Friday, October 14 was not a very good day for me. I woke up and my attention was drawn to a very sordid article in a national newspaper as well as calls from colleagues all over the world directing me to various sites on the internet carrying the same sordid tale in which the well [...]
Tony Okoroji’s response to Onyeka Onwenu’s accusation of stealing funds assigned for late Christy Essien-Igbokwe’s Burial
The 32-year-old singer has fast risen to the top spot that she now occupies a position of envy in the community of Nigerian divas…
By Osagie Alonge The Lady of Songs, Christy Essien Igbokwe has finally been laid to rest and one person who should be given credit for being very instrumental in the coordination of the six-day burial programme is the Copyright Society of Nigeria (COSON) boss, Tony Okoroji. A member of the burial Sub-committee alongside Onyeka Onwenu, Tee Mac, Laolu Akins, Bisi Olatilo, Yeni [...]
The body of Africa’s Lady of songs, Christy Essein-Igbokwe,was finally laid to rest in a reserved ground by the new Anambra Government House in Awka, Anambra State on Saturday, September 10, 2011.
Recorded tributes from colleagues were played and overall it was indeed a befitting Tribute Night to the Lady of Songs…
By Dayo Farore The burial committee for late Christy Essien-Igbokwe yesterday announced the series of events that would lead to the funeral service of the late Lady of Songs, Christy Essien-Igbokwe. At an elaborate news conference held at the Nite Shift Coliseum 34, Salvation Rd, Opebi, Ikeja Chairman of the Burial Committee, Dr. Austin Izagbo [...]