Nigeria, March 7 -- Renowned Nigerian writer, Mabel Dorothy Okanima Segun, popularly known as Mabel Segun, is dead.

The renowned writer died in the early hours of Thursday, barely a month after turning 95.

An accomplished poet, playwright and writer of short stories and children's books, she was also a teacher, broadcaster, and sportsperson.

A statement by her family announcing her passage partly reads, "It is with gratitude to God for a life well spent in the pursuit of excellence in Literature, Broadcasting and Sports that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, grandmother and great grandmother, Mabel Dorothy Okanima Segun (nee Aig-Imoukhuede) in the early hours of the 6th of March 2025. She was 95 years old.

"Funeral arrang...