Emeka Esogbue

 Ibusa: Umuafene Clan Celebrates New Yam Festival in Grand Style as Prof. Emeritus Esogbue Sends Goodwill Message By Emeka Esogbue Members of the Umuafene Clan in Umueakea Quarters, Ibusa, Delta State, gathered in the community on Thursday to celebrate the New Yam Festival, known locally as Iwa Ji. Joined by friends and well-wishers of the clan, the elated sons and daughters of Umuafene performed the traditional Iwa Ji rites in grand style. Members of the clan, including youths, were seen rejoicing, singing, dancing and exchanging felicitations as they celebrated the annual festival. The impressive turnout was commended by the Diokpa of the clan, Prof. Emeritus Augustine Onwuyali Esogbue, NNOM, who told Pen Master in a telephone conversation that he was deeply impressed by the celebration. Prof. Emeritus Esogbue, a retired long-serving NASA scientist and Safety Advisory Board Medal recipient, is also the first Black person to be promoted to full professor at the Georgia Institute o...

 Umuafene Hosts Annual Family Conference in Ibusa By Emeka Esogbue The Umugbe Clan of Isieke, Ibusa, also known as Umuafene, on Easter held its 2026 annual family conference, attracting members from across the country. The gathering focused on social development, internal security, and strategies for strengthening unity among clan members. It also provided a forum for addressing key challenges and charting a collective path forward. Speaking at the event, Chief Amaechi Nwaenie, the Uwolo of Ibusa, urged members to sustain unity and take an active role in tackling social issues. He recalled that part of the clan’s land once served as a community playground for youths. In his remarks which heralded the conference, the Diokpa of Umuafene and Father of the Day, Onowu Prof. Emeritus Augustine Onwuyali Esogbue, commended members for their commitment and pledged his unalloyed support towards the conference. The conference which held at clan's Ogwa was presided over by the President of the...

 Bring Back Our Boys from the Bush: Prof Augustine Esogbue Makes Donation of Books to Ibusa Library - Emeka Esogbue   Now, Emeritus at the prestigious Georgia Institute of Technology (Georgia Tech), Esogbue, a celebrated systems engineer, on Friday donated valuable books to the Delta State Library, Ibusa.  Prof Emeritus Augustine Onwuyali Esogbue while making the donations said "Ibusa must rise, we must bring back the glory (sic) days of Ibusa".  "We must bring back our boys from the bush and to the library."  "bush to book", "Believe, begin and become, something sustainable" the revered philanthropist and mentor of black youths further said according to Chiedu Bandoh, P.A. to the Oshimili Local Government Chairman who reported the event.  According to Chiedu Bandoh, the Executive Chairman of Oshimili North Local Government Area, Hon Innocent Esewezie who was represented by the Council Secretary, Mr Austin Eloka Ajufo thanked Prof Esogbue for hel...