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The governent of Imo State has approved the immediate release and disbursement of N1 billion for the rehabilitation of health centres in the 305 electoral wards across the state as part of Governor Hope Uzodimma’s agenda on primary health care.   Also approved is the proposal of the Governor to immediately construct 135 kilometers of rural roads or five kilometers in each of the 27 local government areas of Imo State before the return of the next rainy season.             Rising from the Imo State Executive Council meeting on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 presided over by Governor Uzodimma, the government also hinted that construction work is going on simultaneously on 25 roads in the State.   Briefing newsmen on the outcome of the meeting, the Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Declan Emelumba said: “In an effort to ensure that promises made by this administration are kept, the 3-R administration has simultaneously embarked on the reconstruction of these roads to assuage the wor

- As FUTMA holds 30th Convocation The Honorable Minister of state Education Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba has called for more impactual and result oriented research to help curb societal problems. He made this assertion at the 30th Convocation of the Federal University of Technology, Minna,Niger State. The Minister of State Education, Hon. Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba however charged the academia on the  increased need for impactful research towards solving societal problems. He said it is pertinent to note that the interconnection between tertiary institutions and industry should be improved upon. The Minister who was representing President Muhammadu Buhari as the Visitor,said Universities of Technology are pivotal to the actualization of our national development agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs) of the United Nations in training and production of adequate and highly qualified manpower to solve the problems of unemployment, security and youth restiveness thereby enabling them beco

The EFCC has filed  charges, totalling 17 counts on Monday, at the Federal High Court, Abuja. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission has charged Nigerian senator and former governor of Imo State, Rochas Okorocha, with allegations he conspired with others, including an APC politician and five companies, to steal N2.9 billion public coffers. EFCC filed the charges, totalling 17, on Monday, at the Federal High Court, Abuja, court documents exclusively obtained by PREMIUM TIMES show Credits: Premium Times In addition to Mr Okorocha, other defendants are Anyim Nyerere Chinenye, Naphtali International Limited, Perfect Finish Multi Projects Limited, Consolid Projects Consulting Limited, Pramif International Limited, and Legend World Concepts Limited. The charges were filed about the same time Mr Okorocha was declaring his intention to run for the office of the president in 2023.

With the increasing rate of Out-Of-School Children borne out of the several socio-economic factors, insecurity inclusive, the Federal Government through the Federal Ministry of Education embarked on a national campaign on out of school phenomenon.  At the banquet Hall of the Niger State Government House, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba reiterated the government's commitment towards increasing the number of children in schools.  He urged all stakeholders to put in more efforts in eradicating this menace. Joining him on this was the Executive Governor of Niger State, Alh. Abubakar Bello who asked the Minister to do more by getting international donor agencies to help fight this cause.

Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, the Minister of State for Education As early as 7.30am was already at Kuta Shiroro Niger state, to assess the security situation for learning at the Federal Science and Technical College,Kuta, Niger State,having reviewed the situation at Birinin Yauri, Kebbi State four days ago upon the return of 30 abducted students. This is inline with his  continued engagement with the nation's security operatives driving the overall safety architecture of the country which remains a major plank of the Ministry's 's total manpower  production drive. The Honorable Minister also called upon Colleges especially technical colleges to look inward in solving their problems instead of relying on the procurement mechanism at the Ministry. He made this call while inspecting the Chalk Production Unit at the school. He stressed that time has come for proactive measures which will help the overall well-being on Institutions in the country.

The Honorable Minister of State Education, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba earlier in Minna paid a courtesy visit to Gen. Ibrahim Babangida at his Hilltop Mansion. The Honorable Minister who was on an official visit to Niger State paid a courtesy visit to the former Head of State and elder Statesman. They both discussed the State of the nation and charting a way forward. Describing the Minister as quite a brilliant man, Gen. Babangida appreciated Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba for the visit, expressing excitement at the great ideas and thoughts coming from the Minister.

