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Chime Oji is a Nigerian politician. He served as a member representing Nkanu East/Nkanu West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. Born in 1977, he hails from Enugu State. He was elected into the House of Assembly at the 2015 elections under the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP). [1] [2] [3]
Enugu State verbally pronounced as "Enụgwụ" by the igbo indigenes is a state in the South-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered to the north by the states of Benue and Kogi, Ebonyi State to the east and southeast, Abia State to the south, and Anambra State to the west. The state takes its name from its capital and largest city, Enugu. The city acquired township status in 1917 and was called Enugwu-Ngwo. Due to the rapid expansion towards areas owned by other indigenous communities, it was renamed Enugu in 1928.
Nigeria has 774 local government areas (LGAs), each administered by a local government council consisting of a chairman, who is the chief executive, and other elected members, who are referred to as councillors. Each LGA is further subdivided into a minimum of ten and a maximum of twenty wards. A ward is administered by a councillor, who reports directly to the LGA chairman. The councillors fall under the legislative arm of the Local Government, the third tier of government in Nigeria, below the state governments and the federal government.
Ozara (Ozalla) is a prominent town in Nkanu West Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria.
Awgu is the headquarters of Awgu Local Government Area (LGA) in Enugu State, Nigeria, and the Headquarters of Awgu Catholic Diocese. The Catholic Cathedral is said to resemble a space ship when viewed with Google Earth. The town is also the Orientation Training Centre for National Youth Service corps members posted to Enugu State. Geographically, Awgu LGA is located approximately between latitudes 06 00’ and 06 19’ North of the Equator and longitudes 07 23’ and 07 35’ East of the Greenwich Meridian. Awgu LGA is bounded in the north by Udi and Nkanu West LGAs, in the west by Oji River LGA, Aninri LGA and Ivo LGA of Ebonyi State in the East, and shares borders with Umunneochi L.G.A of Abia State in the south. Awgu LGA boasts of Mgbowo as the community with the highest number of Professors with over 80 professors in Mgbowo alone.
Ikwuano is a Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. Its headquarters is in Isiala Oboro. The name 'Ikwuano' etymologically indicates that there are four different ancient kingdoms that make up the community called Ikwuano. These include Oboro, Ibere, Ariam/Usaka and Oloko.
Garba Ali Mohammed was Military Administrator of Niger State in Nigeria from 1986 to December 1987 during the military regime of General Ibrahim Babangida.
Nkalagu is a town in Ishielu Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria. It is notable for having a large deposit of limestone which provided the raw material for the large cement plant of the Nigerian Cement Company (Nigercem). Nkalagu is the first town you will enter, when you are going into Ebonyi State through Enugu-Abakaliki express road. It is the headquarters of Ishielu West Development Centre and has five major villages: Ishiagu, Uwule, Imeoha, Amanvu and Akiyi. The village head in Nkalagu is also known as Onyishi. Each village has its own Onyishi which must be the most eldest son of the town. The major market is Nkwo Nkalagu which is located along Enugu-Abakaliki Express road.
The Waawa clan of Northern Igboland, also referred to as Ndi Waawa, Wawa People, are a unique sub-group of the Igbo people in Enugu and Ebonyi State, Nigeria, consisting of several communities, who all speak a unique dialect of Igbo called Waawa. The most notable among these are the Agbaja and Ngwo which consist of peoples between the wooded lands of Awka to the rocky valleys of Enugu. The Agbaja are made up of communities in present-day Ngwo clan, Udi, Ezeagu, Umulokpa, Igbo-Etiti, Oji River, greater Awgu, Aninri and Enugu East Local Government Areas. Other notable parts of the Waawa clan include Nkanu, Nsukka, Abia, Nike, Agbani, Owo, and other communities in Enugu State. The Waawa are most notably associated with Chief Onyeama's people from Eke, who was the paramount ruler of Agbaja in the early 20th century.
Chukwuemeka Ujammni is a Nigerian politician, and the elected member representing Nkanu East/West Federal Constituency of Enugu State. He is a member of the All Progressive Congress (APC).
The following lists and talks about events that happened in 2019 in Nigeria.
The Death of Vivek Oji is a 2020 fiction novel by Nigerian author Akwaeke Emezi. It was published on 4 August 2020 by Riverhead books, it narrates the life of Vivek Oji until his death. It is Emezi's second adult novel after Freshwater. The book received critical attention and was an instant New York Times best seller.
The 2023 Enugu State gubernatorial election took place on 18th March 2023, to elect the Governor of Enugu State, concurrent with elections to the Enugu State House of Assembly as well as twenty-seven other gubernatorial elections and elections to all other state houses of assembly. The election — which was postponed from its original 11 March date — was held three weeks after the presidential election and National Assembly elections. Incumbent PDP Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi was term-limited and could seek re-election to a third term. Former commissioner Peter Mbah retained the governorship for the PDP by a margin of less than 1% — 3,343 votes — over the first runner-up, LP nominee Chijioke Edeoga.
Owo is a town in Nkanu East Local Government Area (LGA) of Enugu state, Nigeria. Owo consists of six main villages: Ashishi, Ohuani, Ishiegu, Ogere, Emene and Ndiagu. Other settlements which were originally part of the main villages are Ejaogbo, Mbulu, Ekeagu, Obegu ishiagu, Obegu Emene, Obegu Ogere, and Obegu Ohuani. These make up Mbulu Owo autonomous community created in the year, 2006. The town is an agrarian community: About 80% of the population are farmers. The population of Owo in 2014 was 9,879. The estimated population of Owo in 2022 is over 14,000 people.
The 2019 Nigerian House of Representatives elections in Enugu State was held on February 23, 2019, to elect members of the House of Representatives to represent Enugu State, Nigeria.
The 2019 Enugu State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Enugu State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Enugu State House of Assembly. PDP won all the 24 available seats.
The 2019 Enugu State House of Assembly election was held on March 9, 2019, to elect members of the Enugu State House of Assembly in Nigeria. All the 24 seats were up for election in the Enugu State House of Assembly. PDP won all the 24 available seats.
The 2023 Nigerian presidential election in Enugu State was held on 25 February 2023 as part of the nationwide 2023 Nigerian presidential election to elect the president and vice president of Nigeria. Other federal elections, including elections to the House of Representatives and the Senate, will also be held on the same date while state elections will be held two weeks afterward on 11 March.
Nnolim John Nnaji is a Nigerian politician. He is a member representing Nkanu East/Nkanu West Federal Constituency of Enugu State in the Nigerian House of Representatives.
Peter Madubueze is a Nigerian politician. He served as a member representing Anambra East/Anambra West Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. A native of Anambra State, he was elected into the House of Assembly at the 2015 elections under the All Progressives Grand Alliance (APGA).
Kanayo Graham-Burton Oguakwa, also known as K.G.B. Oguakwa, is a Nigerian politician representing the Aninri/Agwu/Oji-Uzo Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives. He was also a gubernatorial aspirant in Enugu State, where he initially ran under the People for Democratic Change (PDC) in 2015 before switching to the All Progressives Congress (APC) in 2018.
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