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Happy Birthday, Gen. and Mrs. Madiebo!

Chudi Okoye - April 30, 2020

By Chudi Okoye Double birthday celebrations are being held for Major General (Rtd.) Alexander A. Madiebo who turned 88 on April 29, 2020, and his wife, Mrs. Regina Ifeyinwa Madiebo, who turned 90 today, April 30, 2020. General Madiebo had had...

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Soludo Warns Coronavirus Lockdown Could Trigger Economic Pandemic, Probably Driving ANSG Policy Change

Chudi Okoye - April 26, 2020

… Soludo article dismisses government’s “panicky”, copy-cat approach to containment … Says lockdowns could be economically devastating and are unsustainable over time … Awka Times investigation reveals community behaviors in breach of lockdown rules … ANSG tweaks lockdown policy but Soludo...

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Awka Times Analysis: Is There Proof of Discrimination in Distribution of FG’s Covid-19 Relief Funds?

Chudi Okoye - April 17, 2020

The current distribution of federal relief funds as coronavirus infection spreads in Nigeria has raised questions of distributive equity, with growing complaints of lopsided distribution to the North. However, Awka Times analysis shows that current distributions may be targeted...

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ANSG Imposes Fresh Two-Week Restrictions As Coronavirus Makes Landfall in Anambra

Chudi Okoye - April 12, 2020

.... First positive Covid-19 case confirmed in Anambra State .... ANSG imposes more stringent lockdown to combat the crisis .... More private individuals and entities donate relief packages By Ndu Chris Nwannah, ATM Guest Writer, and Chudi Okoye The Anambra State...

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Prof. Soludo, Likely Gubernatorial Aspirant in Anambra State, in Political Storm After Covid-19 Donation

Chudi Okoye - April 5, 2020

Following a reported ₦10m charitable donation to support ANSG coronavirus containment effort, Prof. Chukwuma Soludo faces a storm of innuendo about his finances and handling of a personal project to honor his late mother. His defenders claim the clamor...

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Awka Times Tracking: Number of Confirmed Coronavirus Cases in Nigeria and Africa

Chudi Okoye - March 31, 2020

As the incidence of coronavirus infection in Nigeria and Africa builds up, Awka Times has launched a reporting initiative to track the development. We have built mapping and charting constructs to report the cases. Hopefully this will help to...

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Hurray to Humans!

Chudi Okoye - March 27, 2020

By Chudi Okoye I wonder what they see! I wonder if there are Cosmic Beings with Elysian seeing Peering at the batch on this lonely patch called Earth Who watch as we hatch a response to match A microscopic assailant trying to...

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COVID-19 Forces a Fervid 14-Day Market Closure in Anambra State

Ndu Chris Nwannah - March 27, 2020

By Ndu Chris Nwannah, ATM Guest Writer As part of measures taken to stop the spread of coronavirus, the Anambra State government has directed that all markets in the area should be closed for business ‪from Monday, 30th March, 2020...

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Rivers Raises the Bar: Closes All State Borders to Combat COVID-19

Chudi Okoye - March 25, 2020

• Raises constitutional issues relating to inter-state freedom of movement By Chudi Okoye In a dramatic new measure to check the spread of coronavirus within its administrative territory, the government of Rivers State in Nigeria has announced that air, sea and...

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One Week After Lagos Explosion: New Fatalities Reported, Occupancy Rights Distorted, and Community Life Utterly Contorted

Chudi Okoye - March 22, 2020

… New fatalities reported in past few days, bringing total body count so far to 23 and about 500 displaced … Salvage work and clearance underway, but massive destruction defies easy solution … State government sets up relief fund, but reconstruction...

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