Categories: PHOTOSPEAKS

PHOTOSPEAKS: Chinua Achebe’s Body Arrives Nigeria
PHOTOSPEAKS: Chinua Achebe's Body Arrives Nigeria 2PHOTOSPEAKS: Chinua Achebe's Body Arrives Nigeria 2

})(jQuery);

Professor Chinua Achebe‘s body arrived Nigeria 5:30am today via British airways. A church service was held for him at the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport in Abuja, the Nigerian capital.
It was presided over by Bishop Owen Nwokoro, Bishop of Niger Diocese of the Anglican Church.
Dignitaries at the church service included Governor Peter Obi of Anambra state, and Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator Pius Anyim Pius, and also it was both of them that led the team that received Achebe’s body on its arrival from the United States, where he died on March 31, aged 82.
His body was then flown to Enugu aboard a private plane en-route his hometown, Ogidi, Anambra state, where it was received by Achebe’s elder brother, Chief Augustine Achebe, other family members and state govt officials.
He will be buried Thursday May 23. More photos when you continue!

Read Also:👇🏾

  1. 17 Year Old Nigerian Boy Stabbed To Death In Notting Hill, West London [PHOTOS]
  2. Enugu Prison Inmates Stage Protest, Several Wounded
  3. Generator fumes kill family of 7 in Delta
  4. Don Jazzy Donates N2 million to cancer patient, Funmi Lawal
Kanyi Okeke

Kanyi is the Founder & Editor-in-Chief of KanyiDaily.com. When she's not serving DAILY delicious scoops on Entertainment and news, you can find her reading a book by the beach. Keep up with Kanyi on Instagram and Twitter or through her email Kanyi@KanyiDaily.com

Leave a Comment
Share
Tags: chinua achebe burialNewsPHOTOSPEAKS
12 years ago

Recent Posts

BamBam Accuses Nigerian Police Of ‘Forcing’ Her To Give Them Money

Big Brother Naija star and actress, BamBam has recounted an unsettling experience with Nigerian police…

10 minutes ago

Court Bars INEC From Accepting Petition To Recall Senator Natasha Akpoti

A Federal High Court in Lokoja, Kogi State, has issued an interim order preventing the…

33 minutes ago

Swizz Beatz Says He And Alicia Keys Have Never Argued In 15 Years Of Marriage

American music producer, Swizz Beatz has shared insights into his marriage with Alicia Keys as…

1 hour ago

Nnamdi Kanu Apologises For Attacking Judge Nyako, Pleads Not Guilty In Fresh Charges

Nnamdi Kanu, the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has apologized to the…

5 hours ago

Supreme Court Overturns Ruling Removing Samuel Anyanwu As PDP National Secretary

The Supreme Court has overturned the rulings of both the Court of Appeal and the…

5 hours ago

“What Are Men Of God Doing About Hardship In Nigeria?”- Merit Gold Asks

Nollywood actress, Merit Gold emphasized that true leadership is not about giving orders but about…

6 hours ago