Emeka Esogbue

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Full Name	Emeka Esogbue
Occupation	Journalist
Date Of Birth	Jun 6, 1970(1970-06-06)
Age	54
Birthplace	Nigeria
Country	Nigeria
Horoscope	Gemini

Emeka Esogbue Biography

Emeka Esogbue is one of the most popular and richest Journalist who was born on June 6, 1970 in Nigeria, Nigeria.

Elder Emeka Esogbue (born 6 June 1970), commonly called Pen Master is a Nigerian (Anioma) historian, journalist, researcher, writer, and Anioma crusader. He is the Author of ‘A Study of the Origins and Migrations of Anioma Settlements’ (2015), ‘A Short History of Omu’ (2016), published by Carophem Communications Limited, Ibadan, and ‘Essentials of Anioma History’ published in United States of America by SGNT Media. Esogbue is currently the Editor-at- Large of Integrity Watchdog and the Research Editor with the Organization For the Advancement of Anioma Culture (OFAAC), publishers of Anioma Essence Magazine. He is also the Associate Editor of Homage Magazine. As a historian, Emeka Esogbue favours the use of historical continuity in rendering past accounts and digging into the past of the Anioma people. He emphasizes on the origin and inter-tribal relationship of the Anioma people of Delta, Anambra, Imo, Edo and Rivers States of Nigeria. Emeka Esogbue has in his writings passionately criticised the near assimilation of the Anioma people by related ethnic groups in the country and many of his works are centred on this. He was born to the family of Esogbue in Isieke, Umuekea in Ibusa (Igbuzo) in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State, Nigeria. His parents were Patrick Chukwudumebi and Theresa Nwasiwe Esogbue. Dumebi was said to be a member of the defunct Biafran Commando unit during the Nigerian Civil War. His grandfather was Joseph Ozoemezie Esogbue, the first engine driver produced by Ibusa, his community. Chief (Prof) Augustine Onwuyalim Esogbue, the Ozokilolo of Ibusa, once the only black man in the service of NASA, is also a member of his family.

Emeka attended State Primary school, Lagos (1976–1982), later Agboju Secondary School (1983–1988) and Lagos State University (2000–2006). He was nominated the Peer Group Coordinator and Public Relations Officer of Pan African Agency for AIDS and Drug Abuse (PANCADA) (2001–2003). He started his journalistic practice (though informally trained) with the defunct Festac News, a local newspaper in the 1990s reporting for the media outfit. He was also a contributor to Ibusa Pathfinder an Ibusa newsletter. Emeka would join Trade Africa, publishers of Africa Global Business magazine, Lagos-based media outfit in 2009 as a member of the Editorial Executive. In 2010, he was a contributor with Gold Fad, an Ekiti-based magazine.

Emeka Esogbue Net Worth

Emeka Esogbue is one of the richest Journalist from Nigeria. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Emeka Esogbue 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Esogbue has conducted considerable researches on Anioma aimed at digging into the origin of the people. The employment of oral sources is considered his major style in weighing and achieving flow of historical link. He has also sought to know the original ancestral home of Umejei the founder of Ibusa. Esogbue embarked on a historical research on the listing of the past Senior Diokpas of Ibusa. Severally, he has moved for the development of the Ibusa community especially, craving support for investments in the town and transformation of Okpuzu Waterfall as an international tourist centre. He condemned the demolition of remains of St. Augustine’s Catholic Church, Ibusa built with red-baked bricks by the European missionaries in 1898, stating that the foundation of the church should rather have been strengthened to give the coming generation the opportunity to see the first church in their community and made a tourist centre. He would also condemn the limitation of street lighting facilities to Asaba stressing that Okpanam, Ogwashi-Uku and Ibusa should have benefited as other major towns near the capital city. He also criticised the conversion of the famous St. Thomas’ College, Ibusa, built in 1928, to a same-sex female secondary school and described the policy as a “shameful fall in standard and marginalization of the people”.

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Emeka has been in the forefront for the creation of a separate state for the Anioma people currently situated in Delta State of Nigeria, which, according to him, should include Igbanke in Edo State, while also settling for South- South as an ideal geo-political zone for the proposed state. “Any further creation of states in Nigeria without the consideration of Anioma will mean further marginalisation and strangulation of the people.” He has also advocated for a sixth state for the South East zone, probably Njaba and Adada for the Nsukka District of present Enugu State. Esogbue is also known for his vigorous campaign for the ceding of Igbanke and Ekpon to Delta State to be included in the proposed Anioma State. The two communities are of Ika speaking presently located in Edo state. On 21 December 2011 Emeka Esogbue delivered a lecture titled ‘History of Igbanke and Setting Agenda for Igbanke’ in which he described the town as an Ika community both by origin and language. He described himself as a friend of the community that has thoroughly researched into her history. It was the first All Igbanke Conference organised by Igbanke National Progressive Association. In 2013, he was announced as the Reviewer of the book, ‘Wild Ixora’, a literary book authored by Philip Ngozi Ifechukwude. In December 2013, Esogbue announced Dr (Mrs) Ngozi Olejeme as the winner of Anioma Personality of the Year, an award won previously by Arc Kester Ifeadi and Mr Awele Nwabuokei, Ubulu Okiti and Ogwashi- Uku indigenes respectively. On 1 January 2014, Esogbue featured as one of the three discussants at a seminar organised by Ibusa Sports Club in Ibusa to launch the body’s calendar. He spoke on ‘Youth Restiveness in Ibusa: Who to Blame’. Emeka Esogbue is the initiator of Ibusa Singles Meet, an organisation concerned with the promotion of Ibusa inter-marriage. On Saturday, 23 March 2014, Esogbue, on the request of Igbanke Nationals Progressive Association, the socio-cultural organisation of Igbanke went on a fact-finding mission to Igbanke in Edo State to ascertain the general level of developments in Oligie, why Oligie does not have portable water despite the award of the project, challenges faced by the Enogie of Oligie, igbanke and challenges faced by Igbanke people as a whole were later reported by him. After the mission, reports were made available to the Igbanke community with recommendations made. Part of the 7-point recommendations read that ‘That Oligie is troubled with underdevelopment as the investigators did not observe functional portable water or solar-streetlights near the palace of the Enogie and that the bore-hole sited was not functional’. It was also reported that there were no good road, light, factories, industries and other means of employment in Oligie. The organizers of Ibusa Youth Forum would announce Emeka Esogbue as a notable Guest Speaker expected at the event in Lagos also attended by renowned Economist and Co-founder of Lagos Business School, Prof Pat Utomi and the nation’s former Chief of Naval Staff, Vice- Admiral Joseph Dele Ezeoba. On 8 October 2016, Esogbue, in his speech, at the event told participants that ‘about 51% of youth vices committed in Ibusa was by non-indigenes’. He also opined that such non-indigenes were urged, goaded or guarded by indigenes. He also stated that while pre-1990 was the peak of social development for the community, post-1990 has been a period of neglect for the same community while noting that the period stifled and repressed any hope of development on the community by the government under the Capital Territory Development Area policy of the newly created Delta State in 1991. On 7 January 2017, Esogbue launched his book Essentials of Anioma History in Ibusa with important dignitaries mostly from Anioma personalities that included traditional rulers and Omus from the region in attendance.

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Ian Ranked on the list of most popular Journalist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Nigeria. Emeka Esogbue celebrates birthday on June 6 of every year.