Nigeria: Family Announces Death of Nigerian Journalist John Chiahemen

10 August 2022
Premium Times (Abuja)

Mr Chiahemen worked with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Thompson Reuters.

The family of a Nigerian journalist, John Chiahemen, has announced his death.

Mr Chiahemen worked with the Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Thompson Reuters.

Read the full statement below.

It is with great sorrow and great peace we share that our patriarch, former Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and former Thompson Reuters journalist, John Neji Chiahemen, has returned home to rest.

He fought a valiant long battle with motor neuron disease (ALS) and he was selfless to his last breath. He died peacefully in Johannesburg, South Africa surrounded by his family.

John is survived by his wife Winnie "Chizi" Chiahemen; daughters: Ide Wise (UK) Fanen Chiahemen (Canada), and Mimi Chiahemen (US); grandson, Finley Hemen Kanyin Wise (UK); son-in-law, Ben Wise (UK).

He is also survived by brothers and sisters, including Tom Chiahemen, Abuja-based Media & PR Consultant and Publisher, NATIONAL ACCORD Newspaper and larger family in Nigeria and Kenya.

He will be greatly missed.

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