Info For You Lot Ogbidi Okojie (Onojie Of Uromi): Warrior, Nationalist, Together With The Greatest Ruler Of Esan People Of Nigeria

Ogbidi Okojie, Onojie (king) of Uromi (1857 - Feb 3, 1944) was a swell Nigerian Nationalist, liberty fighter too arguably the greatest ruler of the Esan people inwards what is immediately Edo State inwards Nigeria. He nevertheless remembered for his uncompromising opposition to British rule. As a resultant of this swell leader`s opposition to British dominion too subsequent invasion of his province which he fought dorsum amongst all the traditional weapons (bow too arrows) at his disposal, upon losing the battle, the British exiled him to Calabar inwards 1900. King Okojie`s people reveres him too nevertheless remembered him as:
"Ogbidi the Uromi umbrella, the white boy of Olokun, Okun the greatest native doc that ever lived too ruled the native people of Uromi, who tin plough into a girl, a king of beasts or a leopard at will, the swell doc who tin command the pelting to autumn too the air to stand upwards still".

One of the nearly famous sons of Ogbidi Okojie is the honorable Prince Albert Okojie. H5N1 really prominent Okojie inwards Nigeria; he was commended amongst many awards fifty-fifty commander of Niger-delta given to him yesteryear the President himself. He is too ane of the youngest sons.
Although Okojie, the Onojie of Uromi, had over 60 wives, over xl concubines, too innumerable children too grandchildren, it is interesting to banking concern complaint that  out of the abundance from his loins came swell Nigerian people. His boy is honourable Prince Albert Inegbenosun Okojie (CON), that is Commander of Niger-Delta given to him yesteryear the president. Late Chief Anthony Enahoro, was ane of his many grandchildren, who inwards 1953, initiated the self-government motion inwards the Western House of Assembly, which eventually led to Nigerian Independence on the 1st twenty-four hours of October, 1960. H5N1 younger grandson is Peter Enahoro, revered pan-African journalist too writer of How to live a Nigerian (1966). Another is Cardinal Anthony Okogie, the starting fourth dimension Esan Cardinal too Dr. Robert Okojie, a NASA scientist based inwards the U.S.

Chief (Pa) Anthony Enahoro, Nigerian Minister of Information, drives from the Commonwealth Office inwards London, August 19, 1968. He was grandson of Ogbidi Okojie, the Onojie of Uromi.

Onojie of Uromi, Ogbidi Okojie was born inwards 1857. According to Uromi lore, he was born inwards the 7th calendar month of gestation, coming 14th inwards the trouble of succession to the Uromi throne. As an African monarch, he believed inwards his divine correct to wield absolute power. Those beliefs motivated his opposition to British Rule, which led to his starting fourth dimension exile to Calabar inwards 1900. In Nigeria, at the halt of nineteenth century, the old lodge was crumbling, yielding to the novel British colonial system. After the Royal Niger Company transferred its territories to the British government, the latter expanded too strengthened its control, unseating the traditional rulers. In 1900, Uromi was invaded yesteryear the British troops. Unlike Chief Nana of Brohimie-Warri, who opposed a rigid resistance to the British troops when his domain was invaded, amongst 100 cannon, several shot-guns too over 5,000 slaves at his disposal, Okojie I, who had no modern weapons, exactly solely Dane guns, bows too arrows, held out for vi months, until he was betrayed yesteryear Iyahanebi, his "younger brother”, too had to give upwards to the British. As a number of his rigid resistance, inwards 1900 he was exiled to Calabar, where he met Oba Ovonramwen, belatedly Oba of Benin, who had been exiled in that place yesteryear the British.
He survived the ordeal inwards detention too returned dwelling to live crowned the 14th Onojie of Uromi inwards 1909. Back dwelling inwards Uromi, he adapted to the British arrangement of regime through "indirect rule", establishing his courtroom at Ubiaja. Still, he did non fully convey the novel arrangement of government, countering it amongst passive disobedience too maintaining his opposition to British rule. He kept governing his subjects every bit his forebears had ever done, until he was deported again, this fourth dimension to Benin, inwards 1917. His presence inwards Republic of Benin unsettled Oba Eweka II, the too thus ruling Oba, who objected to the British Resident at Republic of Benin against Okojie's presence there. In 1924, he was transferred to Ibadan. In 1926, he made a dramatic escape to Uromi, was arrested too taken dorsum to Ibadan, until he was last released inwards 1931. From 1931 until his decease inwards 1944 he consolidated his ability inwards Uromi. His starting fourth dimension boy Prince Uagbale Okojie was crowned Onojie of Uromi inwards 1944.

