Uchem Henry

  2021 Annual cultural fiesta of St. Basil the great Parish Awo-Omamma. Awo-Omamma is one of the villages in Oru-East Local Government Area, Imo State, Nigeria. It’s also under the Catholic diocese of Orlu, Imo State, in the Orlu Diocese St. Basil is under St. Theresa’s Pastoral region Uli Anambra State. Awo-Omamma has thirteen villages and as a town has six parishes which includes St. Patrick’s Catholic Church Isieke (the mother parish), Christ the King Parish Okwuoji second Parish followed by St. Basil the great Parish Awo-Omamma which is the third and others like St. Mary’s parish Ubogwu, St. John Ubachima and St. Anthony Umuezukwe respectively. St. Basil the great Parish Awo-Omamma was inaugurated in the year 2001, the parish since inauguration has made some might waves both at home, regional and diocesan levels, it has produced seven indigenous priests. This parish has been talk of the town in terms of their youths among her sister parishes, the parish has been progressive in ...

  Umunnakwe Promise Kevin Ogemdi (Allowance) is a son of a polygamous family of Chief Elias and late Mrs Mercy Umunnakwe, from Umuokwe Awo-Omamma in Oru-East LGA Imo State. He is the only son of his mother and last son of his father, he was born in the year 1988, he attended his primary and secondary schools in Awo-Omamma and later moved to Okporo Technical secondary school where he obtained his west African Examination certificate (WAEC)  and later got admission into Imo State Polytechnic Umuagwo where he obtained his National Diploma (ND) and Higher National Diploma (HND)  respectively in architectural engineering, after his education he did not have the opportunity to serve the country immediately due to the sluggish processing of the school result but later the results was processed and he had his NYSC ( National Youth Service Corp)  at Abakaliki, Ebonyi State. At the completion of his education, Allowance became the first graduate of the  family. He is a re...

 In the previous post I discussed the determinant of child's name in African tradition and I discussed the reasons behind every name in Africa most especially the traditional names and I stopped at Competition so I will continue from where I stopped. COMPETITION There is nobody born in a polygamous family that is enlightened, educated, famous, and knowledgeable enough that is not strived by the competition in the family. In fact your heroism or wealth and leadership status cannot be ever emphasized without regarding the competiveness in the family where you came from. Again, one good thing is that this competition did not just start when one is born it has been in existence even before you were conceived. Imagine  my name Promise Ogemdi, the       competition was that my mother will not have a male issue again because she lost her first son and now she is getting advanced in her age and as such reaching her menopause and her contender has had up to eig...