Late Ngozi Anyaegbunam.

The death has occurred of veteran journalist, Dr Ngozi Fidelia Anyaegbunam. She died at 67 after a brief illness, according to a statement by her son, Rocky C Agbese on behalf of the family.

The statement also said that funeral arrangements will be soon announced by the family.

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), Ngozi was born in October 1957 at Damaturu in modern day Yobe State to George and Victoria Anyaegbunam.

Subsequently, she became a full time media management consultant to numerous blue chip companies.

She also held the distinction of being a female print media journalist to interview two sitting Presidents of Nigeria (Olusegun Obasanjo and Muhammadu Buhari).

A dedicated and loving mother, grandmother, sister, cousin and friend, Auntie Ngozi will be sorely missed by all who came across her and were impacted by her larger than life presence.

“May her soul rest in peace till we meet to part no more”, the statement also said.