Awele Onye Enuani ✨

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[Awele Onye Enuani ✨ @Delaviv_]

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[Awele Onye Enuani ✨ @Delaviv_]

I am immensely grateful to my creator for the gift of another year.
Here’s to a year filled with grace, love, blessings and joy 🥂

Happy birthday Awele ❤️🥳🎉🎂

[H i s t o r y V i l l e @HistoryVille]

Lazarus Edward Nnanyelu Ekwueme, popularly known as Laz Ekwueme, is recognised as Nigeria’s first Professor of Music. Ekwueme, who is also a traditional ruler (Igwe of Oko Kingdom), played a pioneering role in establishing formal music education in Nigerian universities.

His older brother was Alex Ekwueme, who later became Nigeria’s first elected vice-president.

Ekwueme’s formal education in music began at Government College, Umuahia, where he completed his secondary schooling. From there, he continued his studies in the United Kingdom, earning a Bachelor of Music from Durham University. While in Britain, Ekwueme embraced the performing arts and appeared in productions for the BBC African Service, combining his musical training with acting and performance.

In 1964, he returned to Nigeria to take up a faculty position at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka, where he was part of the pioneering team that established the country's first university-level music programme. There, he taught music composition, theory, history, singing and conducting, and organised the University of Nigeria Choral Society, a group that brought together Nigerian and international students for regular performances.

Ekwueme continued his studies in the United States, earning a PhD in Music Theory from Yale University in 1972 with a thesis titled “Ibo Choral Music: Its Theory and Practice,” which explored indigenous African musical structures within academic frameworks. At Yale, he also founded the New Haven International Chorus.

Upon returning to Nigeria in 1974, he joined the University of Lagos as a professor and research fellow, where he became one of the most influential figures in Nigerian music education. For 10 years (1988-1998), he was the Public Orator for the University of Lagos.

In Lagos, he formed the Laz Ekwueme National Chorale, a professional ensemble acclaimed for its innovative blend of African musical forms and Western techniques, and for its performances at international cultural festivals. He also served as coordinator of the Nigerian National Choir at FESTAC 1977.

Ekwueme’s scholarship has emphasised the link between African musical traditions and their diasporic expressions, examining how indigenous rhythms and melodies resonate in music across the Atlantic and in the New World.

His academic writings include Teasers: Poems, Proverbs, and Puns (1993), Choir Training and Choral Conducting for Africans (1993), and Essays on the Theory of African Music (2004). His compositions, ranging from choral works such as Missa Africana to songs and arrangements like Nwa n’akwa akwa (1972) and Obi Dimkpa (1980), continue to be performed and studied worldwide.

Beyond academia and composition, Ekwueme has also been active in theatre, film, and cultural leadership, featuring in Nigerian films and performing in stage productions that reflect his deep engagement with both heritage and contemporary artistic expression.

In recognition of his contributions to scholarship, performance, and cultural diplomacy, he has received numerous honours, including the Nigerian National Order of Merit (NNOM), the Order of the Niger (OON and CON), and the title Professor Emeritus from the University of Lagos. He has also been influential in music education across Africa, training generations of musicians, composers, and scholars.

On May 2, 2003, after a distinguished academic career of nearly 40 years, Ekwueme ascended the throne of his ancestors in Oko as Igwe (Professor) Lazarus Ekwueme IV, Nnanyelugo Ogbonnaya Nwovuegbe, Eze Ijikala II, Ozioko Igwe Oko, continuing his lifelong dedication to cultural and community leadership.

Now 91 years old, Professor Lazarus Ekwueme is celebrated as a towering figure in African musicology. He is a scholar, teacher, composer, performer, conductor, and monarch whose work has advanced the understanding and appreciation of African music both at home and abroad. #HistoryVille

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

As we begin our journey through #Lent, let us ask the Lord to grant us the gift of true conversion of heart, so that we may better respond to His love for us and share that love with those around us.

[MPA🌍 Biggest Force @favogbuji]

Negative thoughts.

All through lent, I will intentional ONLY Think about the good and better things life has to offer.

I will guide my mind against negativity

[Awele Onye Enuani ✨ @Delaviv_]

@tohire_ng Graduate Trainee, Abuja.

