Chris Ogunbanjo

Article summary

Chief Christopher Oladipo Ogunbanjo (14 December 1923 – 7 October 2023) was a Nigerian businessman, corporate lawyer and philanthropist. In the late 1960s, he was among the group of businessmen who supported local equity participation in foreign firms operating in Nigeria. He was also an early advocate of domiciliary accounts in Nigeria which later came to existence through the promulgation of the Foreign Currency Decree 18 of 1985.

Key claims

1. date of birth: 1923-12-14 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
2. date of death: 2023-10-07 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95
3. date of death: 2024-02-09 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

Discussion questions

1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
2. The record states that the date of birth is "1923-12-14". What evidence would count against this claim?
3. The record states that the date of death is "2023-10-07". What evidence would count against this claim?
4. The record states that the date of death is "2024-02-09". What evidence would count against this claim?
5. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
6. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

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