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Egwu Imoka 2020: Day 1 of Festival Marked Amid Covid-19 Restrictions

Chudi Okoye - May 25, 2020

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...

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Awka Times Person of the Year, 2019

ATM Admin - January 28, 2020

After a rigorous and meticulous assessment, we are announcing Dr. Okey Anueyiagu as the Awka Times Person of the Year 2019! Dr. Anueyiagu was selected for the unique and highly impactful philanthropic work he is doing, through his organization, Dr. Okey Anueyiagu Foundation, to...

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AMC Groundbreaking Event

ATM Editors - January 13, 2020

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Otochal Awka Day Celebration, December 28, 2019

ATM Editors - December 30, 2019

On December 28, 2019 Awka town, capital of Anambra State, Nigeria, witnessed the second edition of a new event in its cultural calendar, the Otochal Awka Day celebration. It was a momentous event meant to honor the oldest man in Awka...

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Egwu Uzu Festival in Awka Town, December 28, 2019

ATM Editors - December 30, 2019

Awka, the capital of Anambra State, Nigeria, was ablaze with festivities on December 28, 2019, as it celebrated the biennial Egwu Uzu festival at the Awka Civic Centre. The event was hosted by the incumbent traditional ruler of Awka town, HM...

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Awka Infrastructure

ATM Editors - October 31, 2019

Awka town looks today very much what it is: an unloved capital city, lacking effective local leadership, trashed by residents and neglected by a government which keeps making promises for infrastructure development that it has not kept. Our photographers...

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Egwu Imoka 2019

ATM Editors - October 31, 2019

Egwu Imoka 2019 was a great success. In spite of the development challenges facing the town, Awka indigenes at home and abroad came out en masse to celebrate this annual event. Awka Times was there to record the event.

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Without a Correction, Economic Instability and Rising Insecurity May Derail the Coming Election

Nigeria is beset by a torrent of security and economic issues threatening the upcoming election. Decisive action is needed...

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Atiku Abubakar versus the South East: Political Usurpation and Electoral Consequences in 2023

Chudi Okoye - July 26, 2022

This essay continues a series in which I have been examining how the leading political parties in the 2023 presidential election appear to have...

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Trial and Tenacity: After a 10-Year Slack, Bart Nnaji’s Electricity Project Gets a New Spark

Chudi Okoye - July 25, 2022

After a decade-long stagnation forced upon it by bureaucratic and political intrigues in the privatization of the Nigerian power sector, former minister, Bart Nnaji’s...

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Pickets, Sticky Wicket and the Racket of Muslim-Muslim Ticket

Chudi Okoye - July 16, 2022

A brazen decision by the ruling party, APC, to present a same-faith ticket for the 2023 presidential election seems to grate a befuddled nation,...

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2023: Populist Aspiration vs. the Force Fields of Nigerian Politics

Chudi Okoye - July 5, 2022

Presidential candidate, Peter Obi, is riding the wave of populist and progressive support which makes him a highly credible contender in the coming election....

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Without a Correction, Economic Instability and Rising Insecurity May Derail the Coming Election

Atiku Abubakar versus the South East: Political Usurpation and Electoral Consequences in 2023

Trial and Tenacity: After a 10-Year Slack, Bart Nnaji’s Electricity Project Gets a New Spark

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2023: Populist Aspiration vs. the Force Fields of Nigerian Politics

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