By Abiola Olawale
The family of Somtochukwu Christelle Maduagwu, a 29-year-old Arise News anchor, reporter, and producer, has unveiled a schedule for her funeral rites, culminating in her burial on Saturday, October 18, 2025.
Known affectionately as “Sommie,” Maduagwu’s tragic death during an armed robbery in Abuja has sparked widespread grief, tributes, and renewed demands for enhanced security measures across Nigeria’s capital.
Arise TV, in a statement issued on Saturday also confirmed that Maduagwu would be committed to Mother Earth on September 29, 2025.
According to the broadcast station, 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 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.”
Arise News added that “her internment in Anambra State on Saturday, October 18, will be preceded by a funeral mass at St. Theresa Catholic Church, Agulu.”
