Arise News has announced burial arrangements for its anchor Somtochukwu Maduagwu, who died during an armed robbery in Abuja on September 29, 2025.
According to Arise News Maduagwu will be buried on Saturday, October 18, 2025, in her hometown in Anambra State.
An “evening of tributes will be held on Sunday, October 12, 2025, at the THISDAY Dome, Central Business District, Abuja,” the TV network announced in a video statement on Saturday.
“This will be followed by a service of songs on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, at the Corpus Christi Cathedral, Kaduna Street, Port Harcourt.”
It added that “her internment in Anambra State on Saturday, October 18, will be preceded by a funeral mass at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Agulu.”
Maduagwu, 29, was a lawyer, model, and seasoned broadcast journalist who served as an anchor, reporter, and producer at ARISE TV.
But her life was cut short during a violent robbery at her Katampe residence in Abuja.
A security guard, Barnabas Danlami, was also killed by the robbers.
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