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Road Infrastructure Decay in Awka Capital City

Ndu Chris Nwannah - January 21, 2020

Awka capital city infrastructures are fast decaying amid neglect of the city by successive administrations and the ineffectuality of Awka community leaders. Twenty-eight years after Anambra State was created, it capital Awka remains a bedraggled and abandoned village-town with...

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Awka Town Union Crisis Deepens With Dramatic Factional Move Amid Legal Uncertainties

Chudi Okoye - January 19, 2020

On January 12, 2020, a faction in the lingering leadership contest in Awka Development Union Nigeria (ADUN) made a dramatic move by appointing a caretaker committee to run the affairs of the Union and also conduct fresh elections. There...

Business & Economy

Awka International Conference Centre: Deadline Missed But Work Is Proceeding At Pace

Chudi Okoye - January 13, 2020

Development of the Anambra International Conference Centre at Awka is ongoing, though project delivery deadlines have been missed. Governor Willie Obiano seems determined to finish the project before his terminal date. But it appears that ancillary developments needed to...

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Awka General Assembly Appoints 14-Member Caretaker Committee To Run ADUN Affairs, As Traditional Ruler Holds Thanksgiving Service

Ndu Chris Nwannah - January 13, 2020

... Caretaker Committee to work towards new ADUN election… Not clear if this will conduce to the conduct of a unified ADUN election… Government-certified traditional ruler holds thanksgiving serviceBy Ndu Chris Nwannah, Guest Writer, Awka Times, with additional reportingThe...

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ATM Egwu Uzu 2019 Festival Video!

Chudi Okoye - January 7, 2020

On December 28, 2019 Awka, the capital city of Anambra State in Nigeria, celebrated the 10th Egwu Uzu festival to mark the 21st anniversary of the government-certified monarch of Awka town, Eze Uzu II Obi Gibson Nwosu.Awka is a...

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ATM Otochal Awka Day Celebration Video!

Chudi Okoye - January 7, 2020

On December 28, 2019 Awka, the capital city of Anambra State in Nigeria, celebrated the birthday of the oldest man in the town, Chief Ozo Nwibe Nwosu, who turned 119 years.Awka operates a gerontocratic republican democracy, with the oldest...

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Awka Kingship Crisis Escalates Amid Maneuvers for Next Governor

Chudi Okoye - January 5, 2020

Awka kingship schism on display in Nimo town as a grand scheme for the next governor of Anambra State is orchestrated 17 miles away in Aguleri, the hometown of the present governor of the state, with neither of the...

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New Year Thoughts: What Really is the Awka Kingship Tussle About?

Chudi Okoye - January 1, 2020

Speculative thoughts on the implications of the kingship tussle in Awka: an attempt to explain – beyond the usual theories of the case – why the crisis has proved intractable. By Chudi OkoyeI should start with a bit of clarification....

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Awka Town Celebrates 10th Egwu Uzu Festival

ATM Editors - January 1, 2020

..Event joyfully and successfully conducted in spite of initial security warning by government...Monarch announces efforts to introduce study of Awka blacksmithing in tertiary institutions...Speakers warn “mischief makers” attempting to usurp the authority of the recognized traditional rulersBy Kenechukwu Chukwudi,...

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Awka Town Celebrates 3rd Annual Otochal Awka Day

ATM Editors - December 31, 2019

...Event peacefully and successfully conducted despite initial security warning...Men, women, masquerades from all 33 villages of Awka pay homage...Several traditional rulers grace event…Prince Arthur Eze donates ₦20 million to AwkaBy Ndu Chris Nwannah, Awka Times guest writer with Ian...

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