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IzunnaOkafor:
By Izunna Okafor, Awka

The quiet Isiekwulu village in Ukpo community, Dunukofia Local Government Area of Anambra State, was thrown into grief over the weekend, as a widow and her five children, who lost their lives in a tragic fire incident in Burkina Faso, were laid to rest amid tears, anguish, and disbelief.

Happening exactly two years after the death of the breadwinner and father of the house, the burial ceremony, which held on Friday, consequently marked the end of the family already devastated by loss. Sympathizers, relatives, and well-wishers from within and outside the state thronged the community to witness what many described as one of the most painful funerals the area had seen in recent times.

According to reports, the deceased, Mrs. Uchenna Ngozichukwu Akubue (aged 47) and her five children: Justin Onyinyechukwu (aged 18), Chinenye Joan (aged 16), Chiemerie Victory (aged 16); Victor-Mary Chidike (aged 9), and Chidimma Epiphania (aged 6), died on December 23, 2025, after a candlelight ignited a fire that consumed their residence in Ouagadougou, the capital of Burkina Faso, where the family had lived for years.

The ceremony commenced with a solemn burial service held at St. Simon Catholic Parish, Akaezi-Ukpo, for the repose of their souls, after which they proceeded to the family compound in Isiekwulu village where their remains were interred, in an atmosphere charged with sorrow, considering the family’s painful history.

The husband of the deceased woman, Mr. Innocent Chinedu Akubue, it was gathered, had died just two years earlier in the same Burkina Faso after a brief illness. He was said to be about 50 years old at the time of his death, leaving behind his wife and five young children in the foreign land.

Few years before his death, Innocent was said to have had built a modern one-storey building in his hometown of Isiekwulu village, hoping to provide comfort for his family whenever they returned home from abroad for Christmas celebration. However, sadly, he did not live long enough to enjoy the home, and even more devastatingly, neither did his wife nor children.

With the burial of the widow and her children, the house now stands as the only physical reminder of a family completely wiped out by fate.

Narrating the family’s painful journey, a cousin of the late Innocent, Elder Paul Uche Akubue, described the incident as a devastating blow that defied explanation. He revealed that Innocent was the last surviving child of his parents, having lost his three siblings earlier in life, while their parents had also died years before.

According to him, Innocent initially left Ukpo for Lagos, where he established himself in the motor spare parts business, before later relocating to Burkina Faso. He was described as a devout Catholic who got married in Burkina Faso to Uchenna, also an indigene of Ukpo, and together they raised all five of their children in the West African country.

The cousin further disclosed that the tragedy almost ended in a mass burial abroad, as the Burkina Faso government offered and proposed to bury the six victims there. However, Igbo indigenes resident in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, and Togo reportedly rejected the plan and insisted that the bodies must be returned home.

Through collective effort and sacrifice, the Igbo community in those countries reportedly raised a total of ₦33.8 million to repatriate the remains to Nigeria for burial. Elder Paul described their support as overwhelming, noting that without their intervention, the family would have been denied the dignity of a home burial.

Despite the crushing loss, he expressed faith in God, stating that the tragedy, painful as it is, would not weaken his belief. He also noted that while human understanding fails in moments like this, he has chosen to accept the situation as part of divine mystery beyond human control.

When asked how it happened, Elder Paul recounted how he first received a distress call from Burkina Faso on December 23rd on the day of the incident, informing him that his cousin’s house had been engulfed in flames. According to him, later that same day, he received confirmation that the widow and all five children had perished in the inferno, a development that plunged the entire family into shock and grief.

On her own side, the late woman's younger sister, Mrs. Onyinyechukwu Nwafor, was visibly broken during the burial. Struggling to speak, she lamented that her elder sister and all her children were gone, leaving behind an empty home now occupied only by a security guard and caretaker.

The first thing I did after I started my family was to van the use of candle as source of light. I bought the old era kerosene lamps as last resort alternative to any naked light like candle.
May three souls rest in perfect peace, Amen

ogaemma:
Igbanke was part of the old Midwest region.
Edo State was not created in 1970, it was Bendel state that was created.
Edo State was created in August 1991 by General Babagida .

