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This past weekend,  Distinguished Senator Frank Ibezim (SFI) stopped by Amauzari where he met with leaders and other well meaning sons and daughters of the community to commensurate with the people of the region over their losses during the last rainy season.  Recall during the last rainy season following a devastating episode of flooding incident affecting Amauzari market, Senator Frank Ibezim  reached out to the leaders of  Amauzari community  and  immediately deployed his Constituency Technical Officers to liaise with identified flood victims to ascertain their immediate needs. As a follow up, the Distinguished Senator partnered with NEMA, the state government and other SFI partners to assist the people of Amauzari in unimaginable ways. Apart from the comfort Relief items and cash compensations he doled out to the victims, the Senator met with community think tanks to discuss planning processes for emergency management and disaster mitigation as we enter...

…collaborates with Naija Lives Matter  The convener of the Moghalu4Nigeria movement, Prof. Kingsley  Moghalu, has announced a collaboration between the movement, Naija Lives Matter and the  American Internet Business School, to provide a series of digital skills & self-employment  empowerment bootcamps.  Prof. Moghalu, who is a 2023 Presidential hopeful, under the African Democratic Congress (ADC), said the bootcamp is targeted at Nigerian youths interested in learning how to  legitimately monetize the internet for self-employment, using simple skills they can learn and  deploy for profit in a matter of days. The initiative seeks to further set him apart as a new kind of  politician in Nigeria. Prof. Moghalu, who unveiled the program for the benefit of the Youths and  unemployed that is markedly different from the usual “fish-to-eat” practice of old school  politicians handing out food and money whenever it is close to elections. Acc...

Barr. Ogechi Njoku- Ehirim, Special Adviser to the Governor of Imo State and also (DG) of Hope support Groups (an umbrella body of support groups for Governor Hope Uzodimma and the Imo state APC) has paid registration fees for over 30 indigent students of public schools writing the 2022 Snior Secondary Certificate Examination (SSCE)/West African Examination Council (WAEC) in her Aboh-Mbaise constituency and neighboring Ahiazu-Mbaise Local government. The SA who also came with gifts of Governor’s branded note books and other educational materials distributed them amongst the students and their teachers. Barr Ogechi Njoku, during the Education Empowerment Programme at Mbaise secondary school on Friday, said that the gesture was borne out of a deep concern for the less privileged but brilliant students who could not afford the fees for such essential foundational examinations. “I am deeply worried about the plight of intelligent indigent final year secondary school students. It is also wo...

The minister of state education Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has said that a working Nigeria needs commitment "Desiring a working and prosperous Nigeria requires matching efforts, sincerity of purpose and the true desire to bring about positive change." He said that Nigerians cannot achieve this is the greater part of Nigeria's population remain uneducated, as  the menace of unskilled and illiterate adults/workforce of today were victims of the out of school syndrome of yester years. "Education as the provider of the nation's workforce cannot be thriffuled with as it will directly or indirectly affect our economy today and tomorrow."  The Minister of State for Education Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba HCN made this remark yesterday in Kano at the official launching of the national campaign for Out of school children. He commended the Kano State Government for their doged efforts in reducing the numbers of Out of school children, while urging all stakeholders not to lo...

Innoson Nigeria Ltd, Nigeria’s foremost indigenous Auto Industrialist has expressed its concerns about the new trend in its long running legal battles with GTB (Guarantee Trust Bank Plc.). Innoson Nigeria Ltd is concerned about the interference of EFCC (Economic and Financial Crimes Commission) in the legal matters in a manner that it has become apparent that EFCC is pursuing the interest of GTB in the pretext of exercising its statutory investigatory powers and curbing of financial crimes and that GTB is pulling strings in the EFCC.     Sometimes in January 2022, EFCC invited Prof. J. N. McCarthy Mbadugha, SAN - counsel to Innoson Nig Ltd- to an interview on 1st February 2022. Mbadugha honoured the invitation. During the interrogation, EFCC showed him the counter affidavit to show cause which his Secretary deposed to and filed on 23rd March 2011 in opposition to GTB’s affidavit to show cause in a matter which has been decided by the Federal Court and the decision of the ...

