Churchill Okonkwo

Churchill Okonkwo holds a degree in Geology/Physics (combined honors) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He has worked as a Graduate Assistant at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka for two years. A poet, he has two unpublished manuscripts ("Tunnel of Confusion" and " Beautiful Nonsense"). He is currently working on a third, "Voices from the Spirit World". He also writes short stories. His works include: The Erosion Menace in Anambra Basin South-eastern Nigeria: causes impact and solution. Churchill Okonkwo lives in Onitsha, Nigeria and is currently completing his Masters degree in Petroleum Engineering at the Federal University of Technology, Owerri, Imo State.

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