Emeka Esogbue

 THE ANIOMA PICTURE OF THE MONTH OMU OF ANIOMA PRESENTS THE OMU BOOK TO HON GBANDI The Omu of Okpanam/Anioma is pictured here presenting the book, "A Short History of Omu," authored by Pen Master to Hon Kenneth Chibuogwu Gbandi, the MD/CEO of African German Information Centre and Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of African Heritage Magazine, recently, in Okpanam, Delta State. The Omu who recently celebrated her 20th year in traditional office as the Omu has presented a good number of the same books to other personalities within and outside the state.

 Ibusa Pays Final Respect to Omu Augustina Nando, the late Omu of the community  By Emeka Esogbue The final funeral rites of the last Omu of Ibusa, Omu Augustina Ogugua Nando was conducted in Ibusa yesterday being Eke day. The final rites of the funeral natively known as "Ife ilo" were conducted to give the late Omu who was popular for her discipline and knowledge of the Ibusa customs and tradition, the last respect culturally expected of an Omu in the community where culture is heavily cherished.  Omu Nando was the last Omu of Ibusa whose reign ended the more than 400 years of the traditional institution of the Anioma people in the community. Since then, the community has been struggling to rebirth the foremost traditional female institution which gave women in the community and Anioma as a whole, a true sense of belonging. The institution once acted as a voice for the womenfolk and as a check on societal excesses. For instance, the Omu of Ibusa is empowered to attend the Iz

 Anioma National Congress: Matters Arising The election is here again and they are beginning to make Anioma look more precious than God's heaven. The truth is that Anioma is yet to have a socio-cultural organization in the magnitude of Afenifere, Ohanaeze, Arewa, Urhobo Progressive Union, Middle Belt Forum and our people need it to have the same voice that others in the nation have. The Anioma National Congress is a political group that begins and ends in Delta State and has no eyes and ears outside the state. It is about Anioma politicians and their affairs inside the Delta womb. The Anioma people are yearning for a voice in Nigeria and need to be heard socially, economically, and politically and also readily take positions as other socio-political organizations do. Anioma is terribly shortchanged. In time to come, the people of Anioma should come together to establish a socio-cultural group for the region outside the political groups that exist, one of which is the Anioma Nationa

Fear Politicians: Emeka Esogbue Shocked by Philip Elueme's Forged Article Over Anioma National Congress There was the dispute over reported bid to create a socio-political organization for the Anioma people, which some politicians guided against and I did a piece, stating that Anioma is a region that requires an establishment of a socio-cultural organization in the magnitude of Ohanaeze, Afenifere, Arewa, Middle Belt Forum and others, which attracted positive comments from a wide range of social media users.  Interestingly, Philip Elueme, Legislative Aide to Senator Peter Nwaoboshi, the Senator serving the Delta North, in total difference called me instantly on the phone and with political motivation, he attempted to dissuade my opinion but I stood still.  The next morning, the Legislative Aide went up on social media with a screaming headline, "Philip Elueme Chides Emeka Esogbue Over Anioma National Congress." Shockingly, he came up phoney details. Although he never resp