Reminiscences

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.”

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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, …

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Fond Memories from the Class of 1960 : By Phyl Amadi

The Class of 1960 came into Government Secondary School, Owerri in the year the country Nigeria, nominally ceased to be a colony of the United Kingdom. Midnight September 30, 1960 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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

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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.

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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 …

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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.’

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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!