Emeka Esogbue

 Anioma, No Longer a Minority Group in Delta State By Emeka Esogbue For decades, the Anioma people in Delta State were viewed through the lens of marginalisation, even long after the circumstances that shaped that perception had shifted. Recent debates surrounding the agitation for an Anioma State and the suggestion of aligning the region politically with the Southeast have revived old assumptions. Yet, a critical examination of Delta State’s demographic makeup, administrative framework, political participation, cultural cohesion, and historical relevance clearly reveals that Anioma stands today as one of the major ethnic blocs in the state—not a minority. To be considered a minority in a Nigerian state means belonging to a group that is numerically smaller or politically less influential than others within that same state. In Nigeria’s sociopolitical environment, where geography, ethnicity, and history heavily influence identity and access, being a minority often implies limited r...

 Analysing the Long-Debated Question: Who Was the Leader of the Jan 15, 1966 Coup – Major Nzeogwu or Major Ifeajuna? By Emeka Esogbue The question of who truly led the January 15, 1966 coup between Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and Major Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna remains one of the most contested subjects in Nigeria’s political history. More than half a century later, historians, eyewitnesses, and surviving conspirators continue to offer conflicting narratives, each shaped by personal memory, regional loyalties, or ideological interpretation. This article revisits the long-debated issue by examining primary testimonies, the strategic design of the coup, and the divergent events in Lagos and Kaduna, in order to provide a nuanced and evidence-based understanding of a question that has resisted easy resolution. It is apt to begin with brief biographical notes on the two principal actors. Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu was born on 26 February 1937 in Kaduna to Anioma parents from Umuomake vill...