[Awele Onye Enuani ✨ @Delaviv_]

@tohire_ng I do

[GBOLAHAN 🪬 @gbolaha_n9]

@germanlang25 Can I have this kinda opportunity too ? It’s being my dream to be fluent in German and aspiring to work in Germany soon 🙏🏽

[Awele Onye Enuani ✨ @Delaviv_]

@_telaw @AirtelNigeria There is. His dad is suing both networks.

[Nwanyi Umuahia @Nwanyi_Umuahia]

This akwa ocha is giving royalty, I love it❤️❤️❤️❤️

[Chief £ne @_Ojonya]

Na only you know wetin your eyes see, my brother. Happy Easter.

[Awele Onye Enuani ✨ @Delaviv_]

@benbolosjnr @RecruitmentPq Same here. I had 4 questions without options

[Awele Onye Enuani ✨ @Delaviv_]

@CDCFIBNG Hi, a lot of your questions didn’t have options. It was just the question and a blank space underneath with no where to tick or write. Kindly do better going forward. Thank you.

[Awele Onye Enuani ✨ @Delaviv_]

@iyoboosa @samarhore Happy birthday

[Peter Obi @PeterObi]

The Poor Must Not Be Punished While the Powerful Walk Free

Yesterday, I sincerely apologised to Ibom Air and its crew for the unacceptable conduct of one of their passengers.

This morning, I woke up to learn that the passenger, the young Ms. Comfort Emmanson in her twenties, has been banned from flying for life—once again showing how our system works, proving the truth of Anacharsis’ words that “the law is like a spider’s web: it catches the weak, while the powerful break through with ease.”

There is everything systemically
Wrong and unjust about this authoritarian decision. What due process was followed over night leading to this sanction? Have we exhausted the avenues of justice and compassionate resolution on this matter?

It is a tragic irony that a young lady in her twenties can be banned for life, while we—her parents —commit worse crimes against humanity and are celebrated; those in positions of authority perpetrate far greater offences that harm the nation deeply, yet move freely in comfort, shielded from consequences, and in Ms. Emmanson’s case, the authorities acted with lightning speed, but the same urgency is absent when dealing with the influential and politically connected.

If this young woman, who indeed acted wrongly, now seeks to apologise, who will hear her cry in a country where the pain of the poor is invisible and the dignity of the less privileged is often disregarded? Justice must be consistent, or it becomes oppression in disguise.

This must change. Justice must be equal for all. There must be room for compassion, for rehabilitation, and for understanding when misconduct stems from frustration or displaced aggression. Power must never determine who is punished and who is pardoned.

May God heal our land.

A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO

[Cylinder Babyy🙂‍↔️🍃 @Onyekababyy]

Felt cute, might delete later 🙂‍↕️🤪

[Cylinder Babyy🙂‍↔️🍃 @Onyekababyy]

SoPhiA!!! Always in a new Era😪.

[Ugochukwu Ugwoke, ISch @FrUgochukwu]

THE NAMES OF THOSE KILLED IN YELEWATA ATTACK IN BENUE STATE

ADAM FAMILY
Torsaar Adam
Doose Adam
Nguyilan Adam

AJAH FAMILY
Lydia Ajah
Terdoo Ajah
Iwuese Ajah

AKPEN FAMILY
Terzungwe Akpen
Aondohemba Akpen
Ushana Akpen
Shater Akpen
Mercy Akpen
Isaac Akpen

AMAKI FAMILY
Festus Amaki
Shater Amaki

ANYA FAMILY
Orbuter Anya

AONDOANA FAMILY
Dooshima Aondoana
Agbogo Aondoana
Erdoo Aondoana

AONDOVIHI FAMILY
Mbakeren Aondovihi
Monday Aondovihi
Erdoo Aondovihi
Joe Aondovihi
Mwarga Aondovihi

ASOM FAMILY
Atuur Asom
Uvershigh Asom

ASOO FAMILY
Doose Asoo
Aondosoo Asoo
Aboi Asoo

AYOM FAMILY
Doose Ayom

AZA FAMILY
Jude Aza

CHII FAMILY
Fanen Chii
Doom Chii
Terzungwe Chii

DENDE FAMILY
Amaki Dende
Angbiandoo Dende
Mercy Dende
Lubem Dende

DOOGA FAMILY
Adohi Dooga
Mbanyiar Dooga
Ikyoche Dooga
Awanboi Dooga
Regina Dooga
Adoo Dooga
Aondofa Dooga
Ute Dooga

