DELSU @ 30: Abraka And The Furthering Of The Nigerian Literary Tradition (Part 2)

By Sunny Awhefeada,     The endeavors at creative writing in the first decade of the founding of DELSU, promising as it turned out, can be said to be a mere foreshadowing of that which was to come in the next two decades. The first decade of her founding terminated in 1999 and drew the curtain on the last century. That was quite symbolic in view of what was to follow. The next decade which unfurled in 2000 and which the world dubbed “the new millennium” not only offered DELSU…

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2023: URHOBOS, BE WISE

By Simon Okeke   It was the great Chief Herbert Ogunde, that music maestro and veteran entertainer of blessed memory, that admonished the Yorubas in 1964 or thereabout, to be wise, think, and meditate deeply over the ugly political crisis that engulfed the then Western Region and refrain from self-destruction. He was concerned about the situation and made the appeal to his people through a popular song, titled; *Yoruba Ronu,* meaning simply, that *”Yorubas should think.”* The situation that played out then in the Western Region which prompted Ogunde to…

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Delta North Traditional Rulers Mourn Senator Osakwe

    Delta North Traditional Rulers Forum has expressed shock over the demise of Senator Patrick Enebeli Osakwe who died in London on Tuesday at the age 73.   Briefing newsmen after an emergency meeting of the forum hosted by its Chairman and Asagba of Asaba, Obi (Prof) Chike Edozien, the Obi of Abavo, HRM Uche Irenuma, decried that Senator Patrick Osakwe died at a time when his wealth of experience was most needed.   HRM Irenuma who is the Vice Chairman of the Forum, described the late Senator Patrick…

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