Prof. George Obiozor
4 Jan
The National Inland Waterways Authority (NIWA) has described the death of President General of Ohanaeze, Prof. George Obiozor, as shocking and an irreparable loss to Ndigbo. NIWA, through a statement signed by its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Chief George Moghalu, which was made available to newsmen in Onitsha, yesterday, said Ndigbo truly lost…
30 Dec 2022
President Muhammadu Buhari, yesterday, said he was deeply saddened by the demise of Prof. George Obiozor, the President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide. A retired diplomat, Obiozor died Wednesday aged 80. The President, in a statement, extended his condolences to Obiozor’s family, the government and people of Imo State, and Ndigbo, at home and in…
30 Dec 2022
Governor of Delta State and Vice Presidential Candidate of Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), Ifeanyi Okowa, yesterday, condoled with the family of renowned diplomat, scholar and President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, Prof. George Obiozor. Obiozor reportedly passed on Wednesday at 80 after a brief illness. In a condolence message by his Chief Press Secretary, Olisa…
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