A civil society organization has blamed the opposition PDP for the pockets of violence recorded in last Saturday”s bye election in Ngor Okpala of Imo state. It noted that its officers who monitored the bye election for Ngor Okpala state constituency observed that PDP stalwarts were found culpable of instigating violence in some wards in the local government. According to Engr Evaristus Ogbonnaya, leader of Civil society Organization for credible election, it was hypocritical for PDP to turn around and blame APC for the violence whereas its own agent precipitated it. Ogbonnaya who spoke in a press conference in Owerri accused PDP thugs of even kidnapping his own men who were duly accredited to monitor the polls. He cited Ward seven as an example where PDP thugs hijacked election materials and chased voters away. ” The thugs beat up a former Commissioner in the state from that ward, while field reports indicated that they inflicted heavy bodily harm on some voters”, he disclosed. Ogbonna...

The People's Democratic Party (PDP) over the weekend held it's congress's across the state, which was a peaceful transition process in Nnewi as  Prince Ifeamamauma Nwafor Orizu, i the last son of first Senate President of Nigeria, Rt Hon. A.A Nwafor Orizu emerged as chairman of the party amidst jubilation. The chairman elect, Prince Ifeamamauma Nwafor Orizu in his speech, promised to reach out to everybody, and even those who left the party for one reason or the other and ensure they  come back to the party in no distant time. He expressed joy that PDP gave him the mantle of leadership without minding his age, and promised a new dawn for PDP party faithfuls in Nnewi North LGA. He said being born into a Political family, he has the magic wand to make people believe in PDP again in Nnewi North LGA.  Prince Nwafor-Orizi stressed that they are going to reach out to major Institutions in Nnewi to see how to work together for a better society, knowing fully well that the task i...

  In drumming support for the Out-Of-School Children getting back into classes, the Honorable Minister of State Education, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba HCN has paid an inspection visit to the Federal Government Girls College, Potiskum in Yobe State.  The Minister who was on his way to Damaturu, capital of Yobe State, stopped over at the school to inspect the state of the facilities as well as to appraise the current enrolment rate of students in the face of security challenges bedeviling most states of North Eastern region of the North. He described as unfortunate that children will have to suffer, with the crises stifling their future.  Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba however encouraged parents and guardians to enrol their children in schools to help reduce the rate illiteracy in the country. He went further to assure everyone that the Federal Government of Nigeria is doing her best to provide a safe and conducive environment for learning.

  Defending champions of last year's 2021 Aguata Community Shield football competition in an opening match to mark the year's kick off, thrashed Ikenga Community three zero win during the weekend.  News Echo reports that the second annual tournament being organised by the Tropical Gate Foundation for Sustainable Development as parts of its mandate to harness potentials, improving livelihood for greater productivity, through sports, education, healthcare, intervention research and skill development. Speking during the kick off, Chairman Local Organising Committee, Dr Whyte Nwankwo stressed that 2023 Aguata Community Shield is aimed at bringing the youths together and also helping the youths to actualize their talent and see how to make impact towards local sports developmemt in Aguata. We so much believe that if we give the youths these opportunities, they will be able to translate such for sustainable development. "For the future, we intend to have a better, untied Aguata ...

Anyone following political events in and around Nigeria must attest to the fact that the Governor of Rivers State, Nyesom Wike has always dished out unprovoked tackles on the Imo State Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma. Most of the unprovoked attacks are not based on issues of governance but on political party differences. Governor Uzodimma known to be reserved and with measured with his words, has continually refused to join many other politicians in the country  to trade banters in the media.  Known to make appearences or statements only after perfecting plans and arrangements for any endeavour, Gov. Uzodimma has continued to shame his detractors with his approach to issues.  Sincerely, it is counterintuitive to expect an emperor to be happy with the strongman and tactician who took away 43 oil wells from him. This is exactly the foundation of Nyesom Wike's hatred towards Governor Hope Uzodimma of Imo State as far as common sense goes. 17 of the wells currently under liti...

The much anticipated Ngor Okpala State Constituency by-election has been effectively concluded following the official declaration of Amajironwu Blyden Okanni of the All Progressives Congress (APC) by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as the winner of the election. The defeat of the Peoples Democratic Party according to political pundits puts paid to the lingering popularity contest in Imo State and consolidates the position of the APC as the Party of choice of Imo people. The victory of the APC is also viewed as a vote of confidence on the Shared Prosperity  mandate, leadership and  government of Sen. Hope Uzodimma, the Governor of Imo State. Among those said to be ruing the defeat of the PDP are members of the top echelon of the Party led by Chief Nyesom Wike, the Governor of Rivers State, as well as, Governor Okezie Ikpeazu of Abia State and former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Emeka Ihedioha. Wike was said to have thrown caution and dece...