Publisher of Hallmark Newspaper, a business, policy and finance daily newspaper, Emeka Obasi, is dead.

Thelagostimes gathered that Obasi, a veteran journalist and public relations expert, died on Wednesday, March 16, 2022 after a protracted illness.

He was 58 years old.

The award winning journalist from Abia State and former Commissioner for Information in same State, had been battling a health challenge for the past eight years.

He was the founder and executive secretary of Public Policy Research and Analysis Centre (PPRAC), organisers of the annual Zik Prize in Leadership Awards.