info official name Awka other name native name ka nickname settlement type For Town or Village Leave blank for the default City motto images and maps image skyline awka zik ave.jpg imagesize 300px image caption Zik Avenue, Awka. image flag flag size image seal seal size image shield shield size image ... sq mi Population population as of 2006 population footnotes ref Summing the 2 LGAs Awka North South ... code... postal code area code blank name blank info blank1 name blank1 info website footnotes Awka ... Federal highway links Lagos , Benin City , Asaba, Nigeria Asaba , Onitsha , and Enugu to Awka and several ..., Enugwu Ukwu and Abagana. History Awka was famous for metal working and its blacksmiths before the 20th .... The Awka area in earlier times was the site of the Nri Civilization that produced the earliest documented bronze works in Sub Saharan Africa around 800 AD. Before the inception of British rule, Awka .... They held general meetings or Izu Awka either at the residence of the oldest man Otochal Awka or at a place ... master known to Awka people was the master craftsman, the Nne Uzu. In modern times, Awka has adapted to the republican system and is currently divided into two local government areas, Awka North and Awka South with local representatives. However, it still preserves traditional systems ... to represent the city at state functions.The current Eze Uzu of the city is Gibson Nwosu. Awka should not be confused with Awka Etiti which is a town in Idemili South local government area that is often ... thumb left alt Chinwe Chukwuogo Roy alt text Chinwe Chukwuogo Roy, famous artist from AwkaAwka comprises seven Igbo people Igbo groups sharing common blood lineage divided into two sections ... of these groups has a number of villages. All together, Awka comprises 33 villages. Awka people today ... had Awka people travelling throughout Nigeria making farming implements, household tools and guns. Today, Awka people can be found all across the globe many working as skilled professionals in a wide ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Awka South other name native name nickname settlement type Local Government Areas of Nigeria LGA motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map Nigeria pushpin label position pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption coordinates region NG subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Nigeria subdivision type1 States of Nigeria State subdivision name1 Anambra State subdivision type2 Capital subdivision name2 Awka subdivision type3 subdivision name3 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref Imperial area footnotes area total km2 area land km2 population as of 2006 population footnotes population note population total population density km2 timezone West Africa Time WAT utc offset 1 timezone DST utc offset DST latd 6 latm 10 lats latNS N longd 7 longm 04 longs longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft postal code type postal code area code blank name blank info website footnotes Awka South Local Government Areas of Nigeria Local Government Area LGA is made up of eight towns, namemly,OKPUNO, Amawbia , Awka , Ezinato , Isiagu , Mbaukwu , Nibo , Nise and Umuawulu . In the past, the people of Awka South LGA were well known for blacksmithing. Today they are respected among the Igbo people of Nigeria for their technical and business skills. Nibo is a town in Awka South, Anambra State , Nigeria. It s geographical coordinates are 6 10 0 North, 7 4 0 East. LGAs and communities of Anambra State coord 6 10 N 7 04 E source enwiki plaintext parser display title Awka is a town in Awka south local government area, It is the seat of government, And has a lot of prominent people both home and abroad while Amawbia is home for the state house ie governor s lodge. Nise have notable infrastructures ... Category Populated places in Anambra State Anambra geo stub yo Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Guusu Awka ... more details
