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A nam is usually flooded during the rainy season. During this period, the Ani symbol of authority is taken up so that water will not touch it. The annual flooding of the area is always seen as a natural disaster to the people in that both the crops livestock are always endangered in most cases it often leads to loss of life of both children and women, it also causes epidermic such as cholera etc that also leads to loss of life. During this flood menace children and other family treasures are taken up to the hills and platforms to avoid loss or damage, these little children live on these platforms at the mercy of the gods of the land who protects them from those rodents and wild animals. When the flood recedes, this symbol of authority is brought down and this is celebrated as a festival to thank God for protecting them through the hard times and difficult moments of the flood. This is based on the belief it is only the favoured by the ancestors that survives the difficult moments...

A nambra State, in South East Nigeria has been reported as the worst hit area by the flood disaster that affected in the most devastating manner, the low plains of several states in Nigeria. The reason is that the disaster which reached its peak in mid-September and early October 2012 affected several local governments in Anambra State namely Anambra West, Anambra East, Ogbaru, Ayamelu, Oyi and Awka North Local Governments. However, the Local Government that earned Anambra State the unenviable first position in the ranking of states devastated by the flood disaster is Anambra West Local Government Area. Two main factors account for this reason, first is the topography of the area and the perennial neglect meted out on the Area and its people by successive government in Anambra State.   First,   Anambra West Local Government Area is without doubt the least developed local government in Anambra State yet the State derives her name from th...

Let him whom the cap fits wear it. The good efforts of men shall never go unrewarded and so the other way it also goes. You work hard and strive to do good deeds it will surely come with good fortune, either today or tomorrow. Diligence is needed, resilience becomes a condiment, dexterity is the chili, and commitment and dedication seasons it to a more palatable cuisine of success. Prof. (Dr.) Alex Chinwuba Asigbo was on the 2 nd of October, 2012 elected as the Dean of the Faculty of Arts, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Nigeria. In an emotional and intelligence driven election, Prof Asigbo polled 61.98% of the total 121 Votes cast, to emerge the new Dean of the Faculty of Arts. This is coming at a time that the faculty needs new innovation, new ideas and a step away from the old. Prof. Asigbo a creative and prolific writer who started his academic sojourn from the Anam High School Oroma-Etiti Anam, to University of Port Harcourt and to University of Ibadan. He has been a good me...

As you all very well know, I am not a lecturer and as such, this paper is not an Inaugural Lecture or a Seminar Paper. What I have tried to highlight in this address is to tell our young ones and friends here, what they ought to know concerning the Meaning and Significance of the yearly Otite Anam Festival. May I therefore crave the gracious indulgence of this august gathering to oblige me with the favour of your very esteemed audience. 1.        The Meaning of Otite This five-letter-word “Otite” in Anam is the synonym for “Iwa ji” ceremony elsewhere in Igboland which is popularly referred to as “The New Yam Festival”. The origin of Otite in Anam is as ancient as the evolution or fusion of the entity called Anam town or clan as some people may choose to call it. It is a yearly festival celebrated simultaneously in all the eight villages of Anam namely: Iyiorah, Mmiata, Oroma-Etiti, Umudora, Umuenwelum, Umueze, Umuikwu and Umuoba (i.e. going by ...

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 ...

The anambra state government through the governor has said that they have heard the cry of the people of Anambra West Local Government Area. In an interview with the press at Awka during the installation of the Anambra West Representative at the State house of Assembly-Hon. Victor Jideofor Okoye who recently defected to APGA from ACN after his victory at the tribunal; Obi said his government was currently doing over N6.9b road project in the area apart from other projects like water. He also said the Otuku Bridge which is the second longest bridge after Odo Bridge had been completed in the area. The bridge connects the two communities of Umueze Anam and Mmiata Anam both in Anambra West. The governor said his government was not going to relent in its developmental efforts in the area as it was going to embark on more projects. The APGA state party chairman, Mike Kwentoh, also expressed delight at the decision by Hon. Okoye to join APGA and described it as courageous. ‘APGA’...

When you see them, you know But few of them can be found Living life with your kind of flair Standing with your face to the sun And doing what you know best Many have threaded these paths Since we stood under the same sky But nay they never got it Even though they did, it’s not as you did I still remember when I lived with you at Aroma Trying to follow on your footsteps You gave me the impetus and the desire that I needed The kind of memories that will always last Growing up the future seemed like such a sure thing Though you hardly say a word But we get the message from your eyes Work hard, play hard and don't sweat the bills Today you have shown to us what it all means Success is bits upon bits, not measured on money The stars are now so clear from our domain Anam has a new professor in thee Even if our dreams still seem far away We know that you would be a fulfilling force To push and ...

Millennium Development Goals and 2015. A mirage? Target 2.A: Ensure that, by 2015, children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are eight international development goals that all 193 United Nations member states and at least 23 international organizations have agreed to achieve by the year 2015. They include eradicating extreme poverty, reducing child mortality rates, fighting disease epidemics such as AIDS, and developing a global partnership for development. Number 2 target is eradication of illiteracy at least to primary school level by 2015. The sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia are the most laggards in this, but Asia has leap frogged Africa to that effect. In Nigeria the Northern part is the most behind in terms of the child literacy campaign. In Anambra state, Anambra West is like the Northern Nigeria with very low level of primary school enrollees and those who finis...

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...

Anthony Collins Nwabunwanne, has a degree in Economics and M.Sc Development economics from Imo State University (IMSU). He hails from Oroma Etiti Anam in Anambra West Local Government Area of Anambra State. He is the House of Assembly candidate for Anambra West L.G.A, State Constituency on the platform of All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA) sequel to the party primaries  result  earlier released. He has been showing great animosity on the way our politicians and representatives were parading themselves at the detriment of our communities so he has to resign as a Senior Executive Assistant from Zenith Bank to enable him get actively involved in politics to salvage his people. The 32-year-old banker-turned-politician and first child of a family of seven had between 2005 and 2008 held sway as the Manager of Harritex Communications, where he did his National Youth service Corps (NYSC) programme in 2004. At different times when he goes for his politicking in the lo...