Just like other Igboid groups in the old Bendel. Why was it ceded to another another group they have no cultural affinity to?

ogaemma:
Controlled by poverty.
Anywhere belle face ball face.
Arch Bishop Benson Idahosa and Former Governor of the Mid west Region Brigadier General Samuel Ogbemudia both of blessed memory are from Igbanke.
So what concerns Igbanke with the Anioma people.
By geography Igbanke is in Edo State.
Politicians using poverty as a weapon to control Kings.

Before Edo state was created in the 70's, where was Igbanke?

Maxymilliano:
https://saharareporters.com/2026/02/03/full-list-us-set-deport-79-nigerians-worst-worst-criminal-list?fbclid=Iwb21leAPuw_VjbGNrA-7DhGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHmPkPoiBEQMtmBzxUGcUSpSkHkUcS5usGXkv0hDZGIIeZcruQL1rZw4L5r8Y_aem_I8chccC44d9veQuAIYFIlQ

Most of them are supporters of the current government in Nigeria. At times, people mistakenly eat poison they prepared for another. Welcome home guys.

yarimo:
Peter obi you are yet to react or condemn what is going on in your state about sit at home.

Is this how shallow your mind is? APC should have a minimum entry requirement for data boys' job

Sonnobax15:

Church slaves worshipping their konji master

I wonder if these so called church goers usually go to these churches with empty skulls . Well,it's very obvious they do,now

More reasons why I steer clear from any lady that appears to be overly religious and worships her pastor. I dey see am as red flag and a stepping stone to run for my dear Life

Be the first to cast your stone if you have no sin

SonOfDSoil01:
what is his demography aside from his 5plot of land which the massive rigging which happened in the last election which will not be guaranteed in 2027? Or you still think he as the same acceptance he had in other region of the country after many water have passed under the bridge especially with his uncouth and uncultured ipobidient supporters who have succeeded in making more enemies for him? This is what the writer is saying and the earlier you clowns wake up from your delusion that bitter obi as lost a lot of his support base since the last election the better for your sanity and health

You ought to have discovered that the strategy deployed by BATists to make Obi unpopular failed woefully. Lol

TonyeBarcanista:
2027: Obidients and The Illusion of Dominance



'Tonye Barcanista

This Atiku's wannabe hatchet man, go and rest. Atiku is now both unmmarketable and expired.
Obidients' votes are not transferable anyhow. They are for Obi and any other trustworthy candidate. Just because anyone wins nomination in Obi's party, does not automatically make him electable by our standards.

The ovation was intertribal and interreligious. As soon as he ventures into national politics, she automatically become an infidel. Nigeria we hail thee

FitCorper:
Mr bitter obi don’t you see the amount of investment inflows in 2026 so far?

Can you list them?

ajailer:
Obidients only reason in the reverse else why would you tell a man that scored 6.9mil to step down for who scored 6.1mil?

Is all about tribal and emotional sentiments to them when politics is really about the numbers. Are these guys serious at all?

And for those that like consoling themselves that governors and all the elected officials leaving their parties to move to the APC have got just one vote, lemme break your hearts here, they have a winning structure already and those structures(the people in it) will give APC the needed victory.

Didn't APC have winning structure in Lagos during the 2023 presidential election?

BlakKluKluxKlan:
Pressure my foot.

The two front runners to step down for the underdog ?
Where's that done ?

Apart from this, Peter Obi does not look, sound or speak presidential, lacks a good command of English and does not have charisma.

We go still manage am like that. He will not squander our common wealth like the guys at the helms right now.

BILLSMAN:
Your response is so shallow. He was asking you why you pray to Mary for help and bow to worship moulded and crafted things?
You talk about portrait in the village. Many of such portraits can be so dusty and some even broken cos who cares? We don't worship our grandparents, we may put their portrait were we can still remember them for as long as it last and if it wears out, life goes on.
So how is that related

If having moulded images in the church translate to worshipping them, then why do you also hang and worship those dusty pictures of your parents and grandparents?

muyico:
Less concern
I'm not member!
But my question to you
Why moulding statu of Jesus Christ and Mary ?? Still worship it like idol worshipper doing?? Where in d Bible can you quote it for me?? Why begging Mary to help you beg Jesus Christ to forgive you?? Alot atrocities baffling in that church

Maybe while typing this, you are wearing a fabric with your Daddy GO's picture, while kneeling down in adoration for him to walk past you to start the service. Remove the log of wood in your own eyes do you can see and reason clearly.

