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Anambra
21 local governments · 8 stories
Local government…
Aguata · 1
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Anaocha · 1
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Dunukofia
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Nnewi North · 1
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Onitsha North · 1
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Oyi
8 stories
01
Folktale · Anambra
Why the tortoise's shell is cracked
Tortoise and the feast in the sky →
02
People · Anambra
The merchant queen of the Niger
Omu Okwei of Ossomari →
03
Lost history · Anambra
The bronzes he used to water his goats
Isaiah Anozie and the Igbo-Ukwu bronzes →
04
Lost history · Anambra
Annabelle, the road that became Africa's second-busiest airport by night
Uli airstrip and the Biafran airlift →
05
People · Anambra
The forgotten acting president who handed Nigeria to the army
Nwafor Orizu of Nnewi →
06
People · Anambra
The famous Igbo voice of the slave trade who may not have been born in Igboland
Olaudah Equiano and Isseke, Ihiala →
07
Legend · Anambra
The old man who squeezed water from his beard and became a lake
Agulu Lake, Anaocha →
08
Custom · Anambra
The cow festival that comes once a generation, and the war it remembers
Igba Asara, Ukpor, Nnewi South →