A group known as Global Association of Concerned Imo Youths (GACIY), convened by Collins Ughalaa KSC, has written to the Inspector General of Police over the planned press briefing today by Rochas Okorocha. The press release made avaliable to newmen in Owerri today reads thus: Mr. IGP, We write on behalf of 10year old Somtochukwu Ibeanusi, Laz Anyanwu, Ugonna Ozurigbo, Emeka Ihekwoaba and all others marthyred during the Ethelbert Okorocha regime to ask you to stop an obscenity scheduled to hold this morning at the International Conference Centre, Abuja at least for the sake of public decency if nothing else. Mr. Okorocha is billled to address a World Press Conference by 10 o'clock today. As usual, Sir, he will put on a show. He will talk big, he will pretend to be pious, to be burderned by the state of the land. He will repeat all manner of platitudes and even invoke a new catchphrase, buzzword or mantra. But he is fake. Asides being a fake man, he has weighty allegations on his ne

Please watch the attached video. We, DEMOCRACY ADVOCATES  in Nigeria, particularly,  the Imo State chapter, write to inform you, fellow Nigerians of the true personality  of the person of Rochas Okorocha as highly incompetent to be President of Federal Republic of Nigeria and use this medium to call on fellow country men, to ignore his call for support.  He is the biblical  BARABBAS of our time. Let's add our voice to the call for his prosecution,  for fraudulent misappropriation of public fund and abuse of office as governor Imo State. Other grounds for this protest are; A. To inform Nigerians that he looted Imo treasury as governor. B. That he is using his position to insult and fight the current government in his state of Imo with the aim to distract the government from bringing Democratic dividends to imolites. C. He is using the stolen wealth of Imo people to fight, kill imolites and cause violence and instability in the state. D. He is not a statesman and lacks capacity to be

The First Lady of Imo State, Chioma Uzodimma, who was actively engaged at the just concluded two-day APC 2022 National Women Conference including participating in the panel discussion with the theme: “Giving Voice to Women’s Visibility: Our Support”, spoke to Sunday Sun her takeaways from the conference. *What have you used your office to attract for Imo women?* Since the inception of the administration of my dear husband, His Excellency, Governor Hope Uzodimma, my office together with the Ministry of Women Affairs and Vulnerable Groups have been working collaboratively to ensure that Imo women and their families are not left out in policy formulation. In this short period, we’ve been able to achieve quite a bit in the following areas: Capacity building for our women through advocacy, sensitizations/seminars and workshops; Empowerment programmes such as skills acquisition, entrepreneurship and business startups training for Imo women; We’ve been able to conceptualise and design progr

The Honorable Minister of State Education, Hon Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba led today led a high powered delegation in birini kebbi for the National Campaign on Out-Of-School Children. A drive to get more children into schools and off the street in line with the Ministerial Strategic Plan (2018-2022). The Ministry is set out to identify children of school age who are not in school and ensure their enrolment. The Minister urged stakeholders to work together to ensure that all children especially the indigent ones within our communities are given support and sponsored in their various vocations to achieve a better,reliable and safer society for all. He further charged all States to take giant strides and follow the path laid by the Federal Ministry of Education.  In attendance were the Director, Basic Education at the Federal Ministry of Education, Dr. Folake Davids, the Commissioner for Education, Kebbi State, Alh. Watagara, Chairman Kebbi SUBEB Prof Suleiman Khalid, the Secretary to the Kebbi

  By Jones Fcc Onwuasoanya   As an ardent campaigner for the next president of Nigeria to come from the Southeast, I should have been ordinarily excited with the news of Owelle Rochas Okorocha’s upcoming World Press Conference where he is expected to formally declare his intention to vie for the highest office in the land. But, it is quite unfortunate that the man from Ogboko who is on his fourth presidential voyage is set to have what is certain to be his worst ever political outing, in his over two decades of active political involvement. Apart from other relevant questions that have been raised about the viability and even morality of his presidential ambition, the Imo West Senator’s willful affront on Ndigbo’s collective authority which is demonstrated by his romance with a discredited impostor parading himself as the President-general of Ohanaeze Ndigbo Worldwide, a certain Mr. Chidi Ibeh, clears every doubt, that Okorocha’s comical ambition to govern Nigeria  is both anti-Igbo an