VETERAN JOURNALIST, EX-TREND FM GM, IJEOMA UBA, LOSES MUM

 


The death has been announced of Deaconess Nkechinyere Virginia Uba (née Onyedum), mother of Ijeoma Felicity Uba, renowned veteran journalist and former General Manager of Trend FM, Asaba, Delta State, Southern Nigeria.

According to a statement by Reverend Vincent Anayo Uba and Professor Chiwuike Uba, the late Deaconess Nkechinyere Uba, she died peacefully on Friday, June 5, 2026, at the age of 86, and would be laid to rest on Saturday, October 3, 2026, following a week-long programme of rites of passage at the family’s ancestral home in Nkwere Local Government Area of Imo State.

The sons said it was “with profound grief and a deep sense of loss that the family announced the demise of the octogenarian, as her exit, marked the end of a glorious and remarkable era”. They described the deceased as a devoted Christian, accomplished businesswoman, community leader and exemplary matriarch whose life was defined by faith, service, sacrifice and an enduring devotion to family and community.

They emphasized that the deceased was a remarkable mother to numerous children beyond her biological offspring, noting that she would be remembered for an enduring legacy of compassion, kindness, discipline, piety, integrity and high moral rectitude,within her immediate environment and far afield. 

Her funeral ceremonies would begin with a Service of Songs at the compound of her late husband, Elder Mark Uba, at Ndimbara, Amaigbu Village, on Friday, October 2, 2026, while the burial service would hold at St. Paul’s Anglican Church, Nkwere, Imo State, on Saturday, October 3, before her interment at the family’s ancestral home.

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