OGSSIAN Life
OGSSIAN Life
Because Of Where I Come From – By Chika Ikenga
“Umu Government School eje la atulu ugha. Hafu ha. Ashi m gi Umu Government School eje la atulu ugha.” (Government School kids don’t tell lies. Let them be. I say, Government School kids don’t tell lies).
Celebrating 50 Years of Grace: Class of 1975, Government Secondary School Owerri, Rolls out the Drums By Destiny Akunesi
Owerri, Nigeria – 4th March, 2025 The Class of 1975 of Government Secondary School Owerri Old Boys Association, is gearing up for an extraordinary week of celebration as it marks …
Government Secondary School Owerri Gets “New look” Cricket Oval, Courtesy of Old Boys – By Our Correspondent
The 90 year old cricket pitch at Government Secondary School, Owerri, Imo State, Southeast Nigeria, is now wearing a new look. It is also expected to be the preferred venue …
I want to be a Vice Chancellor – By Prof Abdelghaffar Amoka Abdelmalik
All is not well with our universities, but everyone, including myself, wants to be a Vice-Chancellor. The VC of a broken system. The funding crisis is getting deeper, and there …
Geniuses and Classmates By Nwankwo Bruno
Much has been written about two of my boyhood classmates – Sam Okoye and Justin Obi – notably by our revered Agbogidi and respected Prof. Anyakoha. Both described them as …
5 LESSONS MY FATHER TAUGHT ME By Victor Anazonwu
Today, August 3, 2024, he would have turned 90. But he passed away peacefully on June 21, 43 days to his 90th birthday. Still, I feel his presence as always. I hear his words in my ears. I know where he stands on life’s important issues and what he would have said in almost every circumstance. As a mark of remembrance and appreciation, permit me to share with you today just a few of the lessons I learnt from the man I was privileged to call “father.”
The Greatest Political Fireworks: The Clash Between Prince Bath and Elenco By Erasmus Ndulue
The frenzy and razzmatazz that enveloped the well-coordinated activities of the two political conquistadors simply electrified the already pulsating atmosphere, as though some clay footed liberators that would take us, …
Songs, chants and culture in government secondary school, Owerri by Erasmus Ndulue
The credo and dogma that softened the spartan lifestyles of students at Government Secondary School, Owerri, were songs, melodies, chants, renditions, cultural fiesta, plays, and hymns. The movies, social activities, …
The making of a king; Timeline & Story of HIS MAJESTY NNAEMEKA ALFRED UGOCHUKWU ACHEBE OBI of Onitsha @ 80
1941 Born 14 May 1941 in Onitsha, Nigeria, to Akunne Anthony Chinwuba and Chukwuebuka Winfred Ogbenyeanu Achebe. He was their first child. 1947 – 55 Attends St. John’s Primary School, …