Infobox settlement official name Awka North other name native name nickname settlement type Local Government Areas of Nigeria LGA motto image skyline imagesize image caption image flag flag size image seal seal size image map mapsize map caption pushpin map pushpin label position pushpin mapsize pushpin map caption subdivision type Country subdivision name flag Nigeria subdivision type1 States of Nigeria State subdivision name1 Anambra State subdivision type2 Capital subdivision name2 subdivision type3 subdivision name3 government footnotes government type leader title leader name established title established date area magnitude unit pref Imperial area footnotes area total km2 area land km2 population as of 2006 population footnotes population note population total population density km2 timezone West Africa Time WAT utc offset 1 timezone DST utc offset DST latd latm lats latNS N longd longm longs longEW E elevation footnotes elevation m elevation ft postal code type postal code area code blank name blank info website footnotes Awka North is a Local Government Areas in Nigeria Local Government Area in Anambra State, south central Nigeria . Towns that make up the local government are Awba Ofemili, Ugbene, Ebenebe, Achalla the capital , Urum, Amanasa, Amanuke, Isu Aniocha, Mgbakwu, Ugbenu. References http anambra.gov.ng cities.htm LOCAL GOVERNEMT AREAS IN ANAMBRA STATE dated July 21, 2007 accessed October 4, 2007 LGAs and communities of Anambra State coord missing Nigeria Category Local Government Areas in Anambra State Category Local Government Areas in Igboland Category Populated places in Anambra State Anambra geo stub yo Agbegbe Ijoba Ibile Ariwa Awka ... more details
Multiple issues wikify July 2011 orphan July 2011 essay like July 2011 Infobox film name Awka Liwen image caption director Mariano Aiello br Kristina Hille producer Mariano Aiello writer Mariano Aiello br Osvaldo Bayer br Kristina Hille screenplay story based on based on title of the original work writer of the original work starring Osvaldo Bayer br Norberto Galasso br Diana Lenton br Felipe Pigna music cinematography editing Ramiro Chac n br Pablo No studio distributor released Film date 2010 9 9 df y runtime country Film Argentina language Spanish br Mapudungun budget gross Awka Liwen Rebellion at Dawn is a documentary film with script and cinematographic book of Osvaldo Bayer , directed by Mariano Aiello and Kristina Hille. The work develops the history of the possession of the land in Argentina. It is also a history of racism against the indigenous peoples, where racism was the alibi for their exploitation and elimination. Awka Liwen, which in the Mapuche language means Rebel at Dawn , has been filmed in Chubut, Jujuy, Rio Negro, the province and city of Buenos Aires and Germany. The pre screening of the work was in November 2009 in the National Library of Buenos Aires. The premiere of the film took place in the cinema Gaumont, the traditional movie theatre in the city of Buenos Aires, where around 3000 people came. Awka Liwen is the winner in the category documentary film of the International Festival of the Political Film FICIP in Argentina and the International Festival of Digital Cinematographic Art Imperia, sponsored by UNESCO. It obtained a special award for the Best Feature Film Recommended for Schools at the International Festival A Film for Peace and a special Award El Sombreito at the International Film Festival Tandil. The film has been officially selected in other film festivals. Awka Liwen has been declared to be of National Interest by the Presidency ... films Category 2010s documentary films Category Spanish language films es Awka Liwen ... more details
Infobox diocese jurisdiction Diocese name Awka latin Dioecesis Zariensis country Nigeria metropolitan Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha Onitsha rite Latin Rite area km2 1,551 population 1,277,990 population as of 2006 catholics 635,595 catholics percent 49.7 bishop Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor The Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka lang la Avka n sis is a diocese located in the city of Awka in the Ecclesiastical province of Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha Onitsha in Nigeria . History November 10, 1977 Established as Diocese of Awka from the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha Special churches The Cathedral is St. Patrick s Cathedral in Awka. Leadership Bishop s of Awka Roman rite Bishop Albert Kanene Obiefuna 10 November 1977 Appointed 9 September 1994 Appointed, Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha Coadjutor Archbishop of Onitsha Bishop Simon Akwali Okafor 9 September 1994 Appointed 17 April 2010 Retired Bishop Paulinus Chukwuemeka Ezeokafor 8 July 2011 present See also Roman Catholicism in Nigeria Source http www.gcatholic.com dioceses diocese awka0.htm Giga Catholic Information http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dawka.html Catholic Hierarchy coord missing Nigeria DEFAULTSORT Roman Catholic Diocese Of Awka Category Roman Catholic dioceses in Nigeria Awka Category Religious organizations established in 1977 Category Roman Catholic dioceses and prelatures established in the 20th century Nigeria stub de Bistum Awka fr Liste des v ques d Awka it Diocesi di Awka ru ... more details
