Important Facts About Raymond Dokpesi

Chief Raymond Dokpesi, the founder of DAAR Communications, owners of AIT and Raypower FM, has been reported dead.

Reports held that Dokpesi died in the early hours of Monday in an Abuja hospital after a short illness.

Below are some important facts to know about Dokpesi.

1. Chief Raymond Anthony Aleogho Dokpesi was born on October 25, 1951, in Ibadan

2. He was 71.

3. He was a media entrepreneur.

4. He hailed from Agenebode, Edo state in a family including six sisters and siblings.

5. Dokpesi started his early schooling at Loyola College Ibadan.

6. He joined the Immaculate Conception College (ICC) in Benin City where he was the pioneer member of Ozolua Playhouse, a dance/drama group.

7. He did his undergraduate studies at the University of Benin, Edo State, and completed his studies at the University of Gdansk, Poland where he earned his Doctorate in Marine Engineering.

8. His studies, from secondary school to university level were sponsored by Alhaji Bamanga Tukur.

9. He entered the Nigerian mass media industry with his company DAAR Communications and set up the Nigerian TV network Africa Independent Television (AIT).

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1. He was the organizing committee chairman of the People’s Democratic Party national conference 2015.

2. Dokpesi started as the personal assistant to Alhaji Bamaga Tukur one of the general managers of the Nigerian Ports Authority.

3. Dokpesi also served as a civil servant in the Federal Ministry of Transport under Alhaji Umaru Dikko and General Garba Wushishi.

4. The association of Raymond Dokpesi with the likes of the Tukurs and the late Abiola, resulted in the birth of African Ocean Lines (AOL).

5. In May 2020, Dokpesi survived COVID-19.

6. He suffered a stroke shortly after the 2023 Ramadan fast.