The book “Eze Goes to School” is undoubtedly one of the most popular and widely read classic novels in Nigeria. Onuora Nzekwu co-authored the book with historian Michael Crowther in 1966 and it has been on the lips of Nigerians ever since. Onuora Nzekwu was born on February 19, 1928 in Kafanchan to Obiese Nzekwu and Mrs. Mary Ogugua Nzekwu.
He entered the public service in 1956 as an editorial assistant in the magazine department of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Information. He held this position until 1958, when he was promoted to editor-in-chief. Onuora Nzekwu left her job in 1966 when the Nigerian Civil War/Biafran War broke out. He migrated to Eastern Nigeria where he worked as a senior information specialist. After the end of the Biafran War in 1970, Onoura Nzekwu left eastern Nigeria and returned to the Federal Ministry of Information as a senior information officer in the Information Department.Onuora Nzekwu was also the Chief Executive Officer of the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) from July 1, 1979 until his retirement in 1985. Onuora Nzekwu received a Rockefeller Foundation fellowship in 1961 and a UNESCO fellowship in 1964. In 1966, Nzekwu wrote “Eze Goes to School” with Michael Crowther and later “Eze Goes to College” with the same co-author. Author.
In 1997, Nzekwu published a non-fiction book entitled The Chima Dynasty in Onitsha, in which he recounts the history of Onitsha. At the age of 89, Onuora Nzekwu passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017, in her hometown of Onitsha.He is survived by his wife, Mrs Justina Nzekwu, and six children.