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Achalla is the capital of Awka North , a Local Government Areas in Nigeria Local Government Area in Anambra State, south central Nigeria . It comprises eight villages Umudiani, Amukabia, Odawa, Umuogbe, Umunagu, Umuozede, Udezu and Amadim. coord missing Nigeria Category Populated places in Nigeria Anambra geo stub yo Achalla ... more details
The A232 highway is a highway in Nigeria . It is one of the east west roads linking the main south north roads. It is named from the two highways it links . It runs from the A2 highway Nigeria A2 highway at Benin City to the A3 highway Nigeria A3 highway at the outskirts of Enugu , the capital of Enugu State . The main cities and towns on the route are Agbor , Asaba, Nigeria Asaba , Onitsha and Awka . Coord 6.263577 N 7.179844 E display title Nigeriahighways Nigeria road stub Category Roads in Nigeria ... more details
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Awgu Dioecesis Auguensis in Nigeria was created on July 5, 2005, when it was split off from the Diocese of Enugu . It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Onitsha . Its first bishop is John Ifeanyichukwu Okoye . The St. Michael Archangel parish church in Awgu is the largest church in the diocese and will therefore become its cathedral . The diocese covers an area of 1,310 km of the Enugu State , covering the local government areas Awgu, Agbogugu, Inyi, Ndeabor, Nnenwe, Owelli and Oji Rivers except the parish of Ukwuoba . Neighboring dioceses are Enugu to the north, Diocese of Abakaliki Abakaliki to the east, Diocese of Umuahia Umuahia to the south and Diocese of Awka Awka to the west. The total population in the diocese is 600,000, of which 360,000 are Roman Catholic. The diocese is subdivided into 22 parish es. External links http www.catholic hierarchy.org diocese dawgu.html Catholic hierarchy.org http www.fides.org eng news 2005 0507 08 5290.html Vatican press release on the creation coord missing Nigeria Category Roman Catholic dioceses in Nigeria Awgu RC diocese stub Nigeria stub de Bistum Awgu fr Liste des v ques d Awgu it Diocesi di Awgu ru ... more details
Chief Iheme of Isi Akpu Nise near Awka was a chief apprentice of Maazi Izuogu Mgbokpo . According to some sources, he is a descendant of the second King of Arochukwu Oke Nnachi . He helped defeat the Ikpa Ora people and was one of the founding fathers of Arondizuogu . His people later migrated to the kingdom. References http www.frasouzu.com Seminar 20Papers Ambience.htm http www.nigerdeltacongress.com iarticles ibiniukpabi.htm Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Iheme ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH Category Aro people Nigeria bio stub ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Unreferenced date August 2007 Nnebe , is the name of an Igbo people Igbo family. There are several Nnebe s that span different towns in Igboland. One example is from Nibo , Awka South Local Government Area, of Anambra State, Nigeria . They are part of umunna Umuonyejekwe umunna an extended family up to the fourth generation and cannot intermarry in Umuezeanowi kinship in Umunono, Umuanum, Nibo . Nwankwo Joseph Nnebe was a foremost educationist and missionary that brought the Catholic Priest that established Saint Theresa s Catholic Church Nibo . He spearheaded the establishment of many missionary schools in eastern Nigeria. He retired in 1979 after over thirty five years of service in the ministry of education of the old Anambra State as the Principal of Teacher Training College, Iwollo in present Enugu State. Nigeria stub Category Igbo families Category Igbo names ... more details
Kenneth Dike 17 December 1917 26 October 1983 ref http www.nytimes.com 1983 11 13 obituaries kenneth o dike dies in a nigerian hospital.html Kenneth O. Dike Dies In a Nigerian Hospital ref was a Nigerian historian and the first Nigerian Vice Chancellor of the nation s premier college, the University of Ibadan . During the Nigerian civil war, he moved to Harvard University, Boston. He attended Fourah Bay College , Sierra Leone and the Universities in Durham and London . During the 1960s, as a member of the University of Ibadan s history department, he played a pioneering role in promoting African leadership of scholarly works published on Africa . As the head of the organizing committee of the First International Africanist conference in Ghana , he sought for a strengthened meticulous non colonial focused African research, publication of research in various languages including indigenous and foreign, so as to introduce native speakers to history and for people to view African history through a common eye. References reflist Toyin Falola The History of Nigeria, Greenwood Press, 1999 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Dike, Kenneth ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 17 December 1917 PLACE OF BIRTH awka DATE OF DEATH 26 October 1983 PLACE OF DEATH awka DEFAULTSORT Dike, Kenneth Category 1917 births Category 1983 deaths Category University of Ibadan faculty Category Harvard University faculty Category Nigerian academics Category Nigerian historians Category Fourah Bay College alumni Nigeria bio stub yo Kenneth Dike ... more details
