Jide Tinubu is the first son of the National Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC) Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
According to a member of the Tinubu family, who asked not to be named because of the sensitive nature of the matter, Jide suddenly collapsed and died from what was suspected to be a heart attack around 9 pm on Tuesday.
“However, after the incidence, close family members rushed him down to hospital on Lagos Island where he was confirmed dead on arrival,” the source told journalists in Lagos.
Here is a brief profile on him:
Jide Tinubu serves as Promoter of TSL Limited. He worked in the Legal Department of Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited from January 2000 to September 2001.
Prior to this, he had brief stints with Cargo Maritime, Paris, France, a firm of shipbrokers that specialize in petroleum product tankers, and Ocean and Oil Services Ltd.
Jide Tinubu is a Law graduate of the University of Liverpool, England. He obtained a Masters degree in Maritime Law from the University of London.
He was called to the Nigerian Bar in 1999.
