Emeka Esogbue

 10 Things to Know about the Ichi Eze Culture in Asaba, Ibusa, Okpanam, Illah and Okwe  - Emeka Esogbue It is no longer news that the Ajudua family made Ibusa proud again with the Obiship of Obi Dr. Henry Ajudua who is now the newest Obi in the community. Obi Dr Ajudua's Obiship brought the beauty of the people's culture close to global attention, allowing them to enjoy it.  Here are 10 things to know about Obiship: 1. Inside Udoh, the hallowed site, the anklet is tied. Symbolically, the anklet and red cap are the features Obiship seen by the eyes. 2. On becoming an Obi, there is no traditional title in Ibusa, Asaba, Okpanam, Illah and Okwe that supersedes the Obi title just as there is no traditional title that supercedes the Omu title for the females. After Obiship and Omuship, any other title acquired (anywhere) before and/or after is superflouos.  3. Traditionally, after the Obiship, only one name is chosen and added to "Obi" as a prefix and this may be the first...

 Obiship: Like Asaba, like Ibusa; Like Obi Ajudua, Like Obi Azinge - Emeka Esogbue Two beautiful Enuani communities in Anioma; two sisterly communities and two neighbouring communities.  Like Ahaba (Asaba), like Igbuzo (Ibusa). Like Chief Prof Epiphany Chigbogu Azinge (now Obi Chief Prof Epiphani Azinge), like Chief Dr. Henry Chukwuma Ajudua (now Obi Dr Henry Ajudua).  Asaba, Ibusa, and Okpanam have a long history of relationships rooted in trade, marriage, and war. In addition to their shared physical location, these groups also have dialectical linguistics, shared cultures, and traditions.   It is pertinent to understand that only five communities—Asaba, Ibusa, Okpanam, Illah, and Okwe—all of whom are of Oshimili, follow the Obiship practice. As a stage of advancement in the people's way of life, Obiship is magnificently preserved by these communities, who work so hard to protect the long-standing tradition that their predecessors have passed down to them. Tod...

 From Obiship Itchi Observances, Obi Dr. Henry Ajudua Salutes the Ibusa People - Emeka Esogbue As Obi Dr Henry Ajudua's Itchi rites of Obiship continues in his Ibusa hometown, the cultural participant has sent his salutations to the Ibusa people.  Obi Dr. Henry Ajudua, the newest Ibusa Obi, is in Itchi as part of a big cultural observances and is almost finished with the traditional process that would reveal him to the community as Obi.  Following this ceremony, he will be brought to the Udoh ground, where he will ultimately don the indigenous anklet known as "eli li ukwu."  As required by custom, his spouse, Queen B, the late Chief Elizabeth Njideaka's daughter, would also benefit from the Obiship position. Chief Elizabeth Njideaka was a well-known educationist and philanthropist from Ibusa, Nigeria, who made sure that many people both inside and outside the town, all the way to the City of Lagos, received an education.  From the progressively coming to an end ...

 Ichi Eze: Henry Ajudua, Accepting the Ibusa's Highest Status in Name and Cultural Essence - Emeka Esogbue In recent times, Obiship in Ibusa community nay Asaba and Okpanam have been facing the risk of extinction from these Enuani societies but the Ibusa people have a reason to thank the likes of Chief Dr. Henry Ajudua.  Multiple Obi systems were once the pride of the people of Asaba, Ibusa and Okpanam until interest in the title started to diminish. The distinct traditional system known as Enuani civilization—a socio-cultural development system that previously supported the people's society—became less appealing for a number of reasons, some of which are listed in the book "A History of Ibusa," written by Esogbue, E. (this author). In these three Enuani settlements, Obiship was considered to have a high level of social standard and also commonly subjectively used by Enuani people to exclusively refer to their society and elitist Obis as high in nobility while implyin...