FIDE FAMILY
Gabriel Fide
Aondoana Fide
Ukese Fide
Averter Fide
Mwaraorga Fide

FIDELIS FAMILY
Terlumun Fidelis

GBEM FAMILY
Lumunga Gbem

GWABO FAMILY
Felicia Gwabo
Mary Gwabo
Terhemba Gwabo
Jirgema Gwabo

IKPAKYAA FAMILY
Orsoja Ikpakyaa
Injinia Ikpakyaa

IOREMBER FAMILY
Sewuese Iorember

IORHEMEN FAMILY
Uwundu Iorhemen

IORMBA FAMILY
Mathew Iormba
Apam Iormba
Philomena Iormba
Akama Iormba
Ngodoo Iormba
Kumawues Iormba
Nensha Iormba

KONGO FAMILY
Amina Kongo
Terkula Kongo

KOORNAM FAMILY
Shaadye Koornam

KORNA FAMILY
Aboi Korna

KYULE FAMILY
Iorgyer Kyule

LAMAAONDO FAMILY
Orlogbo Lamaaondo
Laadi Lamaaondo
Aondoawase Lamaaondo
Mermber Lamaaondo

MFANYI FAMILY
Mama Mfanyi

NONGOTSE FAMILY
Terngu Nongotse
Msugh Nongotse
Dooshima Nongotse

ORDUE FAMILY
Kwaghhar Ordue
Doosuur Ordue
Doose Ordue

ORSHIO FAMILY
Chia Orshio
Uyina Orshio
Katie Orshio
Myuega Orshio
Usha Orshio
Philomena Orshio
Alia Orshio

SHAGWA FAMILY
Yakov Shagwa
Margaret Shagwa
Erdoo Shagwa
Dooauur Shagwa
Sewuese Shagwa

SHIÔR FAMILY
Awan Shiôr

SIMON FAMILY
Manta Simon

SOLOMON FAMILY
Terkimbir Solomon

TSEGBA FAMILY
Victoria Tsegba
Ngodoo Tsegba
Mimidoo Tsegba
Dorathy Tsegba
Msendoo Tsegba

TYOKUWA FAMILY
Eunice Tyokuwa

UBI FAMILY
Mbaufe Ubi

UCHA FAMILY
Aondohemba Ucha
Terver Ucha
Agon Ucha

UGBAH FAMILY
Doowuese Ugbah
Ngodoo Ugbah

UKE FAMILY
Edeember Uke
Aondodoo Uke
Samson Uke

UKÔ FAMILY
Logo Ukô

ULAM FAMILY
Nongo Ulam
Aondoaver Ulam

UTIM FAMILY
Ormbagba Utim

UTO FAMILY
Matthew Uto
Doopinen Uto
Kumater Uto
Terhile Uto

UZER FAMILY
Bonashe Uzer

ZERKOHOL FAMILY
Versuwe Zerkohol

Credit: Frank Utoo

[Vatican News @VaticanNews]

Pope Leo prays for the victims of a “terrible massacre” in Benue State, Nigeria.

Around 200 people were “brutally killed” in Yelwata, in the Guma Local Government Area on the night of the 13th/14th June, the Pope said, most of them internally displaced persons “sheltered by the local Catholic mission”.

Speaking just before delivering the Sunday Angelus prayer, the Pope prayed for “security, justice, and peace” in Nigeria, adding that he was thinking in particular of the “rural Christian communities of the Benue State who have been relentless victims of violence”.

Responding to the attack, Amnesty International Nigeria on Saturday called on Nigerian authorities to “immediately end the almost daily bloodshed in Benue State and bring the actual perpetrators to justice”.

[Awele Onye Enuani ✨ @Delaviv_]

@Abel_Olabode Congratulations on your triplets.

[Mr Versatile @AkposJim]

Dear Delta People, please bless us with JPEGs ♥️