Emeka Esogbue

 What Do You Know About May Agbamuche-Mbu, the Anioma Woman Recently Appointed Acting Chairman of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)? By Emeka Esogbue (Pen Master) To begin with, the Anioma people of Nigeria have long been recognized for their exceptional human capital across diverse fields and their women are no exception. Think of illustrious names like Mrs. Maryam Ndidiamaka Babangida, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Prof. Joy Ogwu, Omu Martha Dunkwu, Queen Azaka, Pastor Evelyne Joshua, Prof Buchi Emecheta, and Mrs. Winifred Akpani. Now, May Agbamuche-Mbu joins this distinguished list. May Agbamuche-Mbu hails from Akwukwu-Igbo, an Anioma community in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State. She is the daughter of Michael Ashikodi Agbamuche, SAN, the eminent jurist who served as Attorney General and Minister of Justice of the Federal Republic of Nigeria from 1994 to 1997. She is also a first cousin to Mr. Godfrey Chukwudifu Osakwe, the Chairman of the Niger...

 Aftermath of Pen Master's Appeal: Ibusa Physically Challenged Persons Receive Food Donation from Northwest Petroleum Boss, Winifred Akpani Story By Emeka Esogbue Ibusa Physically Challenged Persons have confirmed receiving a generous donation of food items from Dame Winifred Akpani, the Managing Director of Northwest Petroleum & Gas Company Ltd. The donation, which included rice, beans, garri, and groundnut oil, was facilitated by Pen Master's appeal for assistance. According to Mr. Victor Dike, Chairman of the Ibusa Physically Challenged Persons, the association's members were overwhelmed with gratitude and have since shared the food items among themselves.  Dike praised Dame Akpani for her kindness, noting that her thoughtful gesture has brought relief to physically incapacitated members of the community who rely on others for support. Dame Winifred Akpani, a renowned businesswoman and entrepreneur, has made significant contributions to the oil and gas industry. Born...

 Celebrating the Ibusa Female Gender: The Ibusa Woman, the Ibusa Power - Emeka Esogbue  On April 2 2021, I wrote an article that identified the contributions of Ibusa women to the development of the community. This version, which emphasizes the unsung contributions of the gender with a call for deeper appreciation in this regard, speaks of the Ibusa woman by nativity and marriage and why their efforts should match their male counterparts with greater celebrations. Typical of African societies, Ibusa, a close-knit society of people with a long-standing history of homogenous origin and cultural affinity in Delta State, Nigeria, captures the overall sense or commonly held African system in which female achievers are rarely celebrated or where possible, not celebrated like their male counterparts.  There is no doubt that the Ibusa society has had mothers, wives, sisters, and girls who have played important roles in the development of the community since history but they are c...