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Capital city of Abia State, Nigeria
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Umuahia is a city of about 774,000 (2020) in Abia State, South East Nigeria. Umuahia is renowned for being a railway and agricultural market center, which attracts traders and farmers from neighbouring towns to sell their produce, such as yams, cassava, corn (maize), taro, citrus fruits, and palm oil and kernels.
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Shows displays of weapons from both sides of the 1967-1971 Nigerian conflict and various exhibits pertaining to the event, including boats, planes, and tanks outside. No photography allowed inside. Also has bunker from where Voice of Biafra radio transmissions originated.
Ojukwu's Bunker is part of the National War Museum and it's annex is at Okpara Avenue. It is where the late Biafran general hid while commanding the desperate attempts to secede from the country. The bunker was constructed during the civil war after the fall of Enugu and it was the subterranean office for the Biafran government. The premises of Ojukwu bunker belonged to Late Dr. Michael I. Okpara who was the second Premier of Eastern Nigeria from December 17, 1959 to January 15, 1966. The bunker measures 26.9 feet deep and about 8 m. It was constructed under 90 days, between April to June 1968. All the people involved in the construction of the bunker were less than 40 years old.
Not a gate, but the name they call the grand market at the centre of the city where different food and clothing items are sold.The market operates mostly in the night. Although efforts have been made to stop the sales of items in this location. It is also a stop for various commuters buses travelling to and fro from various places in the South East.
The akwete cloth production is a unique hand woven textile produced in the town of Akwete. The traditional Igbo weaving as demonstrated in Akwete processes sisal-hemp, raffia and spun cotton into finished products. While the coarse raffia materials are used by masquerades and in the past as headgear for warriors among other uses, the hemp material was used to weave towels, ropes, and handbags. The more comfortable and colourful spun cotton is used to weave cloth for everyday wearing. The weaving of the cloth is usually done by the women, and the ability to weave is seen as a gift.
A beautiful place to behold in Umuahia. It is a grand work of architecture. Abia Tower is graced with a pleasant arrangement of flowers and it is always a perfect site for picture-perfect moments for visitors.
The Michael Okpara University of Agriculture Umudike, formerly the Federal University of Agriculture, Umudike, was established as a specialized University by the Federal Government of Nigeria via Decree No 48 of 2nd November 1992. It began formal activities on May 1993 with the appointment of the first Council and Vice-Chancellor, Professor Placid C. Njoku on 27th May 1993, while other key officials of the University were appointed later. Professor Maduebibisi Ofo Iwe is a Distinguished Professor at the university’s Department of Food Science and Technology (FST). who succeeded the (LATE)Prof. Francis Ogbonnaya Otunta as the sixth substantive Vice-Chancellor of the university is a Professor of Food Science Technology and former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Academics) of the university. He assumed office on Tuesday, March 1, 2021.
It is a state-of-the-art bus terminal with rooms for lodging built at the heart of Umuahia, at the Ishi gate axis, from where the state-owned luxury buses operate.
Masquerade festival is peculiar to Umuahia people that is celebrated annually in January. It is a lively cultural festival that attracts people from all walks of life. The festival has existed for so many years and it involves many kinds of Ekpe masquerades performing different kinds of cultural dance during the festival. During the festival, male and female both young and old normally dress in their cultural attire, the male must tie a piece of George (wrapper) to make up for the cultural attire. Male children who have been initiated into Ekpe masquerade, and are skilled in playing the cultural music, show case their talent and expertise in their culture while the masquerade performs the dancing. In appreciation of the performance of the masquerade, players and individual dancers donate money to the masquerade while the music is still on. When the cultural celebration want to come to an end, Ekpe masquerade will use a cutlass and behead a goat at a strike.
also known as Iwaji)
The most significant festival in Umuahia, Abia State. New yam festival is celebrated annually at the end of the rainy season in August in thanksgiving to the gods for a bumper harvest.
Chillis Café offers prepared meals and pastries.
Apples fastfood has great meal option and enough parking space.
