A former board member of the Nigeria Football Federation, Â NFF and the immediate past Chairman of Lagos State Sports Commission, Deji Tinubu is dead.
According to reports, Tinubu who was earlier certified healthy during the screening carried out before the start of a novelty game, suddenly slumped and died while playing football at the retreat organised for  Commissioners and Special Advisers with Governor Akinwunmi Ambode present at the event in Epe.
Tinubu was the Special Adviser on Commerce to Ambode before  his demise on Thursday.
The family and associates in sports circle confirmed his death.
