Anambra State is a Nigerian state,located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on 27 August 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west,Imo State to the south,Enugu State to the east and Kogi State to the north.
Awka is the capital city of Anambra State,Nigeria. The city was declared capital on 21 August 1991,after the creation of Anambra and Enugu state,which moved the capital from Enugu to Awka. The city has an estimated population of 301,657 as of the 2006 Nigerian census,and over 2.5 million as of a 2018 estimate. The city is located at 199.1 kilometres (123.7 mi),by road,directly north of Port Harcourt in the centre of the densely-populated Igbo heartland in South-East Nigeria.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka,also called UNIZIK or NAU in short is a federal university in Nigeria. It consists of two campuses in Anambra State. Its main campus is in Awka,while its other campus is in Nnewi. There are also other campuses of Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka. These include Agulu in Aniocha local government area and Ifite-Ogwuari in Ayamelum local government area in Anambra State. This makes Nnamdi Azikiwe University to operate in the three Senatorial Districts in Anambra State,Nigeria having Awka campus,in Anambra Central Senatorial District,Nnewi in Anambra North Senatorial District and Ifite-Ogwuari in Anambra North Senatorial District,respectively. These campuses have libraries and information services that serve the students,academic and non-academic staff. It is one of the federal universities which are overseen and accredited by the National Universities Commission. The university is named after late Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe. The academic staff of the university belong to Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU). The staff union is known to grant scholarship to indigent students just like other philanthropists. It has a total population of about 34,000 students.
Ayamelum is a local government area (LGA) in Anambra state,in the southeastern part of Nigeria with headquarters in Anaku. The towns that make up the local government are Anaku,Umueje,Omasi,Igbakwu,Umumbo,Omor,Umuerum and Ifite Ogwari. Ayamelum’s area is situated at the border between Enugu state and Anambra state. The communities in the area are notable for food production.
Collette Nwadike is a Nigerian model,beauty queen and Nollywood actress. She represented Nigeria in the Exquisite Face of the Universe Pageant in Sao Tome and emerged winner,becoming the first African to do so. In 2014 she was the winner of Miss Tourism Nigeria. One month after her victory on a courtesy visit,she was appointed S.A to the Governor of Anambra State Chief Willie Obiano. She is a representative of the Miss Tourism Nigeria brand.
Tracie Chima Utoh,also known as Tracie Utoh-Ezeajugh,is a Nigerian playwright and Professor of Film and Theatre Design at Nnamdi Azikiwe University. In 2015 she was an ACLS/ASA Presidential Fellow,a scheme which invites "outstanding Africa-based scholars" to attend the African Studies Association annual conference and spend a week in an American institution before the conference.
Dr. Nkem Okeke(pronunciation) is a Nigerian Politician who was the Deputy Governor of Anambra State from 17 March 2014 to 17 March 2022 He first served as Anambra State Commissioner for Economic Planning,and again as Anambra State Commissioner for Works and Transport in the administration of Governor Peter Obi and later went back to immerse himself in academia as lecturer and head of department of economics at Nnamdi Azikiwe University.
Joseph Eberendu Ahaneku is an academic and Consultant Chemical Pathologist of Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka,Nigeria. Ahaneku is the Former Vice Chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka. He hails from Nnarambia Ahiara Ahiazu Mbaise,Imo State,Nigeria.
Chinwe Nwogo Ezeani,is a Nigerian Chartered Librarian and the immediate past University Librarian of Nnamdi Azikiwe Library,University of Nigeria,Nsukka (U.N.N.). She is a Professor of Library and Information Science. Her tenure as a University Librarian (UL) at Nnamdi Azikiwe Library was between March 2014-March 2019. She is the first female University Librarian since the inception of Nnamdi Azikiwe Library,University of Nigeria Nsukka. In April,2021,Dr. Ilo Promise Ifeoma took over as the current University Librarian of Nnamdi Azikiwe Library,(U.N.N)
Kate Azuka Omenugha was the Commissioner of Basic Education,Anambra State,Nigeria from 2014 to March 2022
Chinyere Stella Okunna is the first female professor in Mass communication in Nigeria. She has served in various capacities as an administrator and educationist in the academia and in the public/political arena. Chinyere Stella Okunna research interest is in the area of communication for development,particularly women’s development from the perspective of women and the media. She has done considerable work on the role of the media in the effort to empower Nigerian women and improve their condition and status in the patriarchal male-dominated Nigerian society.
Charles Okechukwu Esimone is a Nigerian professor of biopharmaceutics and pharmaceutical biotechnology who currently serves as the vice-chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka,Nigeria. He is the first professor of pharmaceutical microbiology in South-Eastern Nigeria.
Helen Uche Ibezim is a Nigerian educationist and an author who has published several books which include Your Gift is your Power,Beyond the Heartbeat (novel) and The Ultimate Price &other plays.
Obianuju Blessing Okeke,popularly known as Uju Okeke,is an actress in Nigerian cinema. She had roles in Mission to No Where and The Barrister.
Purity Ada Uchechukwu is a Nigerian Hispanist,a professor and Senior lecturer of Spanish at the Department of Modern European Languages,Nnamdi Azikiwe University,Awka. Her linguistic research focuses on the Afro-Hispanic people,Spanish as a second language and its role in Africa and the United States. Uchechukwu is one of the motivating forces behind Hispanist scholarship in English-speaking sub-Saharan Africa.
Nweke Joy Chinenye Serrato,professionally known as Supernovamusician,is a Nigerian singer,songwriter,actress,movie producer,story writer and CEO of Supernova Music Worldwide.
Ezenwa-Ohaeto was a Nigerian poet,short story writer and academic. He was one of the first Nigerians to publish poems written in pidgin English. He died in Cambridge in 2005.
Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital is a federal government of Nigeria teaching hospital located in Nnewi, Anambra state. The current chief medical director is Joseph Ugboaja.
Chinụa Ezenwa-Ọhaeto is a Nigerian poet and academic.
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