A veteran journalist and editor, Dr Ngozi Fidelia Anyaegbunam, is dead.
Anyaegbunam died at age 67 after a brief illness.
Announcing her death, a son of the deceased, Rocky Agbese, in a statement, described Ngozi as a dedicated and loving mother, grandmother, sister, cousin and friend, who would be sorely missed by all who came across her and were impacted by her larger than life presence.
According to Agbese, the funeral arrangements will be announced by the family.
Anyaegbunam was a trailblazing journalist who had editorial stints with Champion Newspaper (1st female editor) and The Daily Times (where she authored the book Waziri Ibrahim: Politics Without Bitterness).
She was born in October 1957 at Damaturu in modern day Yobe State to George and Victoria Anyaegbunam.