By Sylvia Tochukwu-Ngige   [AWKA July 14, 2026] Soon schools  in Nigeria will vacate for the long holiday. There eill no more 5:00am alarm. But dear parent, the real work is just starting. Can you hear it? That sweet silence. No more “Mummy, wake me up.” No 5am uniform ironing. No traffic. No “we’re late!” in the car. For the first …

Don’t Let Your Drainage Become Mosquito Hotel By Sylvia Tochukwu-Ngige [AWKA July 10, 2026] It started with one small rain last week in Awka. By evening, the gutter in front of Mama Chika’s shop was already full. Black water. Plastic bags. Pure water nylons. And by 8pm, mosquitoes were having a party. Three days later, her youngest had malaria. Again. …

By Sylvia Tochukwu-Ngige [AWKA July 8, 2026] A lot of people think ACTDA only covers Awka town. Truth is, the Awka Capital Territory Development Authority oversees 23 towns across 6 LGAs in Anambra. From Agulu and Nri to Nimo, Ukpo, and Awgbu — your community might be on the list. Before you start any building project, get the necessary approval …