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

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...

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

.... 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...

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

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...

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

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...

Hurray to Humans!

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...

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

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...

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

• 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...

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

… 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...

Nigeria Shuts Out Travellers From 13 Countries As Domestic Coronavirus Cases Increase

… Follows example of other African countries … Schools, public events and gatherings begin to be shuttered … ANSG launches sensitization, bans public assembly from 23rd March … CBN cuts interest rate and will inject ₦1 trillion into economy By Chudi Okoye and...

Foreign Loan for ‘Nigeria’; Sullen Groan in the South East

The federal government of Nigeria under Major-General Muhammadu Buhari is seeking a jumbo foreign loan to finance infrastructure development and other projects in the country. The $22.7 billion loan, already approved by the Senate and now awaiting debate in...
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Beginning and Becoming

Beginning and Becoming By Chudi Okoye I. Primordial ChaosLong before that...
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The Compelling, Yet Complicated Calculus of a Jonathan Run in 2027

As speculation swirls over his potential return, Goodluck Jonathan must weigh the promise of redemption against the peril of forfeiting the very...

The New Apostles’ Creed

The New Apostles’ Creed(A Declaration for the Age of Reason) By Chudi Okoye We believe in...

After 2015, Nigerian Democracy Faces a Tough ‘Two-Turnover Test’ in 2027

Nigerian democracy has achieved its first transfer of power. Under current conditions, is a second possible? By Chudi Okoye

ADC Has a Chance, But Needs Savvy Strategy to Succeed in 2027

To prevail against APC’s entrenched machinery, the ADC coalition must address internal discord and any structural weaknesses, and go beyond a basic...