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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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Archbishop Alex Ibezim Holds Thanksgiving Service After Promotion

Ndu Chris Nwannah - January 6, 2020

.... Over 60 Archbishops and Bishops in attendance.... Archbishop Buba Lamido charges clergymen to avoid bickering, backbitingBy Ndu Chris Nwannah, Guest Writer, Awka TimesThe Archbishop of the Ecclesiastical Province of the Niger and Anglican Bishop of Awka Diocese, Most...

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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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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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Day of Culture, Color, Conferment and Confusion

Chudi Okoye - December 29, 2019

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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Archbishop Alex Ibezim Preaches National Peace, As Christians Celebrate Christmas

Ndu Chris Nwannah - December 25, 2019

...Urges Awka stakeholders to resolve communal crisis By Ndu Chris Nwannah, Guest Writer and Ian Koloson Nwiyi, Reporter, Awka Times The Archbishop of the Province of the Niger, Most Reverend Alex Ibezim says the birth of Jesus Christ paved the...

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Transport Fares And Price Of Goods Soar At Xmas

Ian Koloson Nwiyi - December 25, 2019

By Ian Koloson NwiyiWith the onset of Christmas festivities, transport fares and the price of goods have skyrocketed around Awka metropolis, the Anambra State capital. Awka Times conducted spot surveys of prices at different locations in Awka, including the...

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Anambra State Government Warns of Potential Security Breach in Awka

Chudi Okoye - December 24, 2019

… Warns of potential violence arising from overlapped and competing cultural event schedules… Attributes clash to the persistent kingship tussle in Awka… Says that security agencies are on alert to deal with any disturbance to public peaceBy Chudi Okoye...

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Archbishop Ibezim delivers 2019 Christmas message

Ndu Chris Nwannah - December 24, 2019

...Says birth of Jesus Christ salvaged humanity from sin...Charges political leaders to devise measures to tackle unemployment, poverty By Ndu Chris Nwannah, Guest Writer, Awka Times MagazineThe Archbishop of the Province of the Niger and Anglican Bishop of Awka Diocese,...

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