This is Chief Michael Ọkpara a.k.a Power Mike. A professional Wrestler and boxer from Neni, Anambra State.

Who is this Power Mike?

He was born in August 1939 in Neni.

In 1952  he left his village for Ọnịcha, in order to learn how to organise and run a trade business.
In the same year he joined Dick Tiger Boxing Club as a middle weight amateur boxer and met Dick Ihetu Tiger his role model.

In 1961, he started a nationwide tour which took him to Ọnịcha Enugwu, Aba, Port Harcourt, Lagos, Jos and Kaduna.
In 1964, he went to Ghana and his performances there were successful. He defeated many.

In 1967, he toured Cote d'Ivoire and Senegal before he found his way into Europe, accompanied by his friend Engr. Onyesọ, (the Igwe of Nri) He defeated many heavy weighters in Europe.
In 1967, he got a one-year contract in Sweden after which he went to Greece and became a professional wrestler. He defeated many wrestlers in Greece.

In 1970, he returned to Africa& defeated Gambia's Massambula to become the African heavyweight wrestling champion& titleholder.
In 1973, Power Mike wrestled and defeated Ali Baba of Lebanon; he also defeated Johnny Kwango in Lagos.

He retired from active wrestling in 1976 and focused on international promotions.

In 2004, Power Mike died at the age of 64.

Okonkwo Asaa, has a hit, praising Power Mike!

• • •

Missing some Tweet in this thread? You can try to force a refresh
 

Keep Current with Maazị Ogbonnaya

Maazị Ogbonnaya Profile picture

Stay in touch and get notified when new unrolls are available from this author!

Read all threads

This Thread may be Removed Anytime!

PDF

Twitter may remove this content at anytime! Save it as PDF for later use!

Try unrolling a thread yourself!

how to unroll video
  1. Follow @ThreadReaderApp to mention us!

  2. From a Twitter thread mention us with a keyword "unroll"
@threadreaderapp unroll

Practice here first or read more on our help page!

More from @maazi_ogbonnaya

28 Jun
The Ekumeku War: How the Igbo Resist Britain and one of the reasons the British Hate Igbo.

Aside the indirect rule system of the British the Igbo resisted and gave them headache, Ekumeku resistance is a war over land resources the Igbo fought the British for over 31 years. ImageImageImageImage
The resolutions of the Berlin conference of 1884-1885, gave European nations the rights to lay claim to lands and resources in Africa.

Britain, who had engaged in the trade with coastal cities before and during the 19th century, made bold their intentions to covet resources and
rule over indigenous nations all over Africa. The Igbo were the first to resist the British invaders, and this led to protracted war. They put up fight against the superior fire power of the suppressive British.
Read 24 tweets
27 Jun
Who is Dick Tiger?

Real name is Richard Ihetu, born in August 14, 1929 and died December 14, 1971) was an Igbo professional boxer who held the World Middleweight and World Light Heavyweight Championships.
Tiger moved to Liverpool, England to pursue his boxing career& later went to the United States. When the 1967-1970 war broke out, Tiger returned to Nigeria to serve as a Lieutenant in the Biafran army. He was training soldiers in hand to hand combat; fought to defend his people.
He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991. The Ring magazine named him Fighter of the Year in 1962 and 1965, while the Boxing Writers Association of America (BWAA) named him Fighter of the Year in 1962 and 1966.
Read 6 tweets
26 Jun
You still remember the book "One Week, One Trouble" (1972) "The Village School" (1966) "The Village Headmaster" (1984) " Flying Tortoise" (2004) "Pariah Earth and Other Stories (1994), etc?

Here with me holding my Igbo books, is the author: Professor Anezi Okoro, in 2017.
He is an octogenarian and a literary icon with over 14 literary books

Professor Okoro was holding 10 Igbo books written by Okoro Mark Ogbonnaya (Maazị Ogbonnaya). We have the same name in common (Okoro)

He was awestruck and kept looking at me:
"Ogbonna, how many people wrote all these books? Are you telling me you wrote them all...in Igbo? I am glad this generation can do something to help the language."

We had quality discussion. I asked him questions about the popular book: "One Week, One Trouble".
Read 5 tweets
26 Jun
Florence Nwanzuruahu Nkiru Nwapa (13 Jan.1931—16 Oct. 1993), was an Igbo author also known as the mother of modern African literature. She was the forerunner to a generation of African women writers. First African woman novelist to be published in the English language in Britain.
She achieved international recognition, with her first novel Efuru, published in 1966 at the age of 30 by Heinemann Educational Books. She never considered herself a feminist, but she was best known for recreating life and traditions from an Igbo woman's point of view.
She was born in Ugwunta (Oguta) and attended her primary school there. She did her Secondary education at Elelenwa PH and CMS Girls School, Lagos. In 1953 she was admitted into the university and graduated at 26 from the University College Ibadan, in 1957.
Read 7 tweets
26 Jun
"Killi-We" Nwachukwu: A Superman

His name is Nwozuzu Nwachukwu from Oboro Umueze Ogwa Mbaitolu. Born in 1930.

“Killi-We” Nwachukwu was for more than two decades celebrated as a homegrown Nigerian “superman.” He lifted buses, having cement blocks crushed on his head,
and allowing cars to drive over his body.

He was a superman who was going from place to place to perform throughout Nigeria. People paid to watch him. “Killi We” was a nickname he got after a fight with a certain stubborn man called "Tick Man" who refused to pay him his money.
In those days, lorries were few and not everyone could afford it. Nwachukwu pushed wooden- two wheel- truck of load for people. After carrying this man's load, he refused to pay him.

He tried to walk away and Nwachukwu grabbed him by the hand insisting he must pay.
Read 7 tweets
26 Jun
Meet Pistor Killer: the strongest man in Africa.

If we have our records, we would put ourselves on the map. This guy beat Killiwe Nwachukwu. He was from Ngodo Isuochi. His name is
Sampson Ibeabuchi. One who would carry 12 bags of 50kg Eagle cement on his stomach.
He was a (strongest) man during his days; Pistor Killer at the early age of 17 carried four able-bodied men on his body in a suspended style for more than 5mins without shaking.
He was very strong to the extent of pulling cars and lifting Volkswagen beetle in his days which no one could.

He partook in several competitions won medals as of that time. He carried 12 bags of 50kg Eagle cement on his body which non of his fellow supermen were able to do.
Read 4 tweets

Did Thread Reader help you today?

Support us! We are indie developers!


This site is made by just two indie developers on a laptop doing marketing, support and development! Read more about the story.

Become a Premium Member ($3/month or $30/year) and get exclusive features!

Become Premium

Too expensive? Make a small donation by buying us coffee ($5) or help with server cost ($10)

Donate via Paypal Become our Patreon

Thank you for your support!

Follow Us on Twitter!

:(