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Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie loses mother

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Grace Ifeoma Adichie
Grace Ifeoma Adichie

Mrs. Grace Ifeoma Adichie, the mother of renowned Nigerian novelist writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has died.
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She was 78 years old.

Mrs Adichie died suddenly on Monday, March 1st, 2021 in Awka, Anambra State.

“It was very sudden and we are devastated,” a family spokesperson said.

She is survived by her six children: Ijeoma, Uchenna, Chuks, Okechukwu, Chimamanda and Kenechukwu; as well as nine grandchildren, in-laws and many relatives.

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Funeral arrangements will be announced by her family later.
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