File Igbo ichi marks.jpg thumb An Igbo man with facial marks of nobility known as Ichi ref Basden 1921 , page 184 ref Ichi was facial ritual scarification worn by mainly men of the Igbo people of Nigeria . The scarification which indicated that the wearing had passed through initial initiation into the highest society Nze na Ozo ., ref Jeffreys, M. 1951 . The Winged Solar Disk, or Ibo Ichi Scarification, Journal of the International African Institute, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 93 111. ref thus marking the wearer as nobility. The scarification was found among men in the Awka Nri areas and among a few women in the Awgu Awgwu and Nkanu areas. There are two styles the Kingdom of Nri Nri style worn in the Awka Nri areas, and the Agbaja style worn in the Awgwu and Nkanu areas. ref Jeffreys, M. 1951 . The Winged Solar Disk, or Ibo Ichi Scarification, Journal of the International African Institute, Vol. 21, No. 2, pp. 93 111. ref In the Nri style, the carved line ran from the center of the forehead down to the chin. A second line ran across the face, from the right cheek to the left. This was repeated to obtain a pattern meant to imitate the rays of the sun. In the Agbaja style, circles and semicircular patterns are added to the initial incisions to represent the moon. These scarifications were given to the representatives of the eze Nri the mb r chi . ref Chambers, page 31 ref The scarifications were Nris way of honoring the sun that they worshipped and was a form of ritual purification. ref Thomas, page 413 414. ref References reflist Category Nri Igbo Nigeria stub fashion stub ... more details
Awka and Onitsha provinces. A man of great benevolence and equanimity, his name was featured in the widely ... home of the Nnamas is the Nnama Royal Court at Nibo, Awka LGA, Anambra State of Nigeria. Category ... more details
Central uplands Nsukka Awka Orlu over a 6500 4500 year period. Elements from the Orlu area migrated south, east, and northeast while elements from the Awka area migrated westwards across the Niger river ... more details
The Enugu State University of Science and Technology ESUT was founded in 1979 by Chief Jim Nwobodo as the Anambra State University of Science and Technology ASUTECH Enugu. It was the first ever Sovereign state state owned university in Nigeria . It was conceived with three campuses at Awka , Abakaliki , and Enugu . It had the first state funded Teaching hospital in Nnewi . Following the creation of Enugu State in 1991, the University took its present name. A gigantic project by the Government of Enugu state to relocate the University has been underway in recent years. Early in 2006, the permanent site of the University in Ebeano City, with ultramodern facilities, became home to the first group of students and faculty to relocate from its temporary site.However,the hostels are still under construction following the recent trasition of government It contains few number of faculties i.e Faculty of Medicine Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Education Faculty of Natural Sciences Faculty of Engineering among others Current Pro Chancellor David Ogbodo Current Vice Chancellor Ag. Capacity Professor Chidiebere Ugwu External links http www.esut.edu.ng Enugu State University of Science & Technology official site. http directory nigeria.org enugu state university of science and technology esut.html Enugu State University of Science & Technology Universities in Nigeria. coord missing Nigeria Category Universities and colleges in Nigeria Category Enugu Nigeria university stub ... more details