Anthony Olubunmi Okogie, grandson of Ogbidi Okojie, Onojie of Uromi too a retired Nigerian Cardinal Pries too formerly Archbishop of Lagos inwards the Roman Catholic Church.

While alive, he was highly influential inwards Esan, Agbor too Benin. In Esan he was the supreme approximate of the criminal courtroom that sat too tried murder cases at Agbede, Esan too Ologhodo (now Agbor). He built schools too supported higher learning . He built the roads from Uromi to IIIushi, Agbor too Ehor. When he died, he left behind an undisputed heir to the throne, glorious memories of life inwards exile too the fulfillment of his aspiration for renewed independence for dark Africa too Nigeria.
One of the nearly famous sons of Ogbidi Okojie is the honorable Prince Albert Okojie. H5N1 really prominent Okojie inwards Nigeria; he was commended amongst many awards fifty-fifty commander of Niger-delta given to him yesteryear the President himself. He is too ane of the youngest sons.
Late Chief Anthony Enahoro, ane of his many grandchildren, who inwards 1953, initiated the self-government motion inwards the Western House of Assembly, which eventually led to Nigerian Independence on the 1st twenty-four hours of October, 1960. H5N1 younger grandson is Peter Enahoro, revered pan-African journalist too writer of How to live a Nigerian (1966). Another is Cardinal Anthony Okogie, the starting fourth dimension Esan Cardinal too Dr. Robert Okojie, a NASA scientist based inwards the U.S.
Dr. Robert Okojie, grandson of Ogbidi Okojie, the Onjoie of Uromi too the famous warrior Esan traditional ruler who resisted British rule. Dr Okojie who is ane of "The Men Behind NASA Success Stories” is an Aerospace Technician inwards the sensors too Transducers surface area at Glenn, industrial plant amongst Fully Packaged Silicon Carbide Piezoresistive Pressure Transducer. These are used for pull per unit of measurement area management inwards jet engines. Image Credit: NASA

Okojie I, the Onojie of Uromi, was survived yesteryear over 60 wives, over xl concubines, too innumerable children too grandchildren. He is nevertheless remembered yesteryear his people as
"Ogbidi the Uromi umbrella, the white boy of Olokun, Okun the greatest native doc that ever lived too ruled the native people of Uromi, who tin plough into a girl, a king of beasts or a leopard at will, the swell doc who tin command the pelting to autumn too the air to stand upwards still".
Although he died many years ago, his legacy continues inwards many unlike parts of the world, from North America to Europe to Commonwealth of Australia where to a greater extent than or less of his grandchildren too swell grandchildren currently reside.
Uromi
Esan
Edo State

source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogbidi_Okojie


Investigating Sensor Performance inwards Extreme Environments
Dr. Robert S. Okojie,  research electronics engineer too grandson of the famous Nigerian nationalist, liberty fighter too traditional ruler of Esan people, Ogbidi okojie, the Onojie of Uromi, watches every bit Katherine C. Kragh-Buetow operates a sparse celluloid deposition arrangement inwards the NASA's Glenn Research Center Microsystems Fabrication Laboratory. Dr. Okojie mentors Kragh-Buetow, a Ph.D. pupil at Penn State University too a sponsored swain of the NASA Space Technology Research Fellowship Program.
They are conducting inquiry inwards robust electrical contact metallization every bit a applied scientific discipline enabler to silicon carbide sensors too electronics that would operate reliably inwards extreme temperatures of to a higher house 600° C.
Image Credit: NASA
Marvin G. Smith (Wyle Information Systems, LLC)

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