Emeka Esogbue

 10 THINGS THE IBUSA COMMUNITY MISSED IN LEGENDARY WILLY IKOLODO - Emeka Esogbue At exactly 3:45 pm of Saturday, August 7, 2010, he gave up the ghost inside the hospital at the age of 74 but he had been his community's traditional Warlord being the Uwolo of Ibusa. Hon Chief William Ukadike Ikolodo who hailed from Umuisagba, Ibusa was one of the greatest Ibusa personalities of his time. He was certainly one man that his community benefitted immensely and selflessly from as an illustrious son and political representative.  The huge gap that Willy Ikolodo left in Ibusa resonated with the ceremony organized in his memory by his family to mark his ten years of demise in Lagos. This article serves as a reminder of the life and times of the legend and all that the Ibusa community lost in him. 1. He was perhaps the most popular Ibusa figure of his time and he utilised it to the latter. The name, "Ikolodo" was like the name of a Roman god, feared by some, loved, respected and vene...

Ezechime and Ezemu of Ubulu-Uku Rebelled Against Benin Felix Ifeanyi Nwabuokei He had helped Benin historical researchers to explain the missing link in their history regarding an Onicha-Olona personality who was taken from Onicha-Olona by Prince Orhogbua (later Oba Orhogbua) to become the Iyase of Benin and Benin historians had wondered why and how a non-indigene became an Iyase until he was able to supply answers to their puzzle. Once this development unfolded, Pen Master continually chased him until he was caught. In this interview with EMEKA ESOGBUE (Pen Master), Felix Ifeanyi Nwabuokei renders account touching on Onicha-Olona history. He speaks on the rarity of finding Onicha-Olona historical documentations, the journey to the foundation of Onicha-Olona, the over two-decade kingship tussle that the community had to face and many other subjects that are of interest to watchers of the Onicha-Olona history. However, it would seem that the biggest of them all the revelation that Onich...

CHIEF WILLY IKOLODO LAID THE FOUNDATION FOR GOOD WORKS IN IBUSA COMMUNITY Chief Willy Ikolodo in Uwolo regalia FAMILY PLANS POST-HUMUS HONOUR FOR THE LEGENDARY PHILANTHROPIST AND LATE UW Chief Willy Ikolodo with his wives OLO OF IBUSA By Emeka Esogbue "The kernel of truth is in Chief Willy Ikolodo, a leading protagonist in the social history of Ibusa". - Pen Master Many would agree that the history of philanthropism in Ibusa started with the foundation laid by him. Hence, the legend was Igbuzo and Igbuzo was him.  In 2010, the Ibusa community in Delta State lost one of her greatest legendary  assets in history, the man who goes beyond the traits to establish true character of passion and honour; an enigma and an Igbuzo name that cannot be wished away and the first among equals in selfless service to Ibusa. Hon High Chief Willy Ukadikebunazua Ikolodo was a man who believed in Ibusa and Ibusa people, a commander and exerciser of control over the community's affairs, one who...