Eze Igwegbe Odum sometimes called Chief Igwebe Odum was an Aro Igbo politician born in the Nigerian town of Mbaukwu in present day Awka South LGA in Anambra state . Igwegbe Odum, was not Aro by origin, but a migrant like many settlers in Arondizuogu . Along with his brothers, he fled to Arondizuogu in the late 19th century. His life story became the subject of Omenuko http www.njas.helsinki.fi pdf files vol14num1 njoku.pdf the earliest Igbo people Igbo novel written by Peter Nwana . Odum died in 1940. He was also a brother in law to Ojiako Ezenne of Adazi. Igwegbe Odum never made it back to his homeland of Mbaukwu. Along with his brothers, he settled in Ndiuche in Arondizuogu . Their lineage include the legendary K.O. Mbadiwe and his brother Green Mbadiwe. References http www.njas.helsinki.fi pdf files vol14num1 njoku.pdf http ahiajoku.igbonet.com 1981 Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata NAME Odum, Igwegbe ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Mbaukwu in present day Anambra State, Nigeria DATE OF DEATH 1940 PLACE OF DEATH Arondizuogu DEFAULTSORT Odum, Igwegbe Category Igbo politicians Category Aro people Category 1940 deaths Category Nigerian traditional rulers Category Migration of the Igbo Category Migrants into Arondizuogu Nigeria bio stub ... more details
File The mmuo of a girl.jpg thumb An Agbogho Mmuo and her two attendees Agbogho Mmuo , or Maiden Igbo mythology Spirits are masquerades performed annually during the dry season in the Nri Igbo Nri Awka area in the northern part of the Igbo people s ethnic territory. These African traditional masks masks , strictly performed by men, imitate the character of an adolescence adolescent girl, exaggerating the girls beauty and movements. The performance is always accompanied by Igbo music musicians who sing and play tributes to both real and spirit maidens. These masks showcase an ideal image of an Igbo maiden. This ideal is made up by the smallness of a young girl s features and the whiteness of her complexion, which is an indication that the mask is a spirit. This whiteness is created using a chalk substance used for ritually marking the body in both West Africa and the African Diaspora . The chalky substance is also used in Uli design uli design , created and exhibited on the skin of Igbo women. Most maiden spirit mask are decorated with representations of hair combs, and other objects, modeled after late 19th century ceremonial hairstyles. These hairstyles include elaborate coiffures and crests which intend to add beauty to the mask. Art stub Category Igbo art Category African art Category Igbo society ... more details
Expand Italian Arcidiocesi di Onitsha date February 2011 The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Onitsha lang la Onitshan us is the Metropolitan bishop Metropolitan Episcopal See See for the ecclesiastical province of Onitsha in Anambra State , Nigeria . History 1889.07.25 Established as Apostolic Prefecture of Lower Niger from the Apostolic Vicariate of Benin Coast 1920.04.16 Promoted as Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Nigeria 1934.07.09 Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Onitsha Owerri 1948.02.12 Renamed as Apostolic Vicariate of Onitsha 1950.04.18 Promoted as Metropolitan Archdiocese of Onitsha Special churches The seat of the archbishop is the Cathedral Basilica of the Most Holy Trinity, Onitsha Holy Trinity Basilica the only Basilica in Nigeria in Onitsha. Leadership Metropolitan Archbishops of Onitsha Roman rite Archbishop Valerian Okeke since 2003.09.01 Archbishop Albert Kanene Obiefuna 1995.02.25 2003.09.01 Archbishop Stephen Nweke Ezeanya 1985.03.09 1995.02.25 Cardinal Catholicism Cardinal Francis Arinze 1967.06.26 1985.03.09 Archbishop Charles Heerey , C.S.Sp. 1950.04.18 1967.06.26 Vicars Apostolic of Onitsha Roman rite Archbishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. 1948.02.12 1950.04.18 Vicars Apostolic of Onitsha Owerri Roman rite Archbishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. 1934.07.09 1948.02.12 Vicars Apostolic of Southern Nigeria Roman rite Archbishop Charles Heerey, C.S.Sp. 1931.05.21 1934.07.09 Bishop Joseph Ignatius Shanahan , C.S.Sp. 1920.04.16 1931.05.21 Prefects Apostolic of Lower Niger Roman rite Bishop Joseph Ignatius Shanahan, C.S.Sp. 1905.09.20 1920.04.16 Fr. L on Alexander Lejeune , C.S.Sp. 1900.05.23 1905.09.05 Suffragan dioceses Diocese of Abakaliki Abakaliki Roman Catholic Diocese of Awgu Awgu Roman Catholic Diocese of Awka Awka Roman Catholic Diocese of Enugu Enugu Roman Catholic Diocese of Nnewi Nnewi Roman Catholic Diocese of Nsukka Nsukka See also Roman Catholicism in Nigeria Source http www.gcatholic.com dioceses diocese onit0.htm Giga Catholic Information http ... more details
