Emeka Esogbue

 The Emeka Esogbue I know By Austin Eloka Ajufo Elder Emeka Esogbue;  a Maestro in the narrations of ethnohistorical accounts of the people of Anioma and Ibusa in particular, is without prejudice our greatest icon, who through his many interesting works of history has made Ibusa famous on the web. It is a truism that most search on the internet about Ibusa will always have Esogbue's imprint on them.  The wide influence the Anioma born historian wields, and his articulated engagement in social media interactions earned him the name "Pen Master". Pen Master is among the very few historians who classically combine cardinal writing skills in exposing, describing and creatively narrating historical accounts without distorting the truth. This makes reading his works enjoyable. He is unarguably a gifted writer who writes through the minds of the people while stating the obvious.  The soft spoken Esogbue remains an ardent  advocate and promoter of Anioma culture, he has...

 Sadly, the Anioma area faced another major marginalization in the hands of the Federal Government of Nigeria when the same government named 100 persons for recognition since 1914. No single Anioma man or woman made that list despite acclaimed hard-work of the people of this region towards the making of the nation.  http://dailyindependentnig.com/2014/03/centenary-award-fg-barred-anioma/ Centenary Award: FG barred Anioma By Emeka Esogbue My attention has been appallingly drawn to the list of 100 Nigerian awardees released by the Federal Government of Nigeria as part of its Centenary celebration. The idea of the award is quite commendable being that a nation must bestow honour on her people with a record of successes. The advantages of showing respect to deserving individuals in any nation cannot be overemphasised. A society must recognise with gratitude people who have contributed or made sacrifices in improving it. In fact, when deserving people are recompensed with awards, l...

 RUGBY STAR, FREDERICK HENRY-AJUDUA COMMITS INTERNATIONAL ALLEGIANCE TO NIGERIA By Emeka Esogbue Rugby Superstar and American-born Nigerian Frederick Henry-Ajudua has in an impressive interview conducted this morning with Channels TV made some startling revelations on why he chose to play for Nigeria, the country of birth of his parents. Last month, the Nigerian Rugby Football Federation had widely announced Nigeria as Freddie's preferred choice in what welcomed eruption of celebration from Nigerians , home and abroad. Energetic, strong and power-player, Freddie, with great ability who is a back row for University Club Rugby is happy to commit his international allegiance to Black Stallions.  Frederick Henry-Ajudua's parents hail from Ibusa in Delta State, Nigeria with the family name well-known. Physical strength, experience  and ability of Freddie to hold and kick the ovoid ball are believed to be his strong point and also seen to be an advantage to Nigeria with his sta...