Chukwu Octuplets
The Chukwu Octuplets were a set of octuplets born in December 1998 in Houston, Texas. They consisted of six girls and two boys, and were as follows:
- Chukwuebuka Nkemjika (Ebuka) - weighed 690g (22 oz.) at birth
- Chidinma Anulika (Chidi) - weighed 760g (24.4 oz.) at birth
- Chinecherem Nwabugwu (Echerem) - weighed 800g (25.7 oz.) at birth
- Chimaijem Otto (Chima) - weighed 730g (23.5 oz.) at birth
- Chijindu Chidera (Odera) - weighed 320g (10.3 oz.) at birth
- Chukwubuikem Maduabuchi (Ikem) - weighed 500g (16.0 oz. at birth
- Chijioke Chinedum (Jioke) - weighed 810g (26.0 oz.) at birth
- Chinagorom Chidiebere (Gorom) - weighed 520g (16.7 oz.) at birth
The octuplets were conceived with the aid of fertility drugs.
