A yet-to-be identified man has been arrested by indigenes of Awka, Anambra State for killing monkey in the area. Awka kingdom is said to revere monkeys as sacred, while killing them is seen as sacrilegious. The community also has a festival dedicated to the worship of Imo Awka god, symbolized by a monkey, with its
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Just In: Fire razes ABS in Awka
…the fire started from one of the ABS buildings before spreading A section of the Anambra Broadcasting Service (ABS), the state government owned broadcast station was on Monday gutted by fire. The fire which reportedly started in the early hours of the day, emanated from one of the buildings in the station before spreeding to
Read moreI’ll ensure peace reigns in my community before I die, says Anambra Centenarian
A 106-year old man, Ichie Nwekeuche Okoye has enjoined youths in Anambra State to stop feuding over land, describing land as a type of god. He vowed to reconcile the feuding youths in his Nkwelle Awka community in the Awka South Local Government Area of Anambra state, before his demise. Speaking weekend when some youths
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