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Nnewi South
Nnewi South is a Local Government Area in Anambra South Senatorial Zone of Anambra State, Nigeria. Its population is approximately 1 million. Ukpor is the headquarters of Nnewi South. Communities in Nnewi South Other towns that make up the local government include: Akwaihedi, Amichi, Azigbo, Ebenator Ozulogu, Ekwulumili, Ezinifite, Osumenyi, Unubi and Utuh. The current Transition Committee Chairman of the Local Government is Hon. Chieloka Okoye, who assumed office in 2019.Izunna Okafor and Ifeanyi Okonkw"Anambra State House of Assembly, Confirms TC Chairmen and Members" 09 October 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019. Secondary schools Here is the list of secondary schools in Nnewi South Local Government Area: *Union Secondary School, (USS) Amichi *Community Secondary School, Amichi *Community Secondary School, Azigbo *Commu ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States Of Nigeria
Nigeria is a federation of 36 states and 1 federal capital territory. Each of the 36 states is a semi-autonomous political unit that shares powers with the federal government as enumerated under the Constitution of Nigeria, Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The Federal Capital Territory (Nigeria), Federal Capital Territory (FCT), is the capital territory of Nigeria, and it is in this territory that the capital city of Abuja is located. The FCT is not a state but is administered by elected officials who are supervised by the federal government. Each state is subdivided into Local government areas of Nigeria, local government areas (LGAs). There are 774 local governments in Nigeria. Under the constitution, the 36 states are co-equal but not supreme because sovereignty resides with the federal government. The constitution can be amended by the National Assembly (Nigeria), National Assembly, but each amendment must be ratified by two-thirds of the 36 states of the feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anambra State
Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi State to the north. According to the 2022 census report, there are over 9 million residents in the state. The state name was formed in 1976 from the former East Central State. The state is named after Omambala River, a river that runs through the state. Anambra is the Anglicized name of the Omambala River, Omambala. The State capital is Awka, a rapidly growing city that increased in population from approximately 700,000 to more than 6 million between 2006 and 2020. The city of Onitsha, a historic port city from the pre-colonial era, remains an important centre of commerce within the state. Nicknamed the "Light of the Nation", Anambra State is the List of Nigerian states by population, eighth most populous state in the nation, although that has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Africa Time
West Africa Time, or WAT, is a time zone used in west-central Africa. West Africa Time is one hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time ( UTC+01:00), which aligns it with Central European Time (CET) during winter, and Western European Summer Time (WEST) / British Summer Time (BST) during summer. As most of this time zone is in the tropical region, there is little change in day length throughout the year and therefore daylight saving time is not observed. West Africa Time is the time zone for the following countries: * (as Central European Time) * * * * * * (western side only) * * * (as Central European Time) * * * * (as Central European Time) * Countries west of Benin (except Morocco and Western Sahara) are in the UTC±0 time zone. Civil time in most of those countries is defined with reference to Greenwich Mean Time (now an alias for UTC±0, rather than an independent reference). References See also * Central European Time, an equivalent time zone covering most E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anambra
Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi State to the north. According to the 2022 census report, there are over 9 million residents in the state. The state name was formed in 1976 from the former East Central State. The state is named after Omambala River, a river that runs through the state. Anambra is the Anglicized name of the Omambala. The State capital is Awka, a rapidly growing city that increased in population from approximately 700,000 to more than 6 million between 2006 and 2020. The city of Onitsha, a historic port city from the pre-colonial era, remains an important centre of commerce within the state. Nicknamed the "Light of the Nation", Anambra State is the eighth most populous state in the nation, although that has seriously been argued against as Onitsha, the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukpor
Ukpor is the headquarters of Nnewi South Local Government Area in Anambra State, South-East Nigeria. Ukpor has a collection of villages, each coming from different quarters. Ukpor is noted for its hilly topography, with one of the most notable of the hills that traditionally known as "ugwu ekwensu", which means "the devil's own hill", and presently known as Ugwuonyezuberem. In modern times, however, continuous grading of the road that crosses this hill has been reducing its height of this historic high land. Ukpor people were predominantly farmers in the past. Subsequently, the area's prominent residents became mainly traders and sundry types of business men and women. The town's apex body, Ukpor Improvement Union (U.I.U) remains the super-structural political, social and cultural organization in the community. The current President General of U.I.U is Chief Ignatius Nwawulu (Dara Obiekunie) from Umu-Ehim, Umunuko, Ukpor. Nnewi South is now known as Mbaneri by its students in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ebenator Ozulogu
Ebenator (popularly known as Ebenator Ozulogu) is a town in Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, south-eastern Nigeria, predominantly occupied by Igbo speaking people. Ebenator is blessed with good weather and fertile lands, as it is surrounded by natural water. Ebenator people are hardworking, and can be found in different parts of the country and overseas where they seek their fortunes. The Igbo people living around there live in families close to each other and are predominantly Christians. Name The town is called 'Ebenator Ozulogu' because of her great deeds in the past. According to oral history, the town, not withstanding her smallness, was very mighty, and fought with virtually all her neighbouring communities who attempted to annex, plunder, raid, incur, pillage or even annihilate her because of her smallness in those olden days. The town was indomitable and able to wage war with all those neighbouring communities, and emerge victorious because of the powerful ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ekwulumili
Ekwulumili is a town in the Nnewi South Local Government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria. It shares boundaries in the north with the town of Igbo-Ukwu, in the south with the towns of Osumenyi Osumenyi is a town in Nnewi South Local government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a countr ... and Akwa-Ihedi, in the east with the towns of Unubi and Ezinifite, and in the west with the town of Amichi. The geographical coordinates for Ekwulumili are 5.97N latitude, 7.02E longitude and 459 feet (140 meters) above sea level. Among schools, festivals and other cultural institutions, Ekwulumili is the future home to a National Craft Centre. Climate References External linksTown of Ekwulumili {{coord missing, Nigeria Nnewi Populated places in Anambra State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Osumenyi
Osumenyi is a town in Nnewi South Local government Area of Anambra State, Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o .... It is in South Eastern Nigeria and is made up of Igbo speaking people. Osumenyi has a hard working and well to do population who have businesses across Nigeria. The town is surrounded by greenery and farms with homes of nuclear families. The Igbo people living around here live in families close to each other and are Christian oriented.www.osumenyinews.comis Osumenyi's 'unofficial' news website. It is dedicated to reporting news on the positive developments and events within and around the town. References {{coord missing, Nigeria Populated places in Anambra State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Igbo Summit Group
The World Igbo Summit Group is an umbrella body that brings all the Igbo people and it relevant bodies like Indigenous People of Biafra, Ohanaeze Ndigbo, World Igbo Congress, Igbo Leadership Development Foundation and including present/past political office holders, Royal kings, professionals, businessmen, Civil society activists, gender advocates and other experts of Igbo extraction residing in different parts of the world together to Foster the growth and unity of the five state comprises Imo State, Anambra state, Enugu state, Ebonyi state, and Abia State. The group was formed in 2006 with Ifedi Okwenna as the Director general and strategic meetings are held yearly to bring all igbo heads within and outside the country together so as to foster unity and to project their 50-year visioning plan for 2066. Conflict In 2018 the Indigenous People of Biafra threatened for the summit not to be held insisting that the group would not accept anything other than a referendum for the rebirt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
