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Catherine Ndidi Edi-Osagie (Chief Mrs.)
Catherine Ndidi Edi-Osagie (Nee Irabor) was born in Minna Nigeria on January 15th 1934 to the family of Pa Jacob Uwadia Irabor and Mrs. Grace Omokpolo Irabor both of Igbanke in Edo State, Nigeria. She had her early education at St. Peters Anglican School in Minna, and later attended Government Women's Teachers Training College in Enugu, and WTC in Enugu and Kabba. Mrs. Catherine Edi-Osagie met and married Edward Okenyenbuno Osajie (of Ottah, Nigeria) in 1959; both her and her husband were young teachers at the time. Mrs Edi-Osagie went on to attain a Diploma in Education from the university College Ibadan, Nigeria in 1963 (all while starting a young family). Catherine Edi-Osagie continued her education at the University of Nigeria Nsukka where she obtained a Senior Diploma in Education. In 1977 Mrs Catherine Edi-Osagie proceeded to the United Kingdom for further education. She earned a Senior Diploma in Special Education from Moray College in Edinburgh, Scotland. She capped her educational accomplishments by obtaining both a Bachelors and a Masters Degree in Educational Psychology at the Radcliffe University College in Cardiff Wales. During her long and illustrious career, Mrs. Catherine Edi-Osagie held many professional positions which included the position of Teacher at Domestic Center in Minna, Nigeria; Teacher at Provincial Girls School Kontagora, Nigeria; Teacher at CMS School, Igbodo, Nigeria; Headmistress at CMS School Igbanke, Nigeria, Teacher/House Mistress at Anglican Girls Grammer School, Asaba Nigeria; Teacher at Anglican Girls Grammar School Benin-City Nigeria; Teacher at Edo College Benin-City, Nigeria; and finally ending her career at the Bendel State Ministry of Education as an Assistant Chief Inspector Of Education, a position she held until her retirement in 1994. Mrs Catherine and her husband had six children Ethel, Raymond, Edmond, Sidney and Kate a son innocent died at infancy); all the children went on to exel in different walks of life. Catherine Edi-Osagie also ran orphanages, and raised many other children in her home that were not hers biologically; she placed a high premium on having a united family built on the foundation of Christianity. Mrs. Catherine Edi-Osagie devoted her life to the service of humanity. She was the founder of the Igbanke Womens Progressive Union, and influencial/highly respected member of the male dominated Igbanke club. She was a lifetime Vice President of the Nigerian Red Cross Society, Secretary-General of the YWCA, Juvenile Court Judge, Member of the Bendel State Hospital Management Board, devoted member of St. Mathews Anglican Church in Benin-City. Mrs Edi-Osagie President of Life in the Savior Outreach Ministries, member of the Mothers Union of St. Mathews Cathedral Church in Benin-City, and founding member of the Bendel Society for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped. She was instrumental to starting the first Special Ed classes in Bendel State Schools. Mrs. Edi-Osagie was instrumental to getting the first public library built in her hometown of Igbanke, Nigeria. On the 31st of December 2002, in recognition of her lifetime of achievements, Mrs. Catherine Edi-Osagie was bestowed with the Chieftaincy title of Enyi Ka Nwanne 1 of Obiagu, Abia State, Nigeria. Mrs. Catherine Edi-Osagie died in a car accident on February 16th, 2008 at the age of 74. she is buried in the yard of her home in Benin-City, Nigeria †