It was a black Tuesday for journalists in Delta State and the Nigerian media space at large, as The Punch correspondent, Mr Matthew Ochei, reportedly died in the early hours of Tuesday, January 6, 2026, after a brief illness.
Ochei passed on at about 2:00 a.m., aged 43, leaving behind his wife, Mrs Uche Matthew Ochei, and three children. His remains have since been deposited at a morgue in Ukunzu, his hometown.
The sudden death has sent sho
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