Anam brief Profile

Anam is a town in Anambra West Local Government in the south Eastern state of Anambra in Nigeria. It is located in the north western part of the state. It is an island that is separated from Onitsha by the famous Anambra River in the south and Otuocha in the east, though Umuoba-one of the communities lies both on the island and across the river in Otuocha.

There are eight communities in Anam viz: Umueze, Umuoba, Mmiata, Iyiora(These four are called Ifite-Anam); Umuikwu, Umudiora, Oroma-Etiti and Umuenwelum(These four are called Ezi-Anam).

She has boundaries in the North with Nzam; in the east with Aguleri/Umueri; in the west with the River Niger; and in the south with Onitsha
Starting from Onitsha one goes through the old Nkisi expressway to Otuocha crosses Anambra River to the western part of Anam while Umuoba Anam is sharing Otuocha with Aguleri and Umueri.

The area of the town is riverine with an annual rainfall of about 2500mm. Most of the inhabitants are farmers and fishermen. They produce yam, cassava, maize and rice in abundance yearly. It is popularly known as the food basket of Anambra State. The people of the area are known for their hospitality.

Prominent personalities from Anam include the late Igwe J.C. Emeka of the popular Nkisi Palace hotels, Engr. Aloy Chife the CEO of Socket Works Global http://www.socketworksglobal.com/, and a lot of philanthropists like Chief S.U. Okeke(Omelora) amongst others.
It is one of the most rural areas in Anambra State owing to long period of neglect by the government and its own sons who has been into elective positions. It is a good tourist attraction

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BRIEF EXPOSITION OF OTITE ANAM

OTITE ANAM Igbo folklore is of the opinion that Yam was a gift from Chukwu – God Almighty to Eze Nri as reward for his solving the riddle of the Igbo market days. Yam, variously regarded as the king of crops or the symbol of wealth in Igbo cosmology occupies an enviable place in Igbo socio-cultural as well as economic life. Thus in the Anambra River basin areas, the highest title a man can aspire to take is Oba – Yam king. Indeed, so central is yam to Igbo socio-cultural life that almost all Igbo communities celebrate the new yam festival. In Anam, the new yam festival is called Otite and it is usually celebrated in the month of August every year. It is during the Otite that Anamites thank their Gods for granting them a bountiful harvest. Otite is usually fixed by the ruling age grade in Anam – Okpokolo and it is they who meet to examine the Igbo lunar calendar so as to ensure that Otite holds on the sacred market day of Eke. Every titled man is expected to sacrif...

The Devastating Effect of Flood in Anam and Entire Anambra West By Engr. Nnaemeka Chukwuemeka

Anam is a clan located on the peninsula in Anambra State South East Nigeria, bounded by both the River Niger and the Anambra River. The area is a low level land on the basin of both rivers with other minor rivers such as Ezichi, Ezu and Oyi flowing into the area through the Anambra River. The people of Anam are predominantly farmers and fishermen with farm settlement This area annually is ravaged by flood which damages both crops and animal, this flood arises from the overflowing of the River banks by the two Rivers in the area which usually come between August and October of the year . This year the flood took the farmers unawares because it started in June due to the opening of the various dams in the north, this affected the farm produce because after a very high sun which killed the yam planted in November last year it was expected that the early rains of march would have made the plants to recover but this did not come as expected since the rains never came till late April and ea...

OTITE ANAM: THE YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW By Chinedu Agulu

Anam is a town in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State in Nigeria and comprises of eight distinct communities: Iyiora, Mmiata, Oroma-Etiti, Umudora, Umuenwelum, Umueze, Umuikwu and Umuoba. Each of these communities can be made reference to in an independent manner with “Anam” as suffix, for example, “Umuikwu Anam”. There are also some parts of a couple of these communities that can be found in Anambra East L.G.A like the Umuoba Anam that is one of the three major communities that make up the town, Otuocha, which is the Headquarters of Anambra East L.G.A, with the other two being Aguleri and Umuleri. There is also a small part of Mmiata Anam referred to as “Mmiata Ovianwagbo” or Mmiata II attached to the Aguleri side of Otuocha. Anam can further be subdivided into Ezi-Anam and Ifite-Anam; the communities that make up Ezi-Anam include Oroma-Etiti, Umudora, Umuenwelum and Umuikwu while those of Ifite-Anam are Iyiora, Mmiata, Umueze and Umuoba. Anam is surrounded by water ...

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