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Queen Imaria Worlu (April 4, 1960 – July 9, 2018) was a Nigerian career diplomat. She served as Nigeria's Ambassador to neighboring São Tomé and Príncipe from 2017 until her death in 2018.[1][2][3]

Biography and career

Worlu was born in Benin City, Edo State, April 4, 1960, to Chief Christopher Osifo and Ijose Ogiamen.[3] She was her parents' third child.[3] Worlu enrolled at St Maria Goretti College in Benin City, from which she received her West African School Certificate (WASC) in 1975.[3] She then attended Idi College in Benin City beginning in 1977, which led to her acceptance to the University of Lagos, also in 1977.[3]

Worlu received her Bachelor's of Arts in philosophy from the University of Lagos in 1981.[3] She joined the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) from 1981 to 1982 following her graduation and was sent to Jos in Plateau State.[3]

Queen Worlu later completed her postgraduate diploma in international relations at the Foreign Service Academy in Lagos.[1] During her diplomatic career, Worlu also obtained another postgraduate degree in theology from Redeemer's University Nigeria, a certificate in Protocol Service Duties while stationed in Rome, and a Master's in Business Administration (MBA) from the Shobhit Institute of Engineering & Technology in Meerut, India.[1]

In 1987, Worlu joined the Nigerian Foreign Service.[1] She served in the Foreign Service and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs until her death in 2018.[1] Worlu was posted as a consular officer at the Embassy of Nigeria in Lisbon, Portugal, from 1998 until 2003.[1][3] She also participated in United Nations peacekeeping conferences and workshops in Ghana, Liberia and Sierra Leone.[1]

In June 2014, Worlu was posted to the Nigeria High Commission in New Delhi, India, as a trade and development minister.[1] She was promoted to Deputy High Commissioner during her tenure in New Delhi, which lasted from 2014 until 2015.[1] As Deputy High Commissioner to India, she filled in as acting High Commissioner on several occasions from 2015 to 2016.[1][2][3]

More recently, Queen Worlu was a member of high-level negotiations between India and Nigeria.[1] As a result of the negotiations, India extended a $100 million line of credit to Nigeria.[1][2]

In 2017, President Muhammadu Buhari appointed Worlu as Ambassador of Nigeria to São Tomé and Príncipe. She held the ambassadorship until her death in July 2018.[1][2]

Queen Worlu died during her posting in São Tomé on July 9, 2018, at the age of 58, following a brief illness.[1][2]

[3] She was survived by her husband, Sampson O. Worlu, the former director general of the Voice of Nigeria, and their three sons - Jesse, Chizi and Chituga.[3] She was buried in Abuja following her funeral on July 27, 2018.[3]

References

1. ^10 11 12 13 {{cite news|first= |last=|title=Nigeria's ambassador to Sao Tome and Principe, Queen Imaria Worlu is dead |url=https://persecondnews.com/2018/07/nigerias-ambassador-to-sao-tome-and-principe-queen-imaria-worlu-is-dead/ |work=Per Second News |publisher= |date=2018-07-10 |accessdate=2018-08-07 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180723034252/https://persecondnews.com/2018/07/nigerias-ambassador-to-sao-tome-and-principe-queen-imaria-worlu-is-dead/ |archivedate=2018-07-23 |deadurl=no}}
2. ^{{cite news|first= |last=|title=Nigeria's Ambassador To Sao Tome, Queen Worlu Imaria Dies |url=http://cityscoopng.com/new/2018/07/11/nigerias-ambassador-to-sao-tome-queen-worlu-imaria-dies/ |work=City Scoop |publisher= |date=2018-07-11 |accessdate=2018-08-07 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807214716/http://cityscoopng.com/new/2018/07/11/nigerias-ambassador-to-sao-tome-queen-worlu-imaria-dies/ |archivedate=2018-08-07 |deadurl=no}}
3. ^10 11 {{cite news|first=Ugo |last=Okoro|title=Nigeria's Ambassador To Sao Tome, Queen Worlu Imaria Dies |url=https://www.von.gov.ng/sao-tome-and-principe-ambassador-laid-to-rest/ |work=Voice of Nigeria |publisher= |date=2018-08-27 |accessdate=2018-08-07 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180807215244/https://www.von.gov.ng/sao-tome-and-principe-ambassador-laid-to-rest/ |archivedate=2018-08-07 |deadurl=no}}
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