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Obegu
Obegu is a rural autonomous community located in Ugwunagbo local government area of Abia State south-eastern Nigeria. Its postal code is 453120. Notable people * Emeka Ananaba, former Deputy Governor of Abia State * Nathan Kanu Nathan Chinenye Okechukwu Kanu is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is the current Bishop of Aba Ngwa North, one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. Kanu was born on 7 March 1966 ... — Nigerian priest References Populated places in Abia State {{AbiaNG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emeka Ananaba
Nigerian Chieftaincy, Chief Sir Emeka Ananaba is a Nigerian politician. Ananaba served as the Deputy Governor of Abia State from 2011 to 2015 under Tribal chief, Chief T. A. Orji. Biography Ananaba was born on the 31 March 1945 at Obegu, in present day Ugwunagbo in Abia State. He attended St. Peters Primary School Obegu from 1951 and 1959 before proceeding to the Kings College Lagos for his secondary school, secondary education from 1959 to 1963. He joined the military in 1964 after graduating from secondary school by enrolling in the Air Force Institute of Technology (Nigeria), Nigeria Air Force Military Training School Kaduna. He attended the Nigeria Military Training College Kaduna from 1965 to 1966. He was commissioned as Second Lieutenant Nigeria Air Force 189 Combatant Regular Commission in July 1965. During the Nigeria Civil War, he fought on the Biafra side. He commandeered the Biafran 8th Commando Brigade and rose to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. After the war, An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugwunagbo
Ugwunagbo is a local government area of Abia State, Nigeria. It has an area of 108 km and had a population of 97,710 at the 2011 census. It is a suburb of Aba. Economy Ugwunagbo depends solely on farming. It supplies farm products like yam, maize, cocoa, and palm oil to Aba and environs. Ugwunagbo also have little deposit of crude oil which can be found in Obuzo. It also has substantial cities like Obegu Obegu is a rural autonomous community located in Ugwunagbo local government area of Abia State south-eastern Nigeria. Its postal code is 453120. Notable people * Emeka Ananaba, former Deputy Governor of Abia State * Nathan Kanu Nathan Chineny ..., Ngwayiekwe, Ihie, and Asa-Umunka. References Local Government Areas in Abia State Populated places in Abia State {{AbiaNG-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nathan Kanu
Nathan Chinenye Okechukwu Kanu is an Anglican bishop in Nigeria: he is the current Bishop of Aba Ngwa North, one of nine within the Anglican Province of Aba, itself one of 14 provinces within the Church of Nigeria. Kanu was born on 7 March 1966 in Obegu. He was educated at Mgboko Umuanunu School and Trinity Theological College, Umuahia. He was ordained in 1995. He served at Eziukwu Aba and Amano in Abia State. He then continued his ministry in Oklahoma and California. In 2007 Kanu was elected a Suffragan Bishop of the Convocation of Anglicans in North America. In 2009 he was translated to Aba Ngwa North, after the death of the pioneer bishop John Ezirim. In 2022, after Felix Orji left the Church of Nigeria North American Mission for the Anglican Church in North America The Anglican Church in North America (ACNA) is a Christian denomination in the Anglican tradition in the United States and Canada. It also includes ten congregations in Mexico, two mission churches in ... [...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] |
Abia State
Abia State ( ig, Ȯha Abia) is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, it is bordered to the north and northeast by the states of Enugu, and Ebonyi, Imo State to the west, Cross River State to the east, Akwa Ibom State to the southeast, and Rivers State to the south. It takes its name from the acronym for four of the state's most populated regions: Aba, Bende, Isuikwuato, and Afikpo. The state capital is Umuahia while the largest city and commercial centre is Aba. Abia is the 32nd largest in area and 27th most populous with an estimated population of over 3,720,000 as of 2016. Geographically, the state is divided between the Niger Delta swamp forests in the far south and the drier Cross–Niger transition forests with some savanna in the rest of the State. Other important geographical features are the Imo and Aba Rivers which flow along the Abia's western and southern borders, respectively. Modern-day Abia State has been inhabited for years by various eth ... [...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] |
Autonomous Region
An autonomous administrative division (also referred to as an autonomous area, entity, unit, region, subdivision, or territory) is a subnational administrative division or internal territory of a sovereign state that has a degree of autonomy— self-governance—under the national government. Autonomous areas are distinct from the constituent units of a federation (e.g. a state, or province) in that they possess unique powers for their given circumstances. Typically, it is either geographically distinct from the rest of the state or populated by a national minority. Decentralization of self-governing powers and functions to such divisions is a way for a national government to try to increase democratic participation or administrative efficiency or to defuse internal conflicts. States that include autonomous areas may be federacies, federations, or confederations. Autonomous areas can be divided into territorial autonomies, subregional territorial autonomies, and local autonomie ... [...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] |
Deputy Governor Of Abia State
The Deputy Governor of Abia State is the second-highest official of the Government of Abia State who acts as the subordinate to the Governor. The Deputy Governor is selected as a running-mate by the gubernatorial nominee of a party after the primary elections. On 28 May 2015, Ude Oko Chukwu was sworn-in as the current Deputy Governor of Abia State after he was elected into office during the 2015 Nigerian election. Qualifications As in the case of the Governor, in order to be qualified to be elected as Deputy Governor, a person must: :*be at least thirty-five (35) years of age; :*be a Nigerian citizen by birth; :*be a member of a political party with endorsement by that political party; :*have School Certificate or its equivalent. Responsibilities The Deputy Governor assists the Governor in exercising primary assignments and is also eligible to replace a dead, impeached, absent or ill Governor as required by the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria. See also *Governor of Abia State ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
