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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Onitsha is a major town linking the Eastern part of Nigeria with the Western part, divided by the Niger River. It occupies the northernmost point of the river which in…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Igwe Nnaemeka Achebe was born in Onitsha on May 14, 1941, the first child of Akunne Anthony Chinwuba, and Chukwuebuka Winifred Ogbenyeanu, Achebe. He is a direct descendant of Ezechima,…
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