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AN ANIOMA SON FROM IBUSA WON GRAMMY AWARD AND NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT IT. WHY?

 AN ANIOMA SON FROM IBUSA WON GRAMMY AWARD AND NOBODY IS TALKING ABOUT IT. WHY? Tyler Okonma: How a Boy from Ibusa Became the First-Ever Winner of the 'Best Album Cover' Grammy ​By Emeka Esogbue ​For years, the global music stage has known him as "Tyler, The Creator," the enigmatic, genre-defying visionary behind some of the most complex sounds of the 21st century. Yet, behind the eclectic persona and the historic 68th Grammy Award win in 2026 lies a narrative deeply rooted in the red earth of Ibusa, Delta State.  While the world celebrated Tyler Okonma as the inaugural winner of the Best Album Cover Grammy for his masterpiece CHROMAKOPIA, few have paused to trace the artist's lineage back to his father, Greg Okonma, an illustrious son of Ibusa from the Ogbeowele Quarters of the community. This win, accepted under his birth name, marks more than just a personal milestone; it is a profound, if quiet, victory for the Anioma people and the Nigerian diaspora at large....

A LIST OF 100 ACTIVE NIGERIAN LAWYERS (BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS) FROM IBUSA IN DELTA STATE

  A LIST OF 100 ACTIVE NIGERIAN LAWYERS (BARRISTERS AND SOLICITORS) FROM IBUSA IN DELTA STATE Ibusa, a community in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State is renowned for the abundant human capita available to her. Nevertheless, this is about 100 lawyers who are indigenes of the community. Some of them have been at the Bar for as long as 25 years and they include Prof Fidelis Oditah, QC (KC), SAN, a notable lawyer from the community and Barr Ike Ofuokwu who is respected for his integrity and reliability in the profession. Chief Peter Onyeluka Nwaoboshi, a Senator that represented the Delta North Senatorial District of Delta State is also a lawyer from the community. 1. Prof Fidelis Oditah, QC (KC), SAN     2. Barr Emmanuel Nwuli 3. Barr Ngozi Chibututu 4. Barr Lizzy Idigbe (nee Abiagom) 5. Barr Fred Ajudua 6. Barr Chukwudi Okobi 7. Barr Mrs. Cordeilia Dener (Nee Onwuachi) 8. Barr Ike Eseke 9. Barr Tony Isoh 10. Barr Victor Okereke...

FIDELIS ODITAH: THE ANIOMA QUEEN'S COUNSEL GAIN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II

 FIDELIS ODITAH: THE ANIOMA QUEEN'S COUNSEL GAIN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II - Emeka Esogbue As the world mourns the passing away of Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, by the special grace of God, the Queen of the United Kingdom and Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Defender of the Faith, the Anioma people have a Queen's Counsel gain in Prof Fidelis Oditah, the only known Queen's Counsel from the Anioma Nation and possibly Delta State.  In England and a few other Commonwealth nations, the "Queen's Counsel" with the post-nominal initials of QC, during the reign of a queen, is a barrister or advocate who is typically a senior trial lawyer. Although the Nigerian Government has changed its version to Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Prof Fidelis Oditah is both a Queen's Counsel (QC) and Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) Queen's Counsel is an office conferred by the Crown and recognized by the courts. Members have the privilege of sitting within the bar of the court an...