Ọbanife:Izunna Okafor

Izunna Okafor bụ nwaafọ Ebenatọr dị n'okpuru ọchịchị Nnewi Sawụtụ nke steeti Anambra. Ọ bụ onye edemede iduazị na abụ, onye nta akụkọ na onye nkwàlite asụsụ Igbo. Ọ gụrụ na mahadum Nnamdị Azikiwe dị n'Awka, bụ ebe o mere maka ihe ọmụmụ nhazi ọhanaeze bụ 'Public Administration' n'olu bekee.

Dịka onye edemede, o nwetala ntúrú ùgò na nkwanye ùgwù karịrị iri abụọ na ise n'ihe gbasaara edemede, site n'ala anyị na n'ogoogo mba òfèsi. Nturu ùgò na nkwanye ùgwù ndị ahụ gụnyere: Nigerian Writers Award/Indigenous Writer of The Year 2015/2016; Pita Nwanna Award for Igbo Literature 2015; Nigerian Heritage Icon Award/Young Writer of the Year Federal Republic of Nigeria 2016; Anambra Exclusive Youth Choice Award/Youth Writer of The Year 2016; Future Award Africa 2016/African Prize For Education; SLAM Hero Youth International Award/Innovative Youth of the Year 2016; Inspire Award/Outstanding Youth in Academics 2017; Ezenwa Ohaeto Prize for Young Nigerian Novelists 2015; Campus Best Writer/Journalist of The Year 2018, tinyere ọtụtụ ndị ọzọ.

Dịka onye nta akụkọ, ọ na-arụ n'ụlọ mbipụta akwụkwọ akụkọ National Light, Ka Ọ Dị Taa na Sportslight Xtra, ma na-arụkwa n'ụlọ ọrụ Igbo Radio, bụ ụlọ ọrụ dị n'ikùkù ma nwee isi ngàlàbà ya na mba Canada.

Izunna na-ede akwụkwọ n'asụsụ Igbo na n'asụsụ bekee, ma bụrụkwa onye e jìrì ịkwàlìtè asụsụ na omenala Igbo wee mara. O deela akwụkwọ asatọ, ma nwekwa edemede karịrị narị asatọ n'ọnụ ọgụgụ o bipùtagòrò n'ìkùkù. Ọ bụ onye isi òtù jikọtara ndị ntorobịa na-ede akwụkwọ n'ala Nigeria, ngalaba steeti Anambra.