Abia Former Commissioner, Ex-NUJ President, Bonnie Iwuoha Reportedly Dead
- Mr Bonnie Iwuoha, a former national president, Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) is reportedly dead
- According to sources close to him, he was battling with an undisclosed health challenges before he gave up the ghost
- Iwuoha, first served as media adviser to former governor Theodore Orj before he was appointed information commissioner by Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu
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Another tragedy has befallen the media profession. This time, a former commissioner for Information, Abia state, Mr. Bonnie Iwuoha has been declared dead.
Iwuoha who was a former national president, Nigeria Union of Journalists, NUJ, reportedly died on Monday evening in Umuahia the state capital.
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According to a close source, the former NUJ president was having health challenges of late but could not say for sure what exactly led to his death, Vanguard newspaper reports.
The late Iwuoha, a seasoned journalists, was also a former managing editor/head of editorial department, Daily Times of Nigeria between 1991 and 1993 .
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