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Awka Stands Still as Slain Vigilante Commander, Ezeoke, Is Buried, Amid Growing Concerns Over Cultism

... Archbishop Ibezim and other mourners praise Ezeoke’s gallantry... ADUN ‘Committee of Friends’ mourns his demise, as Amobi Nwokafor plans to immortalize his name... His death heightens concerns over cultism and gang-related crime in AwkaBy Ndu Chris Nwannah, ATM...

Road Infrastructure Decay in Awka Capital City

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

... 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...

ATM Egwu Uzu 2019 Festival Video!

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...

ATM Otochal Awka Day Celebration Video!

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...

Awka Kingship Crisis Escalates Amid Maneuvers for Next Governor

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...

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

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....

Awka Town Celebrates 10th Egwu Uzu Festival

..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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Homeland Blues and Igbo Diaspora Role in Regional Recovery

The Igbo diaspora’s homeland investment is lagging. A reset is needed to unlock its massive potential.
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Israel vs. Iran: Ancient Amity, Modern Enmity, and Looming Calamity (Pt. 2)

In a tragic historical twist, Israel and Iran have gone from millennia of fraternity to a fratricidal war. Part 1 of this...

Israel vs. Iran: Ancient Amity, Modern Enmity, and Looming Calamity (Pt. 1)

This two-part essay traces how Israel and Iran, once bound by a shared past, became bitter foes. Part One examines the current...

Beyond Utomi’s ‘Big Tent’: Nigeria Needs Institutionalized Opposition

Pat Utomi’s recently announced ‘Shadow Cabinet’ has stirred controversy, but it reveals the dire need for institutionalized opposition to shore up Nigerian...

Reconciling the ‘Okonkwo’ vs. ‘Obierika’ Tension in Igbo Political Strategy

In Things Fall Apart, Chinua Achebe depicted Okonkwo and Obierika as contrasting Igbo responses to colonial intrusion. Their symbolic tension persists in...