[1] Uzochukwu was born in 1940 at Ebenato, Nnewi South Local Government Area, Anambra State, Nigeria.
Degree in English Language from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile- Ife (1966), he branched off to Igbo Studies.
[2] He stayed at the University of Lagos, rising to become a Professor and Head of the Department of African and Asian Studies.
[3] Uzochukwu was the first Professor in the entire Mbanese —which is a general name for a conglomerate of five (out of ten) communities that make up Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State.
[4] In 2019, Prof. Sam launched a Tertiary Education Foundation, and also unveiled his autobiography entitled A Single Palmnut [5]