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Anambra Marks Armed Forces Day Amid Remembrance of Biafran Revolution

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… Event severely delayed due to late arrival of Anambra State governor, with the state governor away on vacation in the United StatesBy Kenechukwu Chukwudi, Awka Times Guest Reporter, with additional desk research  This year marks the 50th anniversary...
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New Year Thoughts: What Really is the Awka Kingship Tussle About?

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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

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..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

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...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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Features

Day of Culture, Color, Conferment and Confusion

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Awka was agog this weekend as competing kingship coalitions, formed around the incumbent monarch and the insurgent, launched major cultural events on the same day, amid the watchful eyes of government security forces.By Chudi OkoyeIt was a day like...
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Documents

Anambra State Traditional Ruler Law, 2007

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Awka Traditional Ruler Constitution, 1986

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Historical Essay

The Incredible Shrinking Awka Town

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The primordial Awka town is shrinking in size and authoritative influence, a result of territorial encroachments and political marginalization.By Chudi Okoye, Ik Cino Otti and Emeka RalIt might be an interesting exercise to depict the territorial expanse of Awka...
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Features

Want a King. Won’t Kiss His Ring!

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For millennia, Awka people rejected the idea of a sovereign chieftain. The Awka village republic existed as a segmentary society based on well-defined kinship structures. Then colonialism ensued. The evolving colonial constitutions produced at some point a House of...
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Obama’s Rope-a-Dope

With the current tally of votes in the 2020 US presidential election pointing to a possible defeat for incumbent...
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Birthday Felicitations for Dr Matthew Offodile

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Dr Matthew Ejiofor Offodile (FNMGS, FNAH), a highly celebrated geologist and Awka statesman, marks his 84th birthday this week. Dr Offodile remains active as a...
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Education

Free Online Courses From Yale and Other Universities

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Dear Readers,Most of us will be concerned and some probably directly impacted by the frequent strikes by university teaching staff which invariably create severe...
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Anambra State Governor Suspends ‘Errant’ Traditional Rulers: Matters Arising

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The Anambra State governor appears to possess the powers to punish the ‘miscreant’ monarchs, but he may have neglected to follow due process in...
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Blogs

A Parable of Vultures and Maggots

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A flock of vultures in flight is called a “Kettle”; when the vultures touch down to ground or perch upon a tree in descent...
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