Infobox Football biography playername Emeka Nwajiobi image fullname Chukwuemeka Nwajiobi height dateofbirth birth date and age 1959 2 25 df y cityofbirth Nibo Awka countryofbirth Nigeria currentclub Retired position Winger soccer Winger Attacking Midfielder youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 ? ? years2 ? ? years3 19?? 1983 years4 1983 1987 clubs1 Dursley Town F.C. Dursley Town clubs2 Forest Green Rovers F.C. Forest Green Rovers clubs3 Dulwich Hamlet F.C. Dulwich Hamlet clubs4 Luton Town F.C. Luton Town caps1 ? caps2 ? caps3 ? caps4 goals1 ? goals2 ? goals3 ? goals4 87 20 nationalyears1 nationalteam1 Nigeria national football team Nigeria nationalcaps1 4 nationalgoals1 Emeka Nwajiobi born 25 May 1959 is a former professional Association football footballer . Emeka had a short footballing career but became a firm favourite with the Luton Town F.C. Luton Town fans in the mid 1980s. He started out at non league Dulwich Hamlet F.C. Dulwich Hamlet in South London before moving to Luton Town F.C. Luton Town in late 1983. he made his debut in 1984 and played until 1987 when a severe injury ended his career. He played in the notorious 1985 Kenilworth Road riot game when spectators from the Millwall F.C. Millwall enclosure invaded the pitch and damaged the stands prior to the match. During this period he played four times for the Nigerian national side. After retirement from football, Nwajiobi pursued a career in pharmacy. Nwajiobi was followed into football, also at Dulwich Hamlet, by his younger brother Ifeanyi Nigel Nwajiobi. External links http www.lutonfc.com wherearetheynow nwajiobi.asp Luton fans page profile. http www.lutontown.co.uk page GreatHatters 0,,10372 218956,00.html Official Luton Town site great hatters . Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Nwajiobi, Emeka ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH 25 February 1959 PLACE OF BIRTH Nibo Awka , Nigeria DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Nwajiobi, Emeka Category Association football midf ... more details
seat Awka government footnotes leader party APGA leader title List of Nigerian state governors ... Oma Mbala , the native name of the Anambra River . The Capital and the Seat of Government is Awka ..., Anambra and Enugu State, Nigeria Enugu . The capital of Anambra is Awka . Culture and Tourism ... along Awka road in Agulu, Aniocha Local Government Area of the state. A potential tourist site, it is home ... value and historic relevance. Uzu Oka Awka is historically known for the great metal foundry, Uzu Craftmanship. Imo Awka is an annual festival celebrated by the natives. Image Ofala Festival.jpg ... University alt text Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka , the state capital, is also the center of Nigeria ... Azikiwe University UNIZIK , Awka a federal university with College of Medicine situated at Nnewi ... Grammar School D.M.G.S Onitsha Bishop Crowther Seminary Awka St Christopher s Junior Seminary 3 ... School, Abagana St Mary s High School Ifitedunu Igwebuike Grammar School Awka Lorretto Special Science ..., Nnewi , and Awka . Awka and Onitsha developed as pre colonial urban centres with Awka as the craft .... Nnewi the Taiwan of Nigeria is a rapidly developing industrial and commercial centre and Awka ... main towns of Anambra state are Awgbu, Igbariam, Omor, Nkwelle Ezunaka, Abatete, Awka Etiti, Achina ... LGA Map There are 21 local government areas in the state div col colwidth 15em Aguata Awka North Awka ... , Nnewi and Awka Capital Territory to restore urban planning and guide their growth into the future ... of African History and native of Awka, was the first indigenous Vice Chancellor of the University ... more details
Alvan Ikoku 1900&ndash 1971 was a Nigerian educator, statesman, activist and politician. Born on August 1, 1900 in Arochukwu , present day Abia State , he was educated at Government School and Hope Waddell College, Calabar . In 1920, he received his first teaching appointment with the Presbyterianism Presbyterian Church of Scotland at Itigidi and two years later became a senior tutor at St. Paul s Teachers Training College, Awka, Anambra State . While teaching at Awka, Ikoku earned his University of London degree in Philosophy in 1928, University of London External System through its external programme . Soon after, in 1931, Ikoku established one of the earliest private secondary schools in Nigeria the Aggrey Memorial College, located in Arochukwu and named after James Aggrey James E.K. Aggrey , an eminent Ghana Ghanaian educationist. In 1946, after several constitutional changes allowing more Nigerians in the legislative chambers, he was nominated to the Eastern Nigeria House of Assembly and assigned to the ministry of education. In 1947 he became part of the Legislative Council in Lagos as one of three representatives of the Eastern Region. Ikoku fostered considerable government interest in the Nigeria Union of Teachers NUT , becoming instrumental in the Legislative Council s acceptance of 44 NUT proposals amending various educational ordinances. He encountered resistance through much of the 1950s, when the Colonial Government rejected NUT recommendations for the introduction of uniform education in Nigeria. However, Ikoku and his union were vindicated after national independence when the recommendations became the foundation of official policy on education. Image Ten naira.jpg thumb Mazi Alvan Ikoku on the 10 note. Upon retiring from government politics, Ikoku served on various educational bodies in the country. He was a member of the West African Examinations Council West African Educational Council WAEC and the Council of the University of Ibadan as well as Cha ... more details
