From Obijiofor to Obikwelu – How OGSS came to rule the world of sports By Emeka Obasi
Nathan Obijiofor switched from track and field to soccer at OGSS and grabbed the gloves as he commanded the school team from the rear. It was short lived after a …
OGSSIAN Life
OGSSIAN Life
The Phensic cup victory of 1960
One of the greatest if not the greatest sports victory of Government Secondary School, Owerri – By Olisa Egwuatu in chat with Prof. Albert Nnoli. It was a memorable and …
Of “Old Soldier” “Red Night ” and “Araabu” By Erasmus Ndulue
It was a universally accepted myth that prestigious secondary schools like Government Secondary School, Owerri, Government College, Umuahia, College of Immaculate Conception, Enugu, etc were usually populated by exceptionally brilliant students; tailor made to become the arrowheads of both the public and organized private sectors in future
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.
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.