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Orumba North
Orumba North is a Local Government Area in Anambra State, East-central Nigeria. Towns The 16 major towns that make up the local government are as follows; *Awa, * Awgbu, *Omogho, *Ndiokpalaeze, *Ndiokolo, *Amaetiti, *Ndiokpalaeke, * Okoh, * Nanka, *Ndiukwuenu * *Ndikelionwu, * Ajalli, * Ufuma, *Amaokpala, *Ndiowu, and *Okpeze. It is a region with markedly fertile land for agriculture with prominent products around rice, yam, cassava, and palm oil. Most of the population are subsistence farmers and traders. There is also a large student community as a result of the presence of a Federal Polytechnic located at Okoh. Schools Here is the list of secondary schools in Orumba North Local Government Area: * Community High School, Nanka * Community Secondary School, Nanka * Community Secondary School, Oko * Community Secondary School, Ndikelionwu * Community Secondary School, Ndiowu * Community Secondary School, Ufuma * Community Secondary School, Enugwuabor Ufuma * Comm ... [...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] |
Awgbu
Awgbu is a town in Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State, South East of Nigeria. The town of Awgbu had an estimated population of 120,000 as at 2006. Awgbu town shares boundaries in the west with Agulu and Mbaukwu; in the east with Ndikelionwu, Omogho and Awa; in the north with Umuawulu and Amaetiti; while in the south with Amaokpala and Nanka. The indigenes of Awgbu are the descendant of Ezekanunu. Ezekanunu has six sons from five wives: They include Ugwu, Abor, Osikwu, Ohzu and Amaugo and Mbulukor. The practice then being that inheritance are shared (na afo nne) according to wives. There are five villages in Awgbu. The indigenous people of Awgbu are Igbo people, Igbo and speak Igbo language. All Saints Roman Catholic Church is the seat of Roman Catholic Church in Awgbu under Archdioceses of[Awka.Immanuel Anglican Church is the seat of Anglicans in Awgbu in archdiocese of Ekwulobia. Both Roman Catholic and Anglican denominations are the leading Christian fami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Okoh
Okoh may refer to: *Agnes Okoh (1905–1995), Nigerian Igbo who became a Christian evangelist *Chris Okoh (boxer) (born 1969), British cruiserweight boxer * Chris Okoh (footballer) (born 1976), Maltese footballer of Nigerian origin *Daniel Okoh, Nigerian President of the Organisation of African Instituted Churches * Matt Okoh (born 1972), US–Nigerian soccer player and coach *Nicholas Okoh (born 1952), Archbishop of Abuja Province, Primate of the Church of Nigeria * Nicolette Okoh (born 1964), Scottish singer-songwriter of Nigerian parentage *Theodosia Okoh Theodosia Salome Okoh (born 13 June 1922 – 19 April 2015) was a Ghanaian teacher and artist known for designing Ghana's national flag in 1957. She exhibited her artwork internationally. She also played a leading role in the development of h ... (1922–2015), Ghanaian stateswoman, teacher and artist; designed Ghana's flag in 1957 * Okoh Ebitu Ukiwe (born 1940), retired Commodore in the Nigerian Navy, Vice President o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nanka
Nanka (pronounced as ''Nan-ka'' by the natives), is an Igbo speaking town in Southeastern Nigeria. The town is bordered by Awka to the north, the town of Nanka is posited to exist alongside Igboukwu. Location Nanka is located in the Orumba North Local Government Area of Anambra State. Its geographic coordinates are 6" 03' 00 North, 7" 05' 00 East. Its neighboring towns are Oko, Agulu, Ekwulobia, Aguluzigbo, Isuọfia, Umuọna, and Awgbu. Nanka comprises seven villages: Agbiligba, Enugwu, Ifite, Amako, Umudala, Ubahu, and Eti, in that order. Agbiligba is the head village in Nanka with three major kindreds (ebe n'ato); Oka, Umuduno and Umudim. Facilities The Nanka Post Office opened the early 20th century. Nanka has one main market, the Afor Market (formerly Afor-Udo) which trades on the Afor market day). Nanka has two government secondary schools located in Agbiligba Community High School Nanka village and in Enugu Community Secondary School in Enugu village. The Nwa-Agu Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajalli
Ajalli (pronounced as ''Ụjalị'' by the natives), is an Igbo speaking town in south eastern Nigeria. It is the headquarters of Orumba North local government area of 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 St .... Its geographic coordinates are 6" 02' 46 North, 7" 12' 36 East. References Populated places in Anambra State {{Anambra-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ufuma
Ufumaland (''Ana Uvume'') is one of the 16 major towns that make up the geo-political area called Orumba North 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 .... Ufuma's geographical coordinates are 6° 5' 0" North, 7° 11' 0" East. Ufuma has three main Communities, Umuehi, Umunebonato, etc. Each Community harbors three villages. In Ufuma there are various Schools like Federal Polytechnic located at Oko Town and Ufuma Study Centre at Ozegu. External linkswww.kwenu.com [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
