By Chudi Okoye
The 2020 edition of the traditional Awka festival, Egwu Imoka, has commenced. Day 1 of the three-day carnival, a cardinal event in Awka cultural calendar, took place as planned on May 25, 2020.
There had been some uncertainty...
An Awka flagship cultural event, Egwu Imoka, is suspended by the Anambra State government amid renewed fears of coronavirus contagion. Official representatives of the town applaud the suspension, advocating only the merest spiritual observances. But worshippers of the Imoka...
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...
… 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...
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...
.... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Pat Utomi’s recently announced ‘Shadow Cabinet’ has stirred controversy, but it reveals the dire need for institutionalized opposition to shore up Nigerian...