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Professor Kamene Okonjo, Royal Matriarch and Academic Luminary, Passes Away at 96
Professor Kamene Okonjo, renowned sociologist, women's rights advocate, and mother of WTO Director-General Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, has passed away at the age of 96. As matriarch of the Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom's royal family, her life stood as a testament to academic brilliance and enduring public service.
InformationNG·October 26, 2026AI-curated
The mother of the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation, WTO, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Professor Kamene Okonjo, is dead. The Palace Secretary of Ogwashi-Uku Kingdom, Chief Ifeakanachukwu Emordi, on behalf of the Umu Obi Obahai Royal Family, announced the development in
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