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 …
OGSSIAN Life
OGSSIAN Life
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, …
Reminiscing on the anthill colony: by Sir Jonas Odocha
Jonas OdochaOwerri House1959-1965. When our versatile and indefatigable OGSSIAN, Olisa Egwuatu, suggested that I should submit a write-up to coincide with the anniversary of the Renaissance magazine, I accepted it …
OGSSIANS and the burden of allegiance to a country on a tipping point By Chief Golden Ibezim…64
Any graph or pointer showing the rise of Nigeria towards greatness must have by now reached it’s peak indicating that Nigeria is no longer progressing.Consequently a decline is evidently imminent.Regrettably …
Government Secondary Schools Owerri. 2020 National Secondary Schools Award. The Flag is still flying. Report by Olisa Egwuatu and Destiny Udodiri Akunesi The old soldier marches on.
The grand old School still maintains her high standards in all things and despite all and in spite of all, our Alma – mater is still a centre of excellence. …
All hail the flag (Part 2) By Prof. Okwudiba Nnoli
At times, during all this grilling in Mathematics one felt like crying. Later, however, I had reason to be grateful to Mr. Chukwudebe. The quick thinking and precision that he …