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Dr. Akwaeke Abyssimia Nwafor Orizu

Dr Akwaeke Abyssimia Nwafor Orizu(78), one of Nigeria’s foremost philosopher princes and educationist, fails to get an adequate mention.

**Nnewi INFOBOX**
Country	Nigeria
State	Anambra State
LGA	Nnewi North, Nnewi South
Settled	September 4, 1440
Incorporated town	April 1904
Incorporated city	1991
Government Type (Local level) Current King: Other Leaders:	Monarchy His Royal Highness Igwe Kenneth Orizu III Chief Nnamdi Obi, Chief Kenneth Okafor Chief George Onyekaba
Government Type (State level) Governing body Party	Executive Chairman-Council Local Government Council PDP, APGA, APC
Population Nnewi indigenes Nnewi and Satellite towns Density	958,000 2,500,000 7,000/sq mi (2,800/km2)
Time zone	WAT (UTC+ 1)
Post Code	435101
Religion	– Catholics: 77.14% – African Traditional Religion (A.T.R.): 0.4% – Others eg. Anglican, Pentecostals: 22.14%