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He was just sixty nine, When he was called to heaven, That gifted brother of mine. He always took care of home, Whenever I travelled, That gifted brother of mine. They needed a new star up yonder, And a brighter light they couldn’t find to shine, God decided he was meant for, A star and […]

The family of Elder John Okoronkwo of Amuvi, Arochukwu has announced the demise of the family matriarch, Lady Lydia Daa Okoronkwo at the youthful age of 55 years and 8 months. A scion of the famous Okereke brothers of Amuvi, Arochukwu, Lydia graduated from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife, took a master’s degree in Public

There were tributes galore on July 7, the day the remains of late Mazi Uche Mark Okoronkwo were laid to rest at his home in Ndi Kanu, Isimkpu village, Arochukwu. The deceased was described as a quintessential man and an open-hearted philanthropist ‘who lived for others, even as a paralytic for 25 years.’ The late

Daniel Chukwuemeka Orji, musician, composer, arranger and vocalist of the defunct Peacocks International Band is dead. Born on the 6th of December, 1945 at Aro-Orji in Owerri, Imo State, Ugwu Aro attended Orji Town Primary School and St. Patrick’s College, Ikot Ansa, Calabar. At the end of the Nigerian war, Dan alongside other musicians, founded

The remains of Mazi Frank Ogbonnaya (Teacher Frank) were laid to rest at his home in Ndichioka compound, Obinkita, Arochukwu, on the 6th of June, 2015. Born about 85 years ago, he was educated at Mission School, Arochukwu; Opobo High School; High Elementary Teachers Training College in Uzuakoli and Ukam and the Hope Waddell School,

Death is said to be the ultimate end of every human being, a debt which must be paid, a choice without alternative, an accepted fact and reality, that can neither be questioned nor have answers to and an unfathomable mystery beyond human comprehension. Though man has no power over death, it becomes more painful and