JaySmart4422:
Young Christians of this generation are totally shameless , no respect for God at all
There is no Sunday that churches are not being dragged , there is no Sunday that men of God are not being dragged .

You must have something to say about Christianity like you are the only ones with religion in this country

Do you know what other religions are passing through?

In the midst of the drama they are facing you won't see them talk down on their religion or their leaders.

Even traditional worshipers don't talk down on their gods The way Christians talk down on their religion and even make mockery of their creator.

With all this you expect to have a perfect live and a perfect country?

You don't respect your creator
You not respect your religion
You don't respect your religious leaders
You don't respect your leaders
You don't respect your elders
How life wan come better for you?

You can insult me oo
But I have said the truth.

I know one pastor must trend today on social media .

Your reasoning is very absurd. The lady that fled immorality and as a result lost membership of an organization she joined to enable her serve her creator is the one who neither respects her creator nor her religious leaders, while the ones that close their mouth and serve their creator with substance raised through immorality are the ones respecting their creator? Religion has really destroyed the reasoning of many in this country. I really pity people like you whose minds are caged with iron bars by religion.

Incognito403:
1. You must take L for any wrong done by any Christian anywhere. That's the same standard you hold Muslims to so why do you shy from it.

2. 90% is from my experience. And I've experienced thousands of random church samples. Even you can't afford a research that will randomly select as many churches as I have seen.

3. Actually, Christianity is defined by loud microphones. Else why did Primate Ayodele ask Adelabu Penkelemeesi for 150million naira to purchase musical instruments?

4. Christians are indeed on a crusade to make Islam directionless. There are tens of christians pretending to be muslims on Nairaland and Twitter just to spread perversion amd immorality.

5. I don't need you to tell me what Im free to do. I will alway call out deviants, liars, perverts and deviant ideologies like CAN, Redeemers, Dachomo , Oyedepo and Odumeje.

You are really speaking like a directionless human being. So all the suicide bombers and bandits slaughtering people amidst the shout of 'Allahu Akbar' are also Christians pretending to be Muslims to pervert your religion? Small nyash follow dey shake. Mchewww

Nodogragra4me:
Oga or Madam

You want to see a church where all the anti Christian values you mentioned are paraded go the orthodox churches


Those churches that glorifies a donor by having their names announced , inscribed in pews and conducts family harvest ,children, adult and main harvest

They do launching and bazaar with father's and mother's of the day

Have knights with no spiritual values of any kind traceable to the bible


That is here ritualist and fraudster are given knighthood , made father's patrons , pillars , mother's and the kind

Where a knight can stop going 5o church because a dead man was not mentioned for giving from the much he received from god to build a church

The lady is not a member of the orthodox church, but pentecostal. Why drag orthodox church into the discussion? Just go ahead and refute her claims with counter facts rather than deflecting the conversation that can help other trapped in immorality by circumstances, even in church leadership to be liberated . Btw, she even mentioned the name of the church.

IkeOnyia:
Peter Obi's son Oseloka Obi is gay too.

Any evidence to this insane accusation?

mascot87:
Read una no go read just open mouth waaaa.
Them say he was recruited as a PROPAGANDIST

What's the job of a coup propagandist?

madridguy:
Nice of from the Nigeria government.

I know they will surely involve themselves in anything to destabilize the country.

One of the biggest mistake Baba Buhari did then was not picking those actors that turned EndSARS protest into a big chaos by using fake zobo colored Nigeria flag and doctored videos to instigates violence across Nigeria which Lagos State suffered most.

On just hearing the name you love to hate, even though his connection to the alleged coup sounds ridiculous, you suddenly crawl out hiding. You could not speak up before mow for obvious reasons. Shame on you

RealityKings1:
No!


Its not about anyone falling. The point is what did they change after spending more than a decade when they had the opportunity?
Go up and read again

Then what has APC and Tinubu changed since 2015? If you tell me one single change that has brought succor to the masses, I will mention 10 that they have destroyed and compounded their woes.

zoedew:
These are the faces of some of those who claim they want to rescue Nigeria! They will do well to state in very specific terms their individual records in the private and public sectors not leaving out their family and marital lives.
Faces of those who want to rescue Nigeria:

Bolaji Abdullhai, former Minister of Sports

David Mark, former Minister of Communications, former senate president, he was in the senate for 20 years

Atiku Abubakar, former vice president

Rotimi Amaechi, Former Speaker, Rivers State House of Assembly, former Governor of Rivers State, former Minister of transportation. He was in power for consecutive 24 years

Peter Obi, former Governor of Anambra State, he was there for 8 years

Emeka Ihedioha, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, he was in the Green Chamber for 12 years, he also served as the Governor of Imo State for almost a year.

