Emeka Esogbue

 Filling the Historical Gap: Northerners Appreciated Late Major Nzeogwu, Writes Historian, Nwankwo Anthony Nwaezeigwe By Emeka Esogbue Renowned historian and scholar, Dr. Nwankwo Anthony Nwaezeigwe, has argued that many Northerners held Anioma's late Major Patrick Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu in high regard and regarded him as a committed Nigerian nationalist rather than an ethnic partisan. The respected historiographer made this assertion in a recent historical commentary that has attracted widespread attention across major social media platforms. According to Dr. Nwaezeigwe, Major Nzeogwu's political and military actions should be understood within the broader context of Nigeria's turbulent post-independence history rather than through the narrow lens of ethnic politics. He maintained that Nzeogwu was, first and foremost, a nationalist who believed in the unity and progress of Nigeria as a nation-state. The historian contended that Nzeogwu's eventual participation in the B...

 Anioma State Debate: Prince Onyema and Dr. Nwaezeigwe's Historical Perspectives  By Emeka Esogbue Not a few Anioma indigenes took the recent warning from the revered Asagba of Asaba, HRM Obi Prof Epiphany Azinge against the location of the proposed Anioma State in the Southeast likely. The Asagba had advised against the relocation of the proposed Anioma State to the southeast, warning that the people have their historical and geographical place in the South-South where they have always existed. However, what tended to make more interest to students and enthusiasts of the Anioma history was the recent debate between Prince Onyema Okonjo from Ogwashi-Uku and renowned Nigerian historian and scholarly giant, Dr. Ntony Nwaezeigwe.  The debate was revealing to enthusiasts of Enuani history in particular with Dr. Nwaezeigwe towering with some historical establishments on the making of Ogwashi-Uku, Ibusa and a few other Enuani communities in a single argument.  As a referen...