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By Ezeafurukwe Paul Ihunanya On various occasions, His Excellency the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma has made it clear that the welfare of the youths remains the bedrock of the states future and to this end, the Shared Prosperity administration has continued to engineer processes to place Imo youths on the path of progress. The recent harvest by the 3R government for Imo Youths is the Mandela Washington Fellowship (MWF)for Young African Leaders - a flagship program of the US Government's Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), open for only Imo State youths across the 36 State of the federation. This is loud considering the fact that on Wednesday  August 18th, 2021, the US Consultant in Lagos would conduct a virtual outreach to prospective applicants from Imo State. This close and direct arrangement is one of those impacts of tripod strategy of the Imo State Government under His Excellency the Distinguished Senator Hope Uzodimma. The youth-friendly Governor had ea...

A total of 21 health institution across the six geopolitical zones on Thursday benefitted from Sir Emeka Offor Foundation 2021 National distribution of medicine/medical supplies at Oraifite, Ekwusigo Local Government Area of Anambra state. During the presentation, the Coordinator of the foundation, Sir Tony Obi said the equipment, worth approximately N1bn was distributed based on judicious use of the items by the beneficiaries after close monitoring. He said, "Since our 18 years existence, Emeka Offor foundation, has focused on education, health and empowerment. Today is the second time we're distributing drugs to 21 selected health institutions within the six geopolitical zones. "It has become an annual event. We're not biased, we sampled opinion of people around where the institutions were located, before distribution. We have ways of monitoring the usage and those who were judicious and didn't monitized theirs were on advantage for another round.  O...

Three suspected vandals were recently arraigned at the Federal High Court of Enugu State of Nigeria in the Enugu Judicial Division Holden at Enugu for their involvement in vandalizing high tension cables and insulators belonging to the Enugu Electricity Distribution Company PLC (EEDC), along Enugu-Port Harcourt Express way. The suspects identified as, Njoku Onyeka, Anayochi Onuigbo and Sunday Ude, were slammed with a four count charge of conspiracy to commit felony, unlawful damage and removal of about four rolls of high tension wires, unlawful removal of three insulators from electricity poles and unlawful meddling with about four rolls of electricity high tension cables and insulators. In a release issued today (Wednesday) by the Head of Corporate Communications, EEDC, Emeka Ezeh, he stated that the offences are punishable under Section 1(9) of the Miscellaneous Offences Act Cap. M17 Laws of the Federation of Nigeria, 2004. He equally confirmed that the suspec...

Dr Godwin Maduka, the renowned Anambra born, US based Pain specialist has finally dumped the PDP for Accord Party ahead of the Anambra Gubernatorial election coming up on the 6th of November 2021. He made his intentions known in a world press conference held on the 11/08/2021 at his campaign office in Awka Anambra state. Dr Maduka, a former PDP governorship aspirant under the PDP was formally received into Accord Party by the National and state executive of the party.    While addressing newsmen, Dr Maduka said that he has come to Anambra on a mission to restore sanity and trust in Goverment and governance. He said that if elected governor that his first three priorities will be to ensure financial stability of Ndi Anambra, beef up security in the state, and ensure even development of the state to the envy of others in the country.  Dr Godwin Maduka however explained that he left the PDP for his new Party Accord, because the PDP were very unserious about the J...

Justice Ahmed Ramat Mohammed of the Federal high court in Abuja on Wednesday refused to grant order of interim injunction sought by former Imo State governor, Rochas Okorocha against the  Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFFCC and Imo State government to stop them  from further interfering and confiscating his properties located in various parts of the country.  The Judge held that granting the order during various challenges to the court jurisdiction in the matter will not been in the interest of justice.  Okorocha on Wednesday in Abuja had asked high court to issue a  restraining order against the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission EFFCC and Imo State government from further interfering and confiscating his properties located in various parts of the country.  Okorocha currently representing Imo West  Senatorial district in the Senate sought the order of the Court to preserve his properties pending the resolution of court cas...

Rochas loses again as federal high court Abuja refused to grant order of Interim injunction to stop the absolute confistication of his illegally acquired properties by the Imo state Government and the Economic and financial crimes commission. Senator Okorocha filed the suit against the Ino state Government, Efcc and 46 others. More details loading.

The Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Anambra State, Chief Ndubisi Nwobu has said that the chances of PDP emerging victorious in the upcoming gubernatorial election in the state is bright despite the minor set backs encountered by the past in the recent past. He said this while interacting with our reporter over the weekend in Awka.  He stressed that those distracting the party with court cases and defections cannot stop the PDP from having a victorious outing come November 6, as the party in recent times is more than ever positioned to take the mantle of leadership in the state.  Nwobu commended the courts for reinstating his position as the chairman of the PDP in Anambra and described it as a step in the right direction. He lampooned those jumping from one court to the other, and those jumping ship to other parties, as Political distrators.  “Notwithstanding myriads of sponsored court cases and defections rocking the Anambra chapter of the PD...

The Honorable Minister of State for Education, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba today in Jalingo, capital of Taraba State formally launched the Better Education Service Delivery for All (BESDA).  The Honorable Minister reiterated the commitment of the Buhari led administration to ensure that every child has access to education in Nigeria. He said though the programme was targeting the out of school children, it  also factors in the children of vulnerable.  Playing host, to the Honorable Minister, was the Executive Governor of Taraba State,  Arc. Darius Dickson Ishaku,who commended the Federal Government for making Taraba State a beneficiary of the programme. Also present at the launch is the Permanent Secretary of the Federal Ministry of Education, Arc. Sonny Echono, officials of the Federal Ministry of Education as well as the members of the Taraba state Executive and Legislature and traditional rulers.

Justice Fred Njemanze of an Owerri High Court sitting as a vacation Judge, has order the final and absolutely forfeiture of royal palm springs and all properties contained in pages 226 to 272 of the Imo state Government white paper on recovery of lands and properties belonging to Imo state.  In his ruling the judge held that Senator Rochas failed to give concrete and verifiable reasons why a final and absolute forfeiture order should not be given in favour of Imo state. Recall that Senator Rochas Okorocha filed a preliminary injunction to stop the final forfeiture citing forceful eviction and that the suit by the Imo state Government was not properly Instituted. However Justice Njemanze held that the suit filed by Imo state Government was not only properly filled but was also a suplousage, as the white paper gazzette by the Imo state Government is a legal binding document. Justice Njemanze  concluded that there is no reason before it why the forfeiture should not b...

Justice Fred Njemanze of Owerri High court has ordered the permanent and absolute forfeiture of Royal palm springs and all properties contained in pages 226 to 272 of the Imo state Government white paper gazette on recovery of Lands and properties belonging to Imo state.  Justice Fred Njemanze of an Owerri High Court sitting as a vacation Judge, has order the final and absolutely forfeiture of royal palm springs and all properties contained in pages 226 to 272 of the Imo state Government white paper on recovery of lands and properties belonging to Imo state.