User:Devoice2017

Devoice2017 is the nickname or username for Okechukwu Onuegbu. Comrade Okechukwu Onuegbu, as he preferred to be addressed is a blogger, online publisher, journalist, Poet, entrepreneur, Actor, comedian, blog builder/webdesigner, activist, etc. He is the last born in the family of nine and four surviving children, and also the only educated male child in the kindred of over 20 different families.

He was born on 12 December, 1987, and currently has a-university degree and national diploma in Mass Communication from National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos, and Federal Polytechnic, Bida, respectively.

His other Igbo name is Nwoyemezie, baptismal name "Christopher", while his confirmation name is "Francis", but preferred to be known as 'OKECHUKWU ONUEGBU'.

The young Okechukwu was born to Mr. Matthew Chukwujekwu and Mrs. Lucy Nmachukwunyelugo Onuegbu of Umuaba village, Ebenebe in Awka north Local Government Area of Anambra state, Nigeria.

Currently, he is a Journalist, Publisher, Critic, Poet, Playwright, Novelist, Movie Scriptwriter, Web-Designer, Blogger and Actor.

He has published so many books such as Romeo without Juliet (English Movie produced in 2013), Songs from a Solemn Mind (collection of poems published in 2014), and Diet Guides…Tips for healthy living (book for health, diet and nutrition published in 2015), Mirror of the Minds (collection of poems published in 2016), the Mysterious Housekeeper (short story), Influence of EUFA Championship on the academic of Nigerian Youths (a study of Federal Polytechnic, Bida), etc. These and many more are also available on https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/okeychris, https://www.amazon.com/OKECHUKWU-ONUEGBU/e/B00WYTZUKA, http://okadabooks.com/book/about/songs_from_a_solemn_mind/8970, https://fedpolybida.academia.edu/OkechukwuOnuegbu, https://www.instagram.com/news48hrs/, https://www.wattpad.com/user/OkechukwuOnuegbu, http://www.onlinenigeria.com/poetry/ad.asp?blurb=1720, http://www.news48hour.com/2016/08/anambra25-governor-obiano-urges.html, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenebe, and so on.

Also, he is an alumni of the Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State; the National Open University of Nigeria, Lagos; Government Day Secondary School, Karabonde, New-Bussa; Community Secondary School, Ebenebe; Irunese Primary School, Ebenebe.

Onuegbu is a member of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Anambra State Council; Secretary, Rapporteur Committee NUJ Anambra State Chapter; Pioneer Secretary General/Co-founder, Community News Reporters Chapel; member Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Anambra State chapter; Director, MEDIA/PUBLICITY, CITIZEN ANTI-CORRUPTION VOLUNTEER CORPS, Anambra state chapter; etc.

You can contact him through: +2348061506936, www.news48hrs.com, twitter.com@news48hrs, Skype@Okechukwu.onuegbu1, www.facebook.com/news48hrsblog, www.facebook.com/comradedevoice, oonuegbu3@gmail.com, okeychris60@yahoo.com, https://www.linkedin.com/in/okechukwu-onuegbu-9346a7b8

Although he currently works as a full-time staff of Orient Daily newspaper (http://www.orientdailynews.com/), Onuegbu is the founder/publisher, www.news48hour.com, De-Voice Creative Network (printing press and publishing company),and has also worked with other print and online media houses such as Blueprint, Daily Times, National Liberator, Odenigbo Int'l celebrity magazine, thenigerianvoice.com, modernghana.com, etc.

His articles could also be found on different internet platforms and websites under the following name Okechukwu Onuegbu, Okey Chris, Nwoyemezie Christopher, etc.

In 2016, he bagged two literary awards from Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), and Society of Young Nigerian Writers. His poem "Who owns Kolanut"was published on ANA 2016 Review (35th edition).And he attended the 35th ANA International convention during which he performed one of his published poems "African Moonlightale" on the convention arena.

Actually, his nickname is "Devoice" and "News is Akuko" which were given to him at the course of his student activism at Federal Polytechnic, Bida, Niger State (2010-2011). He had used DEVOICE "the finger menat for the pen" while vying for the post of Association of Mass Communication Students (ASMACS), which he won. While NEWS IS AKUKO was the name his course mates gave him for standing to defend his people, Igbos when the class was asked to define news in their mother tongue and people from other tribes responded with an exception of his fellow Igbos, who were probably timid or shy to define news in their mother tongue. It was then, Okechukwu Onuegbu took permission from the lecturer, Kenneth Adikea and stood and defined the phenomenon as "News is Akuko melu eme nke ndi nta akuko fulu m'obu nu ma dekwara ya ulo nko akuko ya." That name gave him popularity in the school and beyond because His defination was funny since he said it in what is known as "Engli-Igbo" or mixture of English in Igbo language. Besides, Akuko means cock in Yoruba language which was why yorubas among Okechukwu's class helped in popularizing that name.