Bubbles Food is a very affordable restaurant.
Mr Bigg's offers varieties of continental cuisines and excellent pastries.
D Place is a good to go for a cool drink. It offers dishes like Nkwobi, Isiewu, and pepper soup.
A fast food restaurant that offers prepared meals and pastries.
African and International cuisines.
Shawarma, hamburgers and pizza among many other dishes from African and international cuisine.
Contemporary Nigerian dishes.
Offering local and Continental breakfast, dishes.
Dine in and delivery.
Dine in and takeaway.
Dine in and takeaway.
Dine in and takeaway.
Dine in and takeaway.
Dine in and takeaway.
Dine-in and take-away.
Fried rice, Chinese rice, potato chips and fish
Okpa, rice and stew, Chinese rice, fried rice
Jelof rice, chicken soup, spaghetti Bolognese
Vegetable soup with starch, fried rice, cakes
Deals on various beers, wines, hot drinks various drinks, Ugba, nkwobi etc.
Free breakfast, restaurant, bar pool, gym, spa, wifi.
60 rooms and suites categorised into Standard, Executive, Studio Suite, Royal Suite, Diplomatic Suite and Presidential Suite. Each room is equipped with air-conditioning, a study/reading table, sofa, cable TV and an en suite bathroom. This hotel has 4 bars, a restaurant, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, parking space for 150 cars, high speed Wi-Fi, conference halls, and an executive boardroom, a lawn tennis court, CCTV cameras, firefighting equipment and uniformed security personnel. They also have generators to ensure constant power supply.
3-star hotel and a good value. It is tastefully furnished, with modern facilities and services. This hotel features spacious guest rooms and suites, each with contemporary decoration, a refrigerator, wireless high-speed internet access, and cable satellite television. Amenities in the hotel include: a restaurant, bar and cocktail lounge, an outdoor swimming pool, free parking space and great exercise facilities for indoor and outdoor exercise.
A 3-star hotel. Amenities include a restaurant, a snack bar/deli, free WiFi in public areas and free self parking, free newspapers, safes, and desks. Other amenities include 24-hour room service, dry cleaning, and laundry facilities, and LED TVs with satellite channels.
This hotel offers customers free breakfast, free wifi, a restaurant, bar, swimming pool, and free parking space.
Standard and serene environment.
They offer comfortable accommodations, dining, event halls, fitness facilities, and professional laundry services.
Located at Niger Road/Amuzukwu Umuahia North L.G.A.
Umuahia is a central business district of the town. There is actually no real gate at the place, except a long metallic bar which is usually employed to close vehicular traffic routes when trains are passing in other to avoid accidents. Quite significantly, the gate identifies the main market at the centre of the metropolis and the many different goods and farm produce are being sold in this market at a pocket friendly rate.
This market has been in Umuahia for more than seven decades. It is the busiest market in Umuahia, as business activities going on in the market almost throughout the day. It is a very good place to shop for food items and it is very affordable.
It offers wholesale and retail sales of variety of products ranging from food stuff to cosmetics, toiletries, beverages, household items etc.
De-Mecks Super Market is a wholesale and retail shopping centre for gift items, perfume, cosmetics, greeting cards, accessories, fashion, home decor, baby items, pet items, batteries, grocery, foodstuff, beverages, wines & hot drinks etc.
Offers low prices on the best grocery, household products, beauty products, convenient services, gift items and many others.
Provides for daily needs in such areas as groceries,provisions, household items, toiletries, wines and other needs.
NIC & Angel Superstore deals with glossaries, food items, perfumes, provisions, stationeries, baby items, cosmetics, beauty products, wears and many others.
Tina-mak Supermarket provides its customers with such items as groceries, food products, fashion products etc.
In-store shopping.
By bus
Travelers who want to come to Umuahia by bus should feel free because there are so many bus transport companies that come to Umuahia from other cities and states.
Umuahia has a superb road network and low population density and this makes it to rarely ever have a traffic jam or delay.
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