Horatio Nelson Oyenke Agedah OFR,JP.LL.B Hons(London)B.L.FNIM;FNGE;FNBS (born in Odi, Nigeria on 24 July 1929, died 31 October 2007) was a Nigerian Journalist, Broadcaster, Administrator and Lawyer.

There he attended Baptist Academy where he earned double promotions(grade skipping/acceleration) and completed his secondary education in a shorter time.

A quick study, his speed in short hand and typing earned him elevation to stenographer, and eventually confidential secretary to the director of Marine, Captain Francis William John Skutil, who later became the Head of the Nigerian Navy.

[2] He replaced the head of the news department Mr Norman England, who was so impressed, he wrote a glowing tribute to him in the "Radio times".

[5][6] [7] A sports lover, he not only played football for his secondary school Baptist Academy, but also was a strong Swimmer winning prizes at the prestigious J.K. Randle Memorial Swimming competition.

His sense of humour, skills of presentation and outstanding ability to give a good speech, made him the natural choice as Master of ceremonies at big boxing tournaments.

This included the match in Ibadan where Dick Tiger retained the World middleweight crown, which the Ghanaian president Dr Kwame Nkrumah described as a "testimony to the ability of the African to scale the highest ladder of human achievement".

[9] His journalistic involvement started as freelance contributions to the "Young Nigerian" and then writing the "Football Post mortem" for the "Daily Service".

He served as honorary Legal Adviser to the Nigeria boxing board of control and was awarded a certificate of merit in May 1992.