[1] Disu originated from Isale-Eko, Lagos and was a close friend of Nnamdi Azikiwe, the first President of Nigeria.
He also worked in the United Nations Secretariat Documents and Trusteeship Department from 1947 to 1948 and became an Associate Editor of the West African Pilot in 1955.
[2] After his stint at the pilot, he became the General Manager and Chairman of the Eastern Nigeria Information Service.
In 1968, he was appointed the Public Relations Officer to the National Commission for Rehabilitation by the Federal Military Government and he held the position till his retirement in 1971.
He married an Nnewi woman, Rose Asomugha, from Anambra State, and a veteran journalist, Chief Melie Chukelu Kafu Ajuluchukwu (1924-2003), was best man during their wedding.