Emeka Esogbue

  Empowerment Triumph: Naomi's World Uplifts Ibusa Youths, Certificates Presented with Jubilation  Story By Emeka Esogbue For the people of Ibusa in Delta State, it has been a season of empowerment in the community as participants graduated from Naomi's World youth empowerment program on Thursday. The 17-day empowerment initiative, which took place at the Umuodogwu Hall in the community, was a celebration of milestones as successful beneficiaries were awarded certificates upon graduation. The graduates used the occasion to showcase their accomplishments by giving guests the opportunity to sample their delicious food and take home handcrafted items. Naomi's World equipped the young people with skills in baking, hair weaving, soap production, perfume, freshener, bleach manufacturing, and other areas, instilling a sense of self-reliance and survival instincts. Notable attendees included Miss Isioma Nelly Okonji, the current Ambassador of the People of Oshimili North (POoN), an...

 Anioma Watch Association Press Release! 14TH ASAGBA OF ASABA: ANIOMA WATCH CONGRATULATES EPIPHANY AZINGE We, the Board of Trustees (BOT) and members of the Anioma Watch Social Association also simply called "Anioma Watch," a registered socio-cultural Organization of the Anioma people at home and in the Diaspora extend our congratulations to Obi (Prof) Epiphany Azinge following his recent selection and subsequently, unveiling to the general public as the 14th Asagba of Asaba by the Asagba-in-Council.  We are pleased that his choice which adhered to the Traditional Rulers and Chiefs Edict of 1979 honoured the general wishes of the people of Asaba. We pray for a fruitful reign that can have an impact on the community when the leading Lawyer and Academic is installed as the 14th Asagba of Ahaba Ujom in the coming days.  By extension, we also anticipate people-centred policies that are developmentally targeted towards the growth of the Anioma Region as a whole as we continue ...

 10 Things to Know about the Ichi Eze Culture in Asaba, Ibusa, Okpanam, Illah and Okwe  - Emeka Esogbue It is no longer news that the Ajudua family made Ibusa proud again with the Obiship of Obi Dr. Henry Ajudua who is now the newest Obi in the community. Obi Dr Ajudua's Obiship brought the beauty of the people's culture close to global attention, allowing them to enjoy it.  Here are 10 things to know about Obiship: 1. Inside Udoh, the hallowed site, the anklet is tied. Symbolically, the anklet and red cap are the features Obiship seen by the eyes. 2. On becoming an Obi, there is no traditional title in Ibusa, Asaba, Okpanam, Illah and Okwe that supersedes the Obi title just as there is no traditional title that supercedes the Omu title for the females. After Obiship and Omuship, any other title acquired (anywhere) before and/or after is superflouos.  3. Traditionally, after the Obiship, only one name is chosen and added to "Obi" as a prefix and this may be the first...

 Idowu Okeze Blesses Ibusa With Multiple Projects, Unveils State of the Art Civic Centre in the Community Story By Emeka Esogbue  Ace Ibusa philanthropist, Pastor Idowu Okeze reassured the Ibusa people of better days ahead with donations of projects made to the Ibusa people on Friday.  In the spirit of love for the community, Okeze opened the CIDO Asthma Foundation, a state-of-the-art hospital with cutting-edge technology never seen in the community.  Pastor Idowu Okeze was commended by HRM Obi Prof Louis Nwaoboshi, the Obuzo of Ibusa who commissioned the hospital, for his unfathomable love, which inspired him to select the town as his location. Two more roads, totaling roughly 2.5 km and built by the well-known philanthropist along the Umueze axis of the village, were also made available for traffic.  The two other community-commissioned projects of the day include the recently constructed fence of St. Thomas College, Ibusa, which he funded, the renovated Princ...

  Brilliant Abiagom Edward from Ibusa, Makes Top 20 Highest JAMB Scores List - Emeka Esogbue Brilliant Edward Abiagom from the Ibusa community was one of the top 20 performers on the list released by Joint Admissions and Matriculations Board (JAMB) in Abuja, the nation's capital. The list, "Top 20 Highest JAMB Score for 2024/2025 Academic Session," shows Abiagom Edward C brilliantly sitting on number 16 out of the first 20 with a splendid score of 348. Consequently, PEN MASTER carried out diligent findings which revealed that Abiagom Edward hailed from Anioma's Ibusa community and is the son of Mr. Ike Abiagom, Publisher of Grassroots Newspaper Publishers, a subsidiary of Newsbreeze Newspaper. Subsequent inquiries disclosed that the University of Benin is the university of young Abiagom Edward Chinonso's choice, as requested and that he has selected Electrical/Electronic Engineering as his major. Broken down, the UTME acknowledged-slip shows that the cand...

 Gideon Nwaomu, OFAAC Promoter of Anioma Culture, Rest in Peace Recently, the Anioma media is again, awash with the recent news of the demise of Mr. Gideon Nwaomu, the CEO of Giddy's Place, Asaba, Delta State.  Three of my OFAAC mentors have passed away in a short amount of time, including Omu Martha Dunkwu, the regular OFAAC face whose Anioma appearance and dress were selling the Anioma people to the media.  People would always point to her to ask, who that woman was. The second victim was Hon Emeka Nmadu and third third was Mr. Gideon Nwaomu, the latter two who were Directors of the Organization. OFAAC, founded by Anioma cultural giant, Arc Kester Ifeadi, is the Organization For the Advancement of Anioma Culture, the culture umbrella of the Anioma people and the biggest organizers of cultural fiesta in the whole of Delta State. It is also the gatherer of the largest Anioma culture enthusiasts from around the world and the largest gatherer of traditional rulers from the ...

 Obiship: Like Asaba, like Ibusa; Like Obi Ajudua, Like Obi Azinge - Emeka Esogbue Two beautiful Enuani communities in Anioma; two sisterly communities and two neighbouring communities.  Like Ahaba (Asaba), like Igbuzo (Ibusa). Like Chief Prof Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge (now Obi Chief Prof Epiphani Azinge), like Chief Dr. Henry Chukwuma Ajudua (now Obi Dr Henry Ajudua).  Asaba, Ibusa, and Okpanam have a long history of relationships rooted in trade, marriage, and war. In addition to their shared physical location, these groups also have dialectical linguistics, shared cultures, and traditions.   It is pertinent to understand that only five communities—Asaba, Ibusa, Okpanam, Illah, and Okwe—all of whom are of Oshimili, follow the Obiship practice. As a stage of advancement in the people's way of life, Obiship is magnificently preserved by these communities, who work so hard to protect the long-standing tradition that their predecessors have passed down to them. Tod...

 ANIOMA WATCH PERSONALITY OF THE WEEK August 3, 2024 Ibusa Scholar with Philanthropy and Healthy Relationship with His Environment: A Biography of Prof Fred Osadebe - Emeka Esogbue Prof Fred Osy Osadebe (Academic, Accountant, Financial Analyst, Data Analyst, Administrator and Philanthropist) was born to Obi Joseph Igbawuzia Osadebe who was once the Diokpa (traditional head) of Nkpanyala Clan and Mrs. Lucy Ogbeianu Osadebe nee Obi Nedua from Idumuobi, Ogbeowele, Ibusa).  He hails from Nkpanyala Clan in Umuekea Quarters of Ibusa in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. In 1971, he attended the Oranmiyan Memorial Grammar School in Ile-Ife, Osun State, then St. Columbia Grammar School in Agbor after finishing elementary school.  Prof Osadebe worked briefly with the National Provident Fund before proceeding to the USA. He became admitted into Texas Southern University and University of Houston, Texas where the degrees of B.BA in Accounting, M.BA in Finance and P...