What exactly are they planning to do? Which new idea are they bringing? What exactly is fresh about them? What did they do differently when they occupied those offices? They are all former this and that, that's what they will remain till God knows.
I take particular note of the omission of Rauf Aregbesola a divisive figure who almost tore Osun State apart destroying personal, neighborhood and family relationships during his tenure as Osun State Governor. By the way, I am not a partisan politician.

If Tinubu could claim he would rescue Nigeria and people like you believed him, then people that believe the ADC gang are much more in order.

Tareq1105:
Did Jonathan not called Obasanjo a TOUT?

That means that it is the norm for leaders to abuse themselves. Why then are they harassing Sowore?

BENEAMATA:
Oh dear . School is not scam, just no carry carpenter brain go take study medicine , especially law if my advice is to be directed at the Sowore and his lawyer.
So one person who is not standing trial shouted " Tinubu na thief ", you cited the video of said person shouting " ole." as your evidence of labelling the Tinubu as thief and the Mumu and his lawyers think that will exonerate him . Wow ! So this is Sowore's proof of Mr president caught with narcs or convicted of running drugs in America . Dem say . Prove allegations , you are referencing what a government official said who is not on trial . Omoyele is going the way of "man of law " now residing in Sokoto

From this your analysis, do you not think you are using a carpenter's brain to argue law?

Ttalk:
Those than cant manage their emotions should not be allowed to vote in Nigeria.
Satisense has once again show regions that can't tolerate individual choice of candidate.

The mentality of you must vote my candidate is major reason for electoral tension, it's barbaric and should be discouraged

You people should continue deceiving yourselves. Forged tax law, forged budget, forged statistics. We shall see how this macabre dance will end.

ErnestNc:
It was a bitter sweet experience I'd not advice any young man to engage in. It's a game and the only way to win, is to be the user .

I knew this already but unfortunately I was blind sided and disarmed by the love I had for her 13yr old child. The child was so bright. I tutored her in mathematics til she became the best. I saw a lonely bright child who took me as a father figure in her school.

I was so attached and one day I was opportune to meet with her mother. I met a very beautiful young woman in her early 30's the day she came to drop off her child at school. Prior to this, our chat engagement was official and all about her daughter's growth. She requested that I drop all formality and desist from caling her "ma" . She called me babe instead and We both became informal with time and got very close. There was constant calls and communication.

She told me alot about her past , her 4 exes and how she's been alone. It turns out she was always the victim in all her stories . She's so pretty , why would any man leave such a woman? I kept asking myself. She learnt about our 5yrs age difference which was shocking to her but she was already deep into it and ready to go down.

THE ROMANCE

We became sexually involved and things were going down fast. She had great sexual appetite . She wanted me to marry her and was fond of calling me her child's soon to be father and how we were gonna get married. She's a fashion designer who is financially stable.


CRISIS

She had sudden financial crisis after embarking on a huge project. To assist , I tutored the child for free and I was assisting her occasionally with finances cuz I had lesson gigs fetching me 6figures.

Soon, I started to realise her sudden change of attitude. The calls soon dropped and we started to have alot of unresolvable fights , reason being that she would rather not like to settle the conflict when I want to, but make it linger so I'd have to beg her even when she was wrong. She never likes to talk about the unresolved issues, so we could trash it amicably and make amends where necessary.


POINT OF REALISATION

I suspected she was sleeping around and one day I decided to pay her a visit . On that faithful day, I heard her elder sister over a loud phone conversation " Jane, u really have my time today that you didn't go to man's house"
". I cringed on hearing that . This is someone who said she doesn't sleep around because of the stereotype attached to being a single mom.

They both laughed about it and she told her sister that she was currently with a man. The sister said further " what of bros? He say he no do again or when he go engage u?
" .

This time I felt the ground should open up . "Bros" is an elderly man in his 50's who wants to marry her. We had a fight that night and she denied that she had anything to do with bros and her sis was joking about her visits to men. We trashed it and made up with sex.

