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...

 Analysing the Long-Debated Question: Who Was the Leader of the Jan 15, 1966 Coup – Major Nzeogwu or Major Ifeajuna? By Emeka Esogbue The question of who truly led the January 15, 1966 coup between Major Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu and Major Emmanuel Arinze Ifeajuna remains one of the most contested subjects in Nigeria’s political history. More than half a century later, historians, eyewitnesses, and surviving conspirators continue to offer conflicting narratives, each shaped by personal memory, regional loyalties, or ideological interpretation. This article revisits the long-debated issue by examining primary testimonies, the strategic design of the coup, and the divergent events in Lagos and Kaduna, in order to provide a nuanced and evidence-based understanding of a question that has resisted easy resolution. It is apt to begin with brief biographical notes on the two principal actors. Chukwuma Kaduna Nzeogwu was born on 26 February 1937 in Kaduna to Anioma parents from Umuomake vill...

  Tribute: Honouring Obi Martha Dunkwu for Her Revolution of Anioma's Omuship As a professional historian who has dedicated the last 29 years of my life to bringing the culture of the Anioma people to the attention of the world, I feel that I was at least somewhat qualified to collaborate closely on Anioma advocacy with the late Omu revolutionist, HRM Obi Martha Dunkwu, the Omu of Anioma, and that is exactly what happened in the end. December 14, 2014, was a routine day for us. At the time, the Anioma Personality of the Year Planning Committee was run by the Anioma Trust publi cation, and I served as its chairman. However, the Committee had already chosen HRM Obi Martha Dunkwu as the recipient of the year's prestigious award, and it allowed me to meet her for the first time. With warm familiarity created, we began to enjoy close relationships subsequently. In 2016, I followed it up with the authorship of a history book on the institution, titled "A Short History of O...

Unifiers as Against Dividers: The Immediate Need of the Ibusa Community   - Emeka Esogbue    Throughout history, societies have always created leaders but such leaders MUST either fall under the category of dividers or unifiers, depending on their track records in such societies. In politics, business, academic environment, technology, community, or cultural leadership, there will always be unifiers and dividers. These are the only two camps available to greatness in societies and are determined according to the philosophies of the leaders.   Ibusa is proudly complete with professors, successful businessmen and women, technocrats, serving and retired security men and women, philanthropists, and top government functionaries, among others, but what the community appears to lack are unifiers. Where all of these endeavours are present but unifiers are absent, the situation becomes characterized by divisions in socio-cultural quarters which will then le...