Umuawulu is a town in Awka South Local Government Area LGA of Anambra State, Nigeria and its geographical coordinates are 6 9 0 North, 7 6 0 East. The estimated population of Umuawulu by 2005 is 20,150. Umuawulu was ruled by H.R.H. Eze G.C. Igboamazu, alias Eze Udo Peace King and the Igwe 1 of Umuawulu from 1977 to 2000. There are two primary schools and two secondary schools. One of the secondary schools, Holy Cross High School, is one of the oldest schools in South East Nigeria. There are 12 churches, including one Anglican and one Roman Catholic Church.Umuawulu is made up of three villages Enugu, Umuenu and Agbana, with three markets, Oye Enugwu, Oye Umuenu and Nkwo Agbana market, each in the three villages respectively. The three markets serve as collection centers for the neighboring communities because of the strategic position of the town.Umuawulu has boundaries with five towns, on the North is Isiagu, on the East is Amaetiti,on the West is Nibo and on the south,it is bounded by Awgbu and Mbaukwu, the later being the ancestral brother of Umuawulu. The band Umawulu originally took their name from umuawulu but changed it to stop people pronouncing it incorrectly. People Notable people in Umuawulu include Barrister, Sir, Azubike Anazor , Umuawulu First Legal Practitioner, Onitsha based Barrister Nkem Anaekie Mkpologwu Umuawulu, Notary Public and Legal Consultant Attorney Alex Agiliga, JD Juris Doctor , US based lawyer. late Chief Francis Uchendu , One time Union Leader. Mr Humphery Okafor , Nigeria Civil Service Commission Elder statesman Late Chief Emmanuel Ibeneme , Oku Fire . Prof Samuel E. Okafor , US based professor Dr Okechukwu Aniebonam , Freight Guru. Late Chief Damian Agunwa , Foremost philanthropist. Prof. Paul Nosike Ekemezie , PhD , Electronic Engineer and brilliant academic Mr Azubike Ekwozor Ajiyi , Philanthropist Prof. H. M. G. Ezenwaji, PhD , Late ASUU ... University, Awka Prof Eddy Orji , Anambra State University Late Chukwudi Okafor Amulu onye na ego ... more details
The Nigerian National Assembly delegation from Anambra State Anambra comprises three Senate of Nigeria Senators representing Anambra Central, Anambra South, and Anambra North, and eleven Nigerian House of Representatives Representatives representing Anambra East West, Anaocha Njikoka Dunukofia, Aguta, Nnewi North South Ekwusigo, Onitsha North South, Awka North South, Orumba North South, Ihiala, Oyi Ayamelum, Idemili North South, and Ogbaru. Nigerian Fourth Republic Fourth Republic The 4th Parliament 1999 2003 cellpadding 1 cellspacing 4 style margin 3px border 3px solid 000000 bgcolor 000000 colspan 5 OFFICE NAME PARTY CONSTITUENCY TERM bgcolor 000000 colspan 5 Senate of Nigeria Senator Mike Ajegbo People s Democratic Party Nigeria PDP Anambra Central 1999&ndash 2007 Senate of Nigeria Senator Nnamdi Eriobuna People s Democratic Party Nigeria PDP Anambra South 1999&ndash 2003 Senate of Nigeria Senator Chuba Okadigbo People s Democratic Party Nigeria PDP Anambra North 1999&ndash 2007 bgcolor 000000 colspan 5 Nigerian House of Representatives Representative Anosike Emma Obiajulu People s Democratic Party Nigeria PDP Anambra East West 1999&ndash 2003 Nigerian House of Representatives Representative Chukwuemeka Chikelu People s Democratic Party Nigeria PDP Anaocha Njikoka Dunukofia 1999&ndash 2003 Nigerian House of Representatives Representative Duru Chidi Okechukwu People s Democratic Party Nigeria PDP Aguta 1999&ndash 2007 Nigerian House of Representatives Representative Efobi Bertrand Maduka People s Democratic Party Nigeria PDP Nnewi North South Ekwusigo 1999&ndash 2003 Nigerian House of Representatives Representative Ikpeazu Lynda Chuba All Nigeria Peoples Party ANPP Onitsha North South 1999&ndash 2003 Nigerian House of Representatives Representative Offodile Chudi People s Democratic Party Nigeria PDP Awka North South 1999&ndash 2003 Nigerian House of Representatives Representative Okechukwu Udeh People s Democratic Party Nigeria PDP Orumba North South 1999&ndash 2 ... more details
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