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Emeka Esogbue

Second River Niger Bridge and a Sea Port at Onitsha: Shall We Celebrate?

... commercial needs of the entire Igbo; it will also be wise if our government cogitate on constructing a sea port at the Onitsha end of the River Niger. We must not bury ourselves in cheap excuses because we know that with today’s technology ... Read Read: Second River Niger Bridge and a Sea Port at Onitsha: Shall We Celebrate?

By: Emeka Esogbue | 02/02/2009 | Politics

A Visit to Obollo-Afor in Enugu State

... lost patience. The commercial mini bus was driven by an aged man whose tone of voice seemed to me Nsukka I viewed the Onitsha environment with its tall buildings. Behold! I imagined just how the city might have looked during the Nigeria ... Read Read: A Visit to Obollo-Afor in Enugu State

By: Emeka Esogbue | 21/09/2009 | News & Society

Victor Ozorka: Can You Re-write the History of My People, Anioma People?

... Onitsha Waterside of today). It is a tradition of the Obior people and indeed of most of the clans between them and the Niger, and also of Onitsha itself, that their tribe was founded by Cheime, a refugee from Benin City…”  Does Victor ... Read Read: Victor Ozorka: Can You Re-write the History of My People, Anioma People?

By: Emeka Esogbue | 11/12/2008 | Politics

Agbor in History

... and to some extent assimilates Igbo language and vocabularies is well a defeated one, it is asking why the language of Onitsha people is Igbo having been founded by Cheime from Benin.   Available records show that the British colonial ... Read Read: Agbor in History

By: Emeka Esogbue | 13/08/2008 | Culture

Anioma People, Towns and Communities

... –Uku from Nri, there still some whose history can be traced to the Bini where Ezechima was said to have migrated founding areas like Onitsha (now in the South-East), Issele-Uku, Onicha-Ugbo and others alike.   The dialects of Anioma can ... Read Read: Anioma People, Towns and Communities

By: Emeka Esogbue | 07/07/2008 | Culture

How the Igbo Nation and Communities are Marginalized

... unseen for ages and nothing to be the solution. The commercial nerve of the country housing large commercial markets in Onitsha, Aba, Owerri, Nnewi, and in other places has only one bridge access, a home of traffic jam on the bridge once ... Read Read: How the Igbo Nation and Communities are Marginalized

By: Emeka Esogbue | 23/06/2008 | Politics

Ekwumekwu Movement in Southern Nigeria

... political unity among the people nearly impossible. This was the genesis of our woes” Anioma was to permanently lose Onitsha, Oguta and other environs to the Eastern Igbos as even the present creations of states have failed to address ... Read Read: Ekwumekwu Movement in Southern Nigeria

By: Emeka Esogbue | 11/04/2008 | News & Society

Welcome to Asaba, the Beautiful Capital of Delta State

... community due to the nearness between the two communities and level of development that has linked the towns. Asaba is also connected with Onitsha by the magnificent River Niger Bridge.   Following the creation of Delta State in 1991, Asaba ... Read Read: Welcome to Asaba, the Beautiful Capital of Delta State

By: Emeka Esogbue | 08/06/2009 | News & Society

Between Ndiigbo and Anioma: the Bitter Truth

... Igbo” In 1967, they did not consider at all that we were Igbo when Republic of Biafra was declared, Bifra started from Onitsha and ended just before Cameroon but when more men were needed to fight, we hurriedly became Biafrans. When the ... Read Read: Between Ndiigbo and Anioma: the Bitter Truth

By: Emeka Esogbue | 24/11/2008 | Politics

Anioma: Igbo, Ijaw, Itsekiri, Urhobo, Isoko, Leave Us Alone!

... by Chukwuemeka Odimegwu-Ojukwu, Anioma was not included in the maps of Biafra, instead the declaration only claimed Onitsha, a part of Anioma community now lost to the South East but in the pogrom that accompanied this, Northerners did not ... Read Read: Anioma: Igbo, Ijaw, Itsekiri, Urhobo, Isoko, Leave Us Alone!

By: Emeka Esogbue | 20/11/2008 | Politics

Cultural Heritage that Unites the Anioma as a People

... heritage of the Anioma people should realize that all the communities proudly called the Anioma today are including Onicha-Ado (Onitsha) and Igbanke share similar culture which reflects in traditional attires. The Akwa-ocha is one form of ... Read Read: Cultural Heritage that Unites the Anioma as a People

By: Emeka Esogbue | 03/04/2009 | Culture

Tracing The Igbo Ancestral Home Of Umejei The Founder Of My Clan, Igbuzo

... communities in Delta State, South-South geo-geopolitical zone, the town lies along the busy road leading to Onitsha from Asaba, the capital city of the state. Igbuzo is situated on a hill with houses closely and firmly lying together. One ... Read Read: Tracing The Igbo Ancestral Home Of Umejei The Founder Of My Clan, Igbuzo

By: Emeka Esogbue | 15/03/2009 | Culture

The Nigerian Roads, Screaming for Urgent Attentions

... the type you have never heard or seen all your life. The situation described here is worst in Lagos, Ibadan, Port-Harcourt, Onitsha (Head-Bridge) and Benin City. You can expect much more intense traffic jam even along high-ways, especially ... Read Read: The Nigerian Roads, Screaming for Urgent Attentions

By: Emeka Esogbue | 12/12/2008 | Environment

Anioma, Married and Abandoned by the Igbo: are We the Wife of Ndiigbo?

... geo-political zones in protecting or even seeking to make giant strides beyond the expectations of his neighbours? Was Onitsha before now not an Anioma community? What indeed is the criterion for determining the South East and South South? ... Read Read: Anioma, Married and Abandoned by the Igbo: are We the Wife of Ndiigbo?

By: Emeka Esogbue | 14/11/2008 | Politics

Ndiigbo and Anioma Leaders Wake Up From Your Slumber!

... in Nigeria today. The agitation was first advocated with the name “Niger state” with the inclusion of the present Onitsha, which is an Anioma city but failed to impress the then Nigerian government which was to create Niger State with ... Read Read: Ndiigbo and Anioma Leaders Wake Up From Your Slumber!

By: Emeka Esogbue | 29/07/2008 | Politics

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