The news just broke about the death of Ngozi Anyaegbunam, president of Media World and former first female editor of Champion Newspapers.
The media Amazon died after a brief illness in Abuja at the age of 67.
Her son, Rocky C Agbese, made the announcement in a press release he made available to news men today, Sunday, November 3, 2024.
Agbese’s words: “With gratitude to God for a life well spent, we announce the untimely death of Dr Ngozi Fidelia Anyaegbunam after a brief illness”.
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 late George and Victoria Anyaegbunam.
After this, she became a full-time media management consultant to numerous blue-chip companies.
She was also a female print media journalist who interviewed two sitting presidents of Nigeria (Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari).
A dedicated, loving mother, grandmother, sister, cousin, auntie, and friend, Anyaegbunam will be sorely missed by all who encountered her and were impacted by her larger-than-life presence.
