Features

In Time, the Tyranny of Fulani Rule in Nigeria Will Wither Away

Chudi Okoye - February 14, 2021

Like the transient severity of winter, the blistering storms of ethnic rule in Nigeria will blow over and progressive forces could yet become ascendant By Chudi Okoye I woke up from fretful slumber this morning and found there is finally a...

Features

Obama’s Rope-a-Dope

Chudi Okoye - November 7, 2020

With the current tally of votes in the 2020 US presidential election pointing to a possible defeat for incumbent Donald Trump, former president Barack Obama, a Trump bête noire mercilessly vilified by the sitting president, may have got his...

Features

Birthday Felicitations for Dr Matthew Offodile

Chudi Okoye - September 24, 2020

Dr Matthew Ejiofor Offodile (FNMGS, FNAH), a highly celebrated geologist and Awka statesman, marks his 84th birthday this week. Dr Offodile remains active as a consultant exploration geologist/hydrogeologist and Managing Director of Mecon Geology and Engineering Services Ltd., Jos, Nigeria. He...

Education

Free Online Courses From Yale and Other Universities

Chudi Okoye - September 4, 2020

Dear Readers,Most of us will be concerned and some probably directly impacted by the frequent strikes by university teaching staff which invariably create severe discontinuities and dilution of tertiary education in Nigeria. While we pray for a speedy resolution...

Features

Anambra State Governor Suspends ‘Errant’ Traditional Rulers: Matters Arising

Chudi Okoye - August 13, 2020

The Anambra State governor appears to possess the powers to punish the ‘miscreant’ monarchs, but he may have neglected to follow due process in exercising his powers. By Chudi Okoye Anambra State is yet again in the news, but this time...

Blogs

A Parable of Vultures and Maggots

ATM Editors - August 10, 2020

A flock of vultures in flight is called a “Kettle”; when the vultures touch down to ground or perch upon a tree in descent towards their target, they are called a “Committee”; and when the scavenger birds are feeding...

Features

Rogue ‘Enforcers’ Exploit ANSG Covid-19 Regulations

ATM Editors - July 12, 2020

Anambra Police Command says it is clamping down on the illegal activity By Pamela Henry-Igwe, Awka Times guest reporter Concerned residents of Anambra State are asking authorities in the state to look into the activities of some individuals, passing themselves off...

Features

Awka Main Market Reopens After Two-Week Covid-19 Closure by ANSG

Chudi Okoye - June 29, 2020

Market reopened at the culmination of the initial closure period, following observable efforts by market stakeholders to comply with official Covid-19 protocols. By Chudi Okoye Eke Awka market, the main trading centre in the Anambra State capital, reopened today, 29th June...

Features

Dr. Aneze Chinwuba (1944-2020): An Obituary

Chudi Okoye - June 28, 2020

Awka town loses a natal intellectual and controversial septuagenarian considered patriotic by those who favored his politics and opportunistic by those who disapproved of him. By Chudi Okoye with Stella Nzekwe He was steeped in the esoterica of Awka...

Blogs

Igbo Followership is the Problem!

ATM Editors - June 21, 2020

Ineffective political leadership in Igboland is a concomitant of the weakness and inefficacy of Igbo political society. By Anonymous THE TIME IS NOW! The fight is for all Igbos, not for the leaders alone. Let me complicate this a bit. All we...

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