Nigeria’s journalism amazon ,Ngozi Anyaegbunam dies at 67
One of Nigeria’s most accomplished female journalists, Dr. Ngozi Fidelia Anyaegbunam, dies at 67 after a brief illness, according to her son , Rocky C Agbese who announced her death on Sunday in a statement on behalf of the family.
Born in October 1957, at Damaturu in modern day Yobe State to George and Victoria Anyaegbunam, Dr. Anyaegbunam attended Modebe Memorial Primary School, Onitsha; Girls’ High School, Umunya; Women Teachers’ Training College, Enugu before proceeding to the University of Jos in 1976 for her first degree.
After graduation in 1980, she proceeded to the University of Calabar for higher degrees, where she later became a lecturer in the Department of English and General Studies, University of Calabar, and rose to Head, Department of General Studies in 1986.
She later relocated to Lagos and became pioneer the Woman Editor of the Champion Newspapers, 1988; before she was moved to the Editorial Board of the same newspaper between 1988 and 1991.
She was also played on at the Editorial Board of Daily Times newspapers between 1991 and 95.
When she left the newsroom, she became a media strategist and consultant to the National Population Commission, National Electric Power Authority, Raw Materials Research and Development Council, NICON Insurance PIc, African Population Commission, Guinness Nigeria PIc, rapporteur and consultant to the United Nations Development Programme, resource person, National War College.
Dr. Anyaegbunam was awarded a Certificate of Recognition by the Daily Times newspaper in 1992; Award of Excellence by the National Council of Women Societies in 1994 and also the Nigeria National Media Merit Award.
She also held the distinction of being a female print media journalist to interview two sitting Presidents of Nigeria (Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari).
A dedicated and loving mother, grandmother, sister, cousin and friend, Auntie Ngozi will be sorely missed by all who came across her and were impacted by her larger than life presence.
Funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
