Emeka Esogbue

 Oshimili North Council Chairman, Hon Esewezie, Ibusa DPO Adefolalu, Dame Winifred Akpani, Prof. Oyedemi, Emeka Esogbue, Others Honoured at Ibusa End-of-Year Ceremony Ibusa Voices Speak: * Do Not Allow Riffraffs to Take Over Ibusa — Elvis Okonji * Elites Are Disconnecting Their Children from Ibusa Cultural Values — Emeka Esogbue * Invest in Ibusa Human Capital — Elder Acho Nonyalim By Emeka Esogbue It was a remarkable convergence of eminent personalities and stakeholders in Ibusa on Sunday, December 28, 2025, as community elites, leaders, opinion moulders, and captains of industry gathered for the Inaugural End-of-Year Thanksgiving and Award Ceremony. The event took place at Ezemese Primary School, Ibusa, Delta State. Organised by the Ogbo Aho Aya Bi Age Grade, the ceremony attracted wide participation from various groups across the community. Proceedings began with opening prayers and the traditional breaking of the kola nut, after which the Onyeisi Ogbo, Mr. Anthony Ikechukwu Ago...

  Ibusa's Cherished Ine Festival Makes a Triumphant Return By Emeka Esogbue After two years of the last enactment, the Ine/Ichu Ekwensu Festival, a beloved tradition of the Ibusa people in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, is set to make a huge comeback to the delight of the people. His Eminence, Chief Engr. Celestine Okeibunor Okafor, the Ikwele of Ibusa, has unveiled plans for the bi-annual festival to take place. The community's Chief Priest recently revealed intention to newsmen in the community to celebrate the festival, a cornerstone of Ibusa's cultural heritage. A specially prepared video on the festival now being broadcast in media houses across the nation, also forwarded to PEN MASTER showcases the festival's significance and beauty. Significantly, the Ine Festival also called Ichu Ekwensu in some quarters, holds deep spiritual and cultural relevance to the people of the community, aiming to exorcise evil spirits, cleanse the community and pa...

FRED AJUDUA AT 62:  IBUSA CHIEF, SET TO COMPLETE A RECORD DONATION OF 100 HOUSES TO IBUSA LESS PRIVILEGED ON HIS BIRTHDAY - Emeka Esogbue As June 5 approaches and Ibusa prepares to celebrate the 62nd birthday anniversary of one of their own, Chief Fred Ajudua, knowing the philanthropist seems endless to many who are yet to meet the charitable surprises of the Dike Anioma.  Considered one of the greatest living philanthropists the Nigerian nation ever knows and perhaps, the most popular Ibusa living indigene and the best known Ibusa philanthropist, Chief Ajudua with a total of 75 chieftaincy titles, scattered all over the country, is at it again. Popular for giving out unconditionally to the less privileged, Ajudua has taken the year, 2022 to embark on the project, "Operation no Mud Houses in Ibusa," in which he demolishes houses, 'unfit' for habitation while personally constructing more modern ones for such lucky Ibusa owners.  "The last batch that was constructe...

 IKWELE CELESTINE OKAFOR, ELECTED CHAIRMAN OF ANIOMA BROTHERS FANS CLUB - Emeka Esogbue In an aftermath of an election, the Ikwele of Ibusa, His Eminence, Chief Engr. Celestine Okeibunor Okafor, on Friday night, emerged as the Chairman of the Anioma Brothers Fans Club. The Ikwele, a revered Ibusa traditional Chief, received the highest number of votes cast in a 3-day election that was held on the Group's forum as coordinated by the Anioma Brothers Administrators.  Election flagged off on May 18, with Chief Engr. Celestine Okafor, Chief Daddy Okeleke, the Mgboko Isiga of Ibusa, Chief Austin Uwaonye Ndinwa, the Okemili of Ibusa, and Mr. Emmanuel 'Kwasa' Amatokwu, announced as the nominees of the newly formed Fans Club for voting by the Administrators.  In the total of 48 votes received, Chief Celestine Okafor polled 35 and was subsequently declared the Chairman-Elect by Mr. Chuks Patrick Chubby who announced the result on behalf of the Anioma Brothers Fans Club. The Ikwele ...