Our Late Mum: The Biography of Nneoma Nwere Ugo Eunice Anugoh.
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Nneoma Nwere Ugo was the first daughter of Nnamuka Ezeala Dynasty in Obinwanne Kingdom, a Royal home with excellence. She was born in the year 1932. Her late mother was called Nwunede, a native of Umunoha in Mbaitoli LGA OF Imo State.
Nneoma Nwere Ugo grew up with her peers and was the prettiest amongst all in her era. Nneoma Nwere Ugo used to play with her peers in those days at their famous Amaōcha (place of gathering), where they danced and played a lot of jingles, folklores and some attractive exhibitions. One day, there was this young standard school charming, sharp, articulate and fearless man, riding on his bicycle, passing through the famous amaocha and cited one pretty teenager, decided to stop and enquired about the identity of this pretty girl. The charming and fearless young man was Dr Hoha our late father, and the pretty teenager was Nneoma Nwere Ugo our late mum. Dr Hoha pressed on and, fearlessly found his way into the Dynasty home of Nneoma Nwere Ugo, introduced himself and boldly told his in-laws to be that he was interested in their daughter. Looking at this young man they seemed to have waved him aside but they were surprised when the giant Traditionalist Anugoh appeared before them for their daughter’s hand in marriage to his son.
Fast track, the game was over and our late mum became the wife of our dad. Dr Hoha never knew, and would not believe that he will not have full access to the newly married wife because she was still underaged. Nneoma Nwere Ugo lived with Dr Hoha’s mum (my grandmother) until she was ripped for consumption.
Dr Hoha could not thought of sending his wife to school and was only interested in having children as this was one of the values at that time.
Nneoma Nwere Ugo started raising her children with her husband and making sure that we attended school and today she has blessed the world with beautiful and talented children amongst them are: lawyers (local and international), Doctors (consultants), Athletes of world standards, Educators (local and international), politicians, business tycoons. Amongst her children are:
Inyamma Angela Onyejiaka (Nee Anugoh) (Amaigbo base business woman), Mrs Stella Okorogu (Nee Anugoh) Auckland Newzland base Educator, High Chief (Barr) Eddyson Anugoh (Ugwumbaand Akaekpuchionwa) Sydney Australia base, Saviour Anugoh (Enugu base business man), late Hyginus Anugoh (one time African Junior Athletic champion and based in Spain, but died in auto crash in Sydney during the 2000 Olympic games (two days to run his race at the Sydney Olympic), Gladys Nwoke Nee Anugoh, a politician and popularly known as (the First Lady) and Dr Austin Anugoh (Awka based medical consultant).
Amongst other of Nneoma Nwere Ugo’s achievements include:
Producing people like: Lolo Osodieme Daberechukwu Ugwumba Anugoh (Nee Eleme, educationist, a nurse and a banker – Sydney base, Dr Vivian Anugoh – Awka base medical consultant, Mrs Antonia Anugoh Enugu base business woman Nneoma Nwere Ugo was also blessed with numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren amongst them are:
Chidera (Sydney base), Chimeremeze (Sydney based), Chelsea Adaoha (Sydney base), Ogadi (Sydney based), Kamsiyochukwu (Sydney based), Oluebubechukwu (Sydney based), Munachi (Newzland based), Chimdi (Newzland based) and numerous others scattered all over Nigeria.
Nneoma Nwere Ugo was a peace maker and loved everyone. She was the life chair lady of Umuonyiriegbe women group. She made sure that every one that visited her ate something. She hated quarrelling and was known as ozugonunu, meaning enough of fighting/quarrelling.
When we were growing as kids, Ugwumba was very smart headed and was always looking for one trouble to the other. One day Nneoma Nwere Ugo wanted to flog him and he ran to our senior sister Angela for protection, when aunty Angela prevented mum from flogging Ugwumba she said “legodi, Angela ina asutop ihe ōjō meaning Angela, you are stopping bad things; but she actually meant was “supporting.
Nneoma Nwere Ugo was selected for Nneoma Nwere Ugo title due to her unwavering support to the church, her love for humanity and her strength of character made the church to recommend her to the Bishop among numerous women by Amurie Omanze catholic parish, where she was honoured’ with the title
NNEOMA NWERE UGO.
ΑΝ ΕΡΙΤΟΜΕE OF BEAUTY
AN ICON OF PEACE AND LOVE A PRICELESS JEWEL
A MATRIARCH WITH A GOLDEN HEART.
You remain immortalized in our hearts!!!!!
