The writer is a Teaching Fellow and University Scholar at Syracuse University, NY. Also the author of Igbos of Northern Nigeria (political history, 1996) and Rituals of the Sun (poetry, 1992), Obiwu is a Fellow of the International School of Advanced Critical Theory (1999) and member, Phi Beta Delta Honor Society for International Scholars (2000). He is a biographee in Who's Who Among Students in American Universities & Colleges (1999-2000). His articles and commentaries have appeared in various publications.