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    The Smiling Rose
    The Smiling Rose
    The Smiling Rose
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    The Smiling Rose

    By Eddie Chike Orah

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    Mr. Eddie Chike Orah was born in London in the year 1960 to Justice and Mrs Adrian chukwuemeka Orah Retired Justice of the Federal court of Appeal Abuja Nigeria I have a brother Ray and sister Vivian Orah.I am married to mrs Lilian Ifunanya Orah.I have four children Cinderela, Vivian, Christabel ,and Eddie Orah ,I have a Higher National Diploma in Ceramic from the Institute Of Technology I M T Enugu State Nigeria, I live in London with my wife and four children . Former Senior
    Instructor in Ceramic and Art Education at the Federal College of Education Akoka Yaba Lagos Nigeria. Hobbies Swimming, Reading, watching TV,and writting Poems .
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherXlibris UK
    Release dateAug 24, 2010
    ISBN9781453549834
    The Smiling Rose
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    Eddie Chike Orah

    Mr. Eddie Chike Orah was born in London in the year 1960 to Justice and Mrs Adrian chukwuemeka Orah Retired Justice of the Federal court of Appeal Abuja Nigeria I have a brother Ray and sister Vivian Orah.I am married to mrs Lilian Ifunanya Orah.I have four children Cinderela, Vivian, Christabel ,and Eddie Orah ,I have a Higher National Diploma in Ceramic from the Institute Of Technology I M T Enugu State Nigeria, I live in London with my wife and four children . Former Senior Instructor in Ceramic and Art Education at the Federal College of Education Akoka Yaba Lagos Nigeria. Hobbies Swimming, Reading, watching TV,and writting Poems .

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