CEO and publisher of Ovation International, a magazine that has given publicity to people from all over the world, mainly in Africa. In 2015, he officially launched Ovation TV and subsequently launched an online newspaper called The Boss. Momodu has received hundreds of awards and honours for his work in the world of business, politics, literature, the music industry and the fashion industry.
He writes a weekly column called "PENdulum", published every Saturday on the back page of Thisday newspaper. The articles are praised for highlighting issues in Nigeria, as well as discussing popular topics, current events and notable people, often in a polemic/critical style.
Dele Momodu rise to prominence wasn’t easy for him as he was arrested in 1995 and charged with treason by the government of Sani Abacha, then a dictator. Momodu was accused of being one of the brains behind the pirate radio station, Radio Freedom (later Radio Kudirat) after the cold-blooded murder of Alhaja Kudirat Abiola. Momodu managed to escape by disguising as a farmer through the Seme border into Cotonou, in Benin Republic, from where he fled to Togo, Ghana and eventually to the United Kingdom.
On his rise to prominence, Dele Momodu served the Ooni of Ife,Okunnade Sijuwade Olubuse 11,managing the Monarch Motel Royal Limited in 1986. After managing the monarch motel, Dele Momodu first work in line of his profession was at African Concord magazine, owned by the late Chief Moshood Kashimawo as a staff writer but was later transferred to Weekend Concord as a pioneer staff.
He also contributed to other publications such as the National Concord,Sunday Concord,Business Concord and the Yourba newspaper “Isokan”
In 1989, he became a Literary Editor and within six months he became News Editor of the Weekend Concord. Dele Momodu edited May Ellen Ezekiel’s Classique, which made him the highest paid editor in Nigeria. He resigned and tried his hands on doing business as a bread distributor for his mentor Chief Moshood Abiola, who owned the ‘Wonderloaf’. Following this, Dele Momodu started a public relations outfit, Celebrities-Goodwill Limited, which managed the accounts of Chief Moshood Abiola, Dr Mike Adenuga, Mr Hakeem Belo-Osagie and other distinguished Nigerians.
In 1996 Dele Momodu started Oviation International in 1996 while in exile and the magazine is now one of most popular Africa celebrity magazines.
Dele Momodu was officially declared as presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2011 presidential polls but lost to the then President Goodluck Jonathan.
Base on the number of investments he has, Dele Momodu worth is estimated to be $40 million.
