Emeka Esogbue

 Erosion of Cultural Value, Troubling the Ibusa Community, Peter Uwajeh  - Emeka Esogbue  A prominent indigene of Ibusa, a community in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, Mr Peter Uwajeh has attributed the current impasse confronting the community to erosion of cultural value.  "What is bedeviling us today is largely the erosion of cultural values," Uwajeh said pointedly.  "Perhaps, we should also look at the languages we deploy when expressing anger or displeasure on issues." "I don't dignify people with responses to offensive languages against me." "I have been very worried that for a town so blessed with human and material resources, it is difficult to experience growth." Mr Peter Uwajeh was reacting to a statement earlier posted in Umejei Descendants, a WhatsApp forum Lamenting the loss of cultural values in the community, Peter Uwajeh from the Umueze axis of the community recalled how he was stopped from playing with a ...

 Uzzeh, the Festival of Isheagu that Commands the Rain - Dr. Emeka Esogbue Although the Isheagu community in Aniocha South Local Government Area is best remembered for the civil war massacre, similar to the Asaba Massacre, there is a unique festival peculiar to the people. The Uzzeh Festival is strange, cultural, and spiritual. As Patrick Ochei of Anioma Trust once described it. It is a festival of the lion-hearted and only the strong-hearted can muster the courage to watch it, let alone participate in it. The festival appears to have the highest number of cutlasses ever seen in any single festival as cutlasses of different shapes are excessively displayed by the actors of the festival to the fear of strangers. This makes the Uzzeh Festival of the Isheagu people not for the lily-livered to watch. Another strange feature of the festival is that no matter the brightness of the weather or the burning sun, once it is the commencement time of the festival, the rain immediately takes ove...

 Council Chairman, Hon Esewezie Bags Chieftaincy Title in Ibusa - Emeka Esogbue The Obuzo of Ibusa, HRM (Obi) Prof Louis Nwoboshi on Friday, honoured Hon Innocent Ifeanyi Esewezie with the Ugonwa of Ibusa and his wife with Nne Ji Uno of Ibusa. Nwoboshi conferred the title on Esewezie in a grand event that was attended by guests from within and outside the Ibusa community located in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. Hon Innocent Esewezie also received the title of Ezinwa Jiani of Oshimili North Justifying the Esewezie choice of the chieftaincy title, many Ibusa sons and daughters some of whom attended the event said the current Oshimili North Local Government Chairman merited the traditional honour bestowed on him. "Congratulations to Igbuzo (Ibusa) finesse, the town builder and political compass," Patrick Ashikodi, also called "Political Messiah, a former Delta State House of Representatives aspirant said in his goodwill message, posted in People of Os...

  Mainstream Media Should Key into Social Media to be Relevant, DBS Broadcaster, Eunice Emeyazia   Eunice Emeyazia, a seasoned Journalist with the Delta Broadcasting Service is famous for broadcasting but there is a lot more about her. Delivering in-depth information to target audience, supervision of news production, conduct of interviews and live correspondence in the field also distinguishes her outstandingly. The Issele-Mkpitime-born News Anchor, in this interview, opens up to Media Personality, PEN MASTER (EMEKA ESOGBUE) on a number of issues that touches on her family background, growing up, her journalistic career and the hard work that her mother was known for. The fast-rising Newscaster also advises the media practitioners on social media which she believes is crucial to the sustainability of the of the mainstream media. Excerpts:   Pen Master: Miss Eunice Emeyazia, like several of your viewers, it is my pleasure to meet you. What is your usual feeling, m...