Emeka Esogbue

 Christmas Gifts: Fred Chijindu Ajudua Media Team Spreads Love to Over 500 Community Indigenes Story by Emeka Esogbue The Fred Chijindu Ajudua Media Team, popularly known as FCA Media, on Friday carried out a kind-spirited humanitarian outreach in Ibusa, reaching no fewer than five hundred indigenes across different quarters of the community. Pen Master gathered that the beneficiaries cut across age groups, kindreds, and social strata, underscoring the inclusive nature of the initiative. Among those who benefited from the Christmas goodwill were notable community elders, including Onowu Egbune, the Diokpa of Umuodafe, and Diokpa Noble Okolie, alongside several widows, elderly persons, and other families. The outreach saw lucky households receive essential food items such as rice, cooking oil, noodles, and other household commodities, aimed at easing the burden of the season and enabling families to celebrate Christmas with dignity and joy. Speaking on behalf of the team, Miss Mimi ...

 A Walk Down Memory Lane with the Ibusa Pathfinder Newspaper (August 1993) By Emeka Esogbue (Pen Master) Courtesy of Mr. Fidel Iwugo, all the way from the United States of America, Pen Master recently received a copy of the celebrated Ibusa Pathfinder Newspaper, now long defunct. Published in August 1993, the news items and stories contained within are far more than interesting. They are treasures for historical minds, reviving old memories and reminding us of where our people have come from.  *Sit back as I take you down memory lane.*  One notable feature in the edition was titled “Who is Your Ibusa Person of the Year?” Close to it was another headline, “Ajudua Pay (sic) Obis Salaries,” which reported Chief Fred Ajudua’s magnanimous gesture of paying salaries to the Obis in Ibusa. Indeed, 1993 was the year of Chief Fred Ajudua, whose unmatched philanthropy touched nearly every aspect of community life. It would not be surprising if the Onwanetili Oha of Ibusa himself eme...

Augustine Anonyai Ojei, Seasoned Accountant Shares Insightful Recollections of Historical Bond Between Ibusa and Issele-Azagba - Emeka Esogbue Chief Augustine Anonyai Ojei, a Lagos-based Chartered Accountant (ICAN) and Economist from Issele-Azagba community in Delta State has shared with Pen Master, the healthy relationship shared between Ibusa and his Issele-Azagba, community. According to him, Issele-Azagba and Ibusa share relationships in diverse ways and have related in different socio-cultural means including marriage and trade. He pointed out that the paternal grandmother of the immediate past traditional ruler of the community, Agbogidi Obi Francis Jidouwa Ijei II, was from the Ibusa community specifically from Ezukwu. The Ibusa-Issele-Azagba is also a cemented link of marriages between the people of both communities - linking Aniocha South and Oshimili North, two local government areas. The Ugbome lineage, Obi Ijei Nwaegbune, Nwabudike, Ubabudike-Arinze, all from Issele-...

 Family Releases Initial Obiship Pictures of Henry Ajudua, Dynastic Head of Ajudua - Emeka Esogbue Early photos of Obi Dr. Henry Ajudua 1, the dynastic head of the Ajudua family of Umukwa, Umuodafe in Ibusa, and his brother, Chief Fred Ajudua, the Onwanetili Oha of Ibusa, engaging in a brotherly conversation have been released by the family. In one of the three images, Chief Fred Ajudua is seen leading an entourage to Chief Dr. Henry Ajudua. In the last picture, the Ibusa cultural man of the moment is seated and wearing the traditional Enuani "mbulukwu" clothing, clutching his uya and donning the red cap.  Proverbially, "Mbonsi nke nwanne oyi anaa" hence, the Ibusa Onwa took the initiative to hearten his brother.  Obi Dr. Henry Ajudua, who is wearing the red cap for the first time, will receive it after the ceremonies of Obiship are completed. He will then be able to wear the red cap as required by his people's customary rules and may seldom be seen without it a...

 Fred Ajudua Online Quiz: Helping Ibusa Youths to Regard their Heroes and Heroines  - Emeka Esogbue  In the dying days of December 2023, Chief Fred Ajudua, the Onwanetili Oha of Ibusa instituted a daily quiz, an online quiz competition with star prizes which is currently running on Ibusa-related WhatsApp platforms which now enthuses the Ibusa online users. The essence and impact of the quiz with a considerable number of respondents, mostly the youths of the community, cannot be overemphasized. The Ibusa community in Delta State, rich in human resources, has been one in which accomplished individuals are rarely recognized for their accomplishments. Legends of the community often pass unsung. As rich as the community's population of indigenes appear, with great and extensive deeds, they often remain unsung heroes in their Ibusa ancestral home. Hence, they are more respected outside than their hometown.   The traditional talk among the indigenes has always been "Ig...

 FCA SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION - THE IBUSA STORY OF CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATIONAL GROWTH It must be noted that Chief Fred Chijindu Ajudua did not initiate the idea of scholarship in Ibusa neither did he arrogate such claim to himself in any possible cloak. Before now, the pioneers of the Ibusa Union Nigeria had instituted scholarship awards for the people of Ibusa. Records available to the community show that the pioneers set out to assist Ibusa boys who had promises to attain higher education and went on to implement it. However, the scholarship scheme was by individual donations from pioneers of the Union in which Mr. Williams Esekodi and Akaeze Ejor reportedly made the highest donations to the cause. Two of the recipients of this early Ibusa scholarship were Francis Halim of Umuodafe and Justus Isor of Umuisor who were aided to Christ the King College, Onitsha for further studies. C. A. J Nwajei was also a beneficiary who went to England to study Law. He would later return to the cou...

 FRED AJUDUA COMMENCES SELFLESS REBUILDING OF EZE IWU, BENSON ASHIBUOGWU'S HOUSE AFTER DEMOLITION  - Emeka Esogbue In his continuation of "Operation No Mud House in 21st Century Ibusa," exercise, renowned philanthropist and Onwanetili Oha of Ibusa has commenced the rebuilding of the home of noted Eze Iwu of Umuodafe, Mr. Benson Ashibuogwu in Umuodafe Quarters of the community. The former Lagos socialite whose popularity cut across the country in the 1990s two weeks ago announced Benson Ashibuogwu's turn as the beneficiary of his selfless communal project for natives.  The Dike Anioma had since 2015 when the project was initiated, commenced random demolition of houses in the community, considered not too fit for human inhabitation for rebuilding with a self-set target of one hundred houses to be rebuilt in the community. Director of Communications to the Delta State House of Assembly Chief Whip and close friend of the philanthropist, Onowu Mark Nnabundo, 2021 reported ...

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...