Nigeria and Jamaica has lost the great matriarch of the Royal family of Eze Dunu 1 of Ifite Dunu Dunukofia, Anambra, Her Royal Highness, Mrs Barbara OKOYE, originally born a Jamaican native, she was mother to Nigeria’s investment and digital asset markets, Wizkid, Dr Nicky Okoye.
Barbara Okoye died on Tuesday the 11th of November 2025, to a brief illness while being treated at a London UK hospital.
She was aged 92, and she is survived by several other children and grandchildren, including Prince Chinedu Okoye, one time Regent of Ifite Dunu, and Princess Augustina Okoye in whose care her highness was when she left the World, among many other children and grandchildren.
Her Highness Barbara Okoye was married to His Royal Majesty Igwe Augustine Ezechi Okoye, the Eze Dunu 1 of Ifite  Dunu, Dunukofia LGA, Anambra State of blessed memory, who joined his ancestors of the Royal Clan of Ifite Dunu DunuKofia Anambra State in December of 2003.
Mrs Barbara Okoye was best known for her professional nursing career, in the medical and healthcare industries for which her professionalism served three continents across the World including the United States in North America, the United Kingdom in Europe and Nigeria in Africa.

In addition, she started and operated successfully, several  entrepreneurial ventures which included the Clayton Lounge Hotel and the Gannet Concorde Hotel both hospitality properties in Enugu, an institution of higher learning, as well as her “Mothercare” stories which provided nursing mothers, across eastern Nigeria, with all their unique branded baby needs and Mothercare needs as well as mother friendly home equipment.

Dr Nicky Okoye, who is the last son of Mrs Barbara Okoye, is best known for his role as the Chief Strategy Officer of the Nigerian Stock Exchange (now Nigerian Exchange Group), Co-Founder and first Group Executive Director Operations of Transcorp Plc, and as a serial entrepreneur, founding several enterprises including but not limited to, Chairman of ANABEL Group, founder/CEO ANABEL MOBILE, Africa’s first manufacturer of smart mobile devices, CEO ANABEL Capital, founder of the Global Investment Advisory Community, driving the Digital Asset Markets for Nigeria and Africa and President of the African Enterprise and Entrepreneurship Institute.
The funeral arrangements will be announced by the family in due course.

Documents exclusively obtained by this medium indicate that Regina Daniels, the estranged wife of billionaire lawmaker, Senator Ned Nwoko, is excessively abusing drugs such as marijuana, cocaine and alcohol,

According to a laboratory test conducted by an expert and report made available to newsmen, the toxicology test on Regina showed positive to marijuana,  cocaine,  morphine, ipiates and alcohol at health- toxic levels.

According to the lawmaker, ‘Regina needs help and must go back to the Rehab centre which she started two months ago for nedical attention’.

Recall that the lawmaker had opened up on the dispute between his wife, Regina, attributing their marital crisis to her battle with drug and alcohol addiction.

Regina had earlier accused Nwoko of assault and domestic abuse. She alleged that the violence in her husband’s home had become unbearable, saying Nwoko sent thugs to attack her.

“Ned sent thugs to attack me, I’m nothing in Ned’s house, but in my house, I’m a queen. I can’t stand the violence anymore; it’s too much,” the mother of two was heard saying in a viral video on Saturday, October 18, 2025.

Reacting via a statement shared on his Facebook page on Sunday, Nwoko denied allegations of domestic violence preferred against him by Regina, insisting that he had never been abusive to any of his wives.

The lawmaker, who also shared a video showing his properties allegedly destroyed by Regina, stated that despite having other wives, none had ever accused him of violence.

He wrote: “Regina was not always like this. Her current battle with drugs and alcohol abuse is the root of our problem. She must continue her rehabilitation program, or I fear for her life and safety.

“Now she has moved to a place where she will have unrestricted access to drugs. I have other wives, and none will ever accuse me of violence.

“Regina is the violent one here, slapping and hitting three staff in the past 48 hours and destroying property, including cars and windows, for no just cause.”

Nwoko explained that he had set a clear condition for Regina to undergo rehabilitation, either at a facility in Asokoro, Abuja, or abroad, to help her overcome addiction.

Nwoko added: “The truth is, I have set a clear condition for her to accept rehab in Asokoro or outside Nigeria especially Jordan where she will not have access to drugs.

“A clear headed Regina would have taken moon to the hospital but instead she even threatened to kill our resident nurse (for exposing her drugs abuse).

“While I took Moon to the hospital, a scene of chaos unfolded at home, orchestrated by Sammy, Regina’s main drug supplier. Another known supplier of drugs to Regina is the tiny evil devil called Ann.”

Nwoko in a WhatsApp chat with Regina said ‘I won’t accept your friends coming here at odd hours again. First it was glam on Sunday night. I spoke with two of you to go to sleep at 1am or she should leave. She didn’t do either. It was an all night of noise and music and all that goes with it. By 3am another two friends joined you. They left the following afternoon. Again today, I asked you to go to.bed at 3am. You refused. It was was the noise of doors downstairs that woke me up. Lo and behold, you and Sonia were heading to your room at exactly 3.30am. You have shown so much disrespect in the past few days. I don’t know who is giving you drugs amongst them and this lifestyle is totally unacceptable and we can’t continue like this. It is either you continue with your therapy or you check into the rehab in Asokoro. My health is deteriorating because of your situation. I am worried about your life and what will happen with the kids. More importantly, I won’t fund your lifestyle again until you are fully rehabilitated’

Nwoko added all his efforts to ensure he rehabilitated Regina were rebuffed by his wife and family members.

Recall that Regina Daniels had days back admitted to using hard drugs via her Instagram page stating other reasons for her addiction.

Legal experts argue that the Ogun State Planning Law was misapplied in the case of Asoludero Court, a property built in 2004, long before the law existed

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