Bring the young old boys into the fold: By Ikenna Mbata
The dream of every responsible young father is always to groom his sons to grow into better men.
OGSSIAN Life
OGSSIAN Life
Runs, running and regimentation in OGSSIAN: By Engr Onyeukwu, C.S.
By the time we arrived in Government Secondary School Owerri, in 1975, the school was already in the fortieth year as a Secondary School. So the norms, routine, and structures …
Graffiti and informal education: By Erasmus Ndulue
It was as though an unknown academic had us in mind when he talked about the”usefulness of useless knowledge.” In spite of our youthfulnes and naivety we made deliberate efforts not to draw lines among various compartments of ‘knowledge acquisition.’
Of regrets and new awakening: By Erasmus Ndulue
We were told, beyond ear shots, that the erstwhile principal, Mr. Nwokonko, was a great enforcer of discipline; but students reacted spontaneously when he confiscated their apparel in the cricket pitch, and incinerated them, claiming they constituted an eyesore!
Tribute to Achalla, the no- nonsense school captain at government secondary school, Owerri in 1974: By: Dike Jude
I got to know him as Achalla, whether this was his his real name, I cannot recall but what ever real names he may have had, the name Achalla, must have eclipsed the real names of our then School Captain (just as the name, Gadaffi eclipsed the real names of our mate and brother, Enwezor, Flavian Obidigbo up till this day).
A Tale of Two Geniuses: By His Majesty, Nnaemeka Achebe, Obi of Onitsha
Let me add to your snippets, particularly on Justin Obi and Sam Okoye. Both were not your usual smart fellows; they were absolutely brilliant minds.
How I knew I attended a great secondary school
I was born before the civil war, and raised in a rural community where farming was the major occupation. My parents therefore, were farmers and I grew up following them to the farms and learning the rudiments of farming.
Nigeria police farce: who did this to us?
This is not an undercover report by BBC. This is an open cover report by a Nigerian citizen in distress. Recently, my WhatsApp number was hacked into by cyber criminals who went on to use my ID to solicit funds for a childish Ponzi scheme from my chat groups. Luckily, no one was fooled.
Some of the things that used to happen at school
I am happy I am available to write into this new magazine named the “Renaissance”. Renaissance means ‘rebirth’,” reawakening “. This suggests that something existed before but not anymore or seems no longer there , and one wants to bring it back to life. This creates the vision of newness, innovation and advancement.“What used to be” is history. You hear people talk of rewriting history, or changing history. This is impossible. “What’s done cannot be undone”.
Adoption of voters and politicians – the only way out!
Rather than allow a poor voter be bought over with a meager sum of money, “Adopt the voter” make him or her project for the exercise of your social responsibility.
