Emeka Esogbue

 What is Ishi Among the Enuani People?  - Pen Master (Emeka Esogbue) Ishi also called Ifi means "spiritual retribution," in the belief of the Enuani people of Anioma in Delta State.   In general terms, it is a spiritual punishment either for doing what one was not supposed to do or for not doing what one was supposed to do. Either way, one suffers from the misconduct.  In line with marriage, a woman who sleeps outside the home may suffer ishi not because the bride price is on her head but because her husband still considers her married to him and they live under one roof while he feeds on food cooked by her. If a bride price is on the head of a woman but they have separated and gone their way, there could be nothing like ishi. Ishi only happens because the woman still sleeps with her husband and cooks for him to eat. And even if they both live under a single roof as a husband and wife the woman is flirtatious, the man will only avoid two things, eating her food ...

  Writing and Pastoral works are Spiritual Exercises with Inspirations   -        Ibusa Novelist, Chike Okeze   With the recent literary growth and renaissance among young writers, an encouraging discovery is made of Chike Godwin Okeze, a Pastor, Writer and Novelist from the Ibusa Community in Delta State. Chike Okeze, the Author of “A Sacrifice of Peace” and a member of Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors, speaks to PEN MASTER (EMEKA ESOGBUE) on a number of issues impacting on literary Nigeria. Excerpts:   Pen Master: It is my pleasure to meet you, a young Anioma writer. However, I consider it appropriate that our global readers also meet you for wider recognition.   Okeze: Thank you, the Pen Master Sir. It’s indeed a rare honour providing me the platform to be heard. My name is Chike Godwin Okeze. I am the author of “Amope the Slave Girl,” published by Macmillan Nigeria Publishers. There are other self-publishe...

 Anioma's Atuma Community in Mournful Mood as Chiazor, Nigeria's First Commissioned Naval Officer Passes.  - Emeka Esogbue  The Anioma traditional flag has remained at half mast following the passing of Commander Onwurah Zonyenuno Chiazor, Nigeria's first commissioned Naval Officer and only a few in a nation of more than 250 million people are aware of the colossal loss of a high-ranking Naval Officer of his caliber. Incidentally, not many residents within the local government of his origin are also aware of the loss sustained by them hence life goes on.  Navy Commander Chiazor was an indigene of Atuma in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, a community in the same local government affiliation with Ibusa, Akwukwu-Igbo, Okpanam, and others.  Navy Commander Onwurah, initially with the Canadian Navy, was the most celebrated Nigerian Naval Officer of his time perhaps, and upon his return, prominent in building and indigenizing the Nigerian Navy base...

 Emmanuel Amatokwu Calls for the Revival of the La gos Branch of Ibusa ICDU - Emeka Esogbue  Ibusa Sports Club Coordinator and one-time Oshimili North Local Government Area Chairmanship contestant, Mr. Emmanuel 'Kwasa' Amatokwu have called on the people of the Ibusa community in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State to ensure the revival of the Lagos Branch of the Ibusa Community Development Union also known as ICDU.  Amatokwu also called "Mayor of Ibusa" by his admirers made the call in Ibusa on Saturday via the email he sent to a chain of prominent indigenes of the Ibusa Community and other stakeholders, a copy he forwarded to PEN MASTER.  Worried by near loss of value, the former Banker wrote, "it has come to our notice that despite all the efforts put in place by the Ibusa Think Tank to make sure that those of us in Lagos take our ICDU meetings very seriously, our Lagos Town Union is dying. Unfortunately, the move has been allowed to gradually f...