Next morning she was on call with a male friend who wanted to borrow money from her and she called him babe.

Note that, she's called a different male friend babe accidentally too and she quickly defended that she calls all her male friends "babe" . I told her it wasn't cool. She got defensive and even called another male friend and she told him I was jealous, they both laughed and she ended the call with " I love you and he replied too". We had a fight . I left and still came back to check on her. I was ignored while she was on call with her male friend for 30mins after which she invited him over with 2 other guys.

I asked why and what for. She boldly told me "whatever activities I have with my friends is not your concern , even if we have 10some
" .


I was saddened because this was someone for once I was ready to risk it all to settle down with. She was probably entangled in something I never understood. I discovered that she clubbed on Sundays , and would never allow her daughter come live with her. The poor child has been living with her grandparents for 13yrs. My girlfriend also abused weed and alcohol. I saw all these in her fridge

THE PREGNANCY

I was broken by everything and kept my distance but we still spoke. Early this year, we both suspected she was pregnant since she missed her period. We did a test and I found out she was pregnant. 4weeks 8days but I doubted it was mine after all the recent discoveries. To cut the long story short she removed it and bled for days.

The disrespect and devaluation kept on going . I was mentally unstable for a while and took Ill. I couldn't resume to teach and I lost my job. My mother was angry with me for having anything to do with her.

I broke up with her cuz I realised what I had wasn't real. I realised I never did anything that bad to deserve all the treatments I received. I was supporting and loving and was even a father figure to her child .

I'm without a job now but I'll be commencing a technical training for a better job offer. I'm still unstable and hurt but I'll bounce.

I'm one of those guys who don't believe in playing nice because ive been hurt before. I broke my rules and was disarmed by the love I had for a child and I fell in love with a lie. But it's all good. I learnt my lesson.

The experience only an 'Okoko' will have. Anyway, Okoko must suffer. It is his lot

Chucks13:
Na inside grave govt go reach your obi hand.

If you like shout, if you like hit your heads on the wall, if you like go to heaven or hell I repeat na inside grave obi go be Nigeria president..

You fit enter there before him 00

jesusjnr2020:
Pornography: The Doorway To Demons

After defeating the stubborn spirit of masturbation, I stopped experiencing sexually related attacks in dreams for a while, hence thought that was good enough.

However after experiencing such attacks once again in a dream several years later to my shock, I was utterly disappointed and saddened by the development.

It led me to ask God why and how such could still happen after I had overcame masturbation and supposed to have totally closed the door to such attacks.

Immediately I heard a Voice say, "is it not you that opened the door?"

That question caught me off guard because I wasn't expecting it to be my fault that they could still have access to my person to perpetrate such attacks.

I began to think how possible I could have opened the door to such sexually related attacks without committing any sexual sin, including masturbation.

It was later I realized that I had earlier opened a video which appeared on my newsfeed on social media which I think showed a scantily clad lady dancing seductively.

But although it didn't lead me back to masturbation, it seemed that was enough to open the door and give access to demons.

Hence I learnt defeating masturbation wasn't enough but one must also defeat the spirit of pornography to be totally free such attacks, because pornography also opens the door to demons.

God bless.

If pornography is the doorway to demons, then fornication will be the gateway

BAILMONEY:
This guy dey yarn dust Walahi


GUY I BE CONFIRMED IGBO MUSLIM REVERT

I met so many Igbo Muslims last December in Anambra state when I visited my family

Infact, Iam currently working on something that would expose how Igbo Muslims in the east are being treated like outcast in their own land.

Trust me, this is gonna shake the country!

If you wanna partner with me in this eye opening project, then get in touch ASAP!

What is your family and community's name?

ogododo:
https://www.vanguardngr.com/2026/01/killings-abductions-soar-after-u-s-airstrikes-as-terrorists-kill-183-abduct-366-in-27-days

What do we fo with this your conjectures?

owobokiri:
Looks like she really meant it when she said she has turned a new leaf..

What other choice did she have? The surest and quickest way for irate ladies like Tonto to cure depression from broken relationship is to do a 360 and swallow her vomits. Lol

Image123:
Evidently, they are not his members. He shows up to bury anyone killed due to insecurity, as agenda must agend. It's called 'notice me'.
Like a certain politician disrupts events by deliberately coming late.

He will soon bury you to get more attention.