[1] He established The Punch with the founder of Vanguard newspaper, Sam Amuka-Pemu, on 1 November 1976.

He returned to Nigeria in 1964 and gained employment with the firm of Pannell Fitzpatrick & Co, chartered accountants.

He also served on the boards of a few regional government owned parastatals such as West African Pictures, Nigeria Spinning Company, and General Insurance.

He started a few business ventures, including a travel agency and Feedwell Nigeria Ltd.

Before his death, he issued a press statement defending Haroun Adamu, a jailed journalist as the head of the newspaper proprietors association in Nigeria.