Emeka Esogbue

 The Obuzo's Prophecy and the Shortness of Ibusa Organizations - Emeka Esogbue In 2008, Miss Florence Bob-Okonkwo of the Nkpanyala sector of Ibusa approached me and expressed her desire to start an Ibusa association, which we eventually dubbed the Ibusa Like-minds Association.  After careful consideration, I concluded that the proposed organization's goal was to contribute to our community's social development through seminars and lectures, and because it was an Ibusa project, I bought the idea and agreed to participate in the project. We immediately launched the Association's programming, including lectures and town hall meetings, some of which were well attended by our Ibusa people. The inaugural lecture program was held at the Federal Government Girls College in Ibusa, where speakers spoke thematically about the usage of hard drugs by Ibusa youngsters, which they claimed was growing more prevalent.  It was at this session that I first met Mr. Peter Egbuchue. While we...

 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...