Emeka Esogbue

  Writing and Pastoral works are Spiritual Exercises with Inspirations   -        Ibusa Novelist, Chike Okeze   With the recent literary growth and renaissance among young writers, an encouraging discovery is made of Chike Godwin Okeze, a Pastor, Writer and Novelist from the Ibusa Community in Delta State. Chike Okeze, the Author of “A Sacrifice of Peace” and a member of Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors, speaks to PEN MASTER (EMEKA ESOGBUE) on a number of issues impacting on literary Nigeria. Excerpts:   Pen Master: It is my pleasure to meet you, a young Anioma writer. However, I consider it appropriate that our global readers also meet you for wider recognition.   Okeze: Thank you, the Pen Master Sir. It’s indeed a rare honour providing me the platform to be heard. My name is Chike Godwin Okeze. I am the author of “Amope the Slave Girl,” published by Macmillan Nigeria Publishers. There are other self-publishe...

 Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors, a Celebration of Ibusa Cultural Life Says GIWA President, Dr. Ajumeze - Emeka Esogbue Dr. Henry Obi Ajumeze, the President of the Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors (GIWA) has called on the people of Ibusa to pay attention to their cultural life. He said this in an address he personally delivered to the members of the Association on Friday morning. Disturbed by the growing disinterestedness in the cultural life of the community, Dr. Ajumeze, a UK-based University of Manchester, Lecturer, believes that the idea of GIWA is to celebrate the life of culture in the people in the community.  He said, "I'll like to say that when we started this group, it's aim was the awareness of the need to pay some attention to our culture." "So, it's simply an idea that aims to celebrate our cultural life in a creative, intellectual way. To become the cultural memory of our community." He advised the members of the Association to harvest...

 Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors Adopts Constitution to Guide the Body - Emeka Esogbue The Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors, an Ibusa organization of intellectuals, which is popularly known as"GIWA," on Sunday concluded and adopted a constitution to regulate the body. GIWA, an Association with an interest in the promotion of literary and cultural spheres of the Ibusa community also plans to hold a night of tributes in honour of Philip Ngozi Ifechukwude-Kwusike who died recently.  The President of the Association, Dr. Henry Obi Ajumeze called for a motion to adopt the draft document already submitted to the body by the Constitution Drafting Committee comprising a trio of Frank Okafor, Sir Victor Asianah, and Miss Buchi Emeagwai and the plea yielded necessary responses from members.  Sir Victor Asianah who was the first to be heard, moved for the adoption, "I, Sir Victor Asianah, having read, understood and agreed with the totality of the contents of the draft of this...

 Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors Honours Ngozi Kwusike, Lavishes Tributes on the Late Ibusa Novelist - He Sacrificed for Ibusa Education and Unionism, Oshimili North SLG, Austin Ajufo - Ibusa People Must Assist themselves, Frontline News Publisher, Dr. Awana - He was visible for Ibusa Community Development Union, Sir Victor Asianah - Ngozi Struggled for Omu Boys Primary School, Patrick Adigwe, Umuigbuzor Creator Story By Emeka Esogbue Prominent Ibusa personalities gathered in the agrarian community of Ibusa in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State on Saturday to honour the late Philip Ngozi Ifechikwude Kwusike, one of their own at the Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors- organized "Night of Tributes." Kwusike, a poet and novelist died in Asaba in July 2022. Poems were recited from, "Croaks," the poetic work of the late Poet by his children, Kansi Ifechukwude-Kwusike and Adaora Ifechukwude-Kwusike who presented "Tell me," and "I belong ...

 Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors, a Celebration of Ibusa Cultural Life Says GIWA President, Dr. Ajumeze - Emeka Esogbue Dr. Henry Obi Ajumeze, the President of the Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors (GIWA) has called on the people of Ibusa to pay attention to their cultural life. He said this in an address he personally delivered to the members of the Association on Friday morning. Disturbed by the growing disinterestedness in the cultural life of the community, Dr. Ajumeze, a UK-based University of Manchester, Lecturer, believes that the idea of GIWA is to celebrate the life of culture in the people in the community.  He said, "I'll like to say that when we started this group, it's aim was the awareness of the need to pay some attention to our culture." "So, it's simply an idea that aims to celebrate our cultural life in a creative, intellectual way. To become the cultural memory of our community." He advised the members of the Association to harvest...

KWUSIKE NIGHT: GUILD OF WRITERS AND AUTHORS CALLS FOR TRIBUTES FROM THE GENERAL PUBLIC  - Emeka Esogbue Set to honour Philip Ngozi Ifechukwude-Kwusike, the late Ibusa novelist and poet, with a night of tributes, the Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors (GIWA), an association of intellectuals from the community is calling for tributes and other forms of presentations from the friends and family of the late writer described as "servant of Ibusa community" by Sir Onyeluka Igbonoba in his tribute.  The post humus honour is coming the way of the author of "Imagine Lagos and Other Stories" as the first official ceremony of the newly formed Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors under the pioneering leadership of Dr. Henry Obi Ajumeze, a Lecturer with the School of Arts, Languages, and Cultures, University of Manchester, United Kingdom. The event will come up inside the Kefas Hall, Ibusa, Delta State on Saturday, October, 8.  In a message forwarded to the members of the Associat...

 IBUSA INTELLECTUALS UNITE UNDER GUILD OF WRITERS AND AUTHORS UMBRELLA *SET TO HONOUR NGOZI KWUSIKE WITH A NIGHT OF TRIBUTES IN IBUSA Story By Emeka Esogbue The determined efforts of the Ibusa people in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State for the social progress of the community continued unperturbed with the foundation of yet another body by like-minds from the community. Intellectuals of the Ibusa community have 'conjoined' to form an organization under the aegis of the Guild of Ibusa Writers and Authors (GIWA). The Ibusa group of community artists is for the first time bringing together writers and authors from the community known for its huge number of scholars to contribute their quota towards the development of the community.  GIWA is composed of literary-minded indigenes of the community; writers, authors of works in different fields, culture enthusiasts, publishers, media personalities, filmmakers, and other lovers of arts. The Group guided by the const...

The aftermath of Ulo Festival: The Aesthetic Gains in Ibusa   "Art is never finished, only abandoned." - Leonardo Da Vinci By Emeka Esogbue Although the Ulo Festival of the Ibusa people as recently celebrated by the Umueze Quarters of the community has come and gone, the gain ushered in for the lovers of artworks is what is rarely talked about by the people of the community. A few weeks ago, Umueze, the community's largest quarters celebrated the Ulo Festival in what was widely reported in the media including PEN MASTER with the arrangements, the buildup, the essay competition, the essay for secondary school students from the community, the principal characters, the dances, and the significance of the event all mentioned but rarely was any consideration given to the renovation of the Nne Eze statue by the 2022 Ulo Umueze Committee in the media.  Graciously and gloriously, the committee added some lasting beauty to the artistic state of the community. Pen Master learnt tha...