Year: 2022

The Rotary Club of Owerri Metropolitan says it has mapped out substantial amount of money in the current Rotary Year, to tackle disease prevention and treatment, basic education and literacy, maternal and child health, as well as peace building and conflict prevention. The Club President, Miss Chioma Juliana Ngonadi,  disclosed this weekend, during her installation as the 15th President of the Club. Ngonadi said: “These proposed projects will gulp over N10 million. As synergizes, our combined efforts will produce greater impact and positively touch lives faster. We intend to up…

The 27 Sole Administrators and 3 Commissioner nominees in Imo State, are to be screened by the Imo State House of Assembly. The new SOLADS were appointed recently to replace the 27 Interim Management Committee Chairmen sacked by Governor Hope Uzodimma. The three new commissioner nominees- Barr Jerry Egemba, Prof Opara Ukachukwu Iwuji and Chief Cosmos Maduaba, are to be screened by the Imo State House of Assembly. Sources at the Assembly said the Speaker, Kennedy Ibe, had on Tuesday during plenary read a letter from the Governor, Senator Hope Uzodimma,…

…Harp on Child protection By Williams Odunze The Women and Children wing of Organization of African Instituted Churches, (OAIC), Imo State Chapter have organized a workshop and Sensitisation seminar on protection of Women and Children from Gender based violence which seems to be the order of the day in the present society. Dwelling on the roles of Women in the present challenges facing  the society today, the Guest preacher at  the occasion, Supervising  Apostle Louis Darlington maintained that women have special roles to play in their various homes. “A good…

…As constituents reject Okolie Speculations are rife that the alleged bribe of N220,000 each to some of the leaders  of Isu clan in the Peoples  Democratic Party PDP has torn the party apart, as the Ward chairmen from the Isu clan who believe that they are the real foot soldiers and grassroots mobilizers who should be appreciated are complaining bitterly. Some of them who spoke to our correspondent wondered “why the so-called leaders some of who have never won election in their booths were given the sum of N220,000 each,…

By Onyinyechi Nwankwo Partners for Peace (P4P) in the Niger Delta Region, has charged indigenes of Onuimo not to allow conflict escalate among them, but to be prompt in resolving it for harmony and progress at their various communities. The charge was made when the group concluded its 2022 tour of multi- stakeholders land dispute prevention, conflict resolution, peace building capacity enhancement training for communities President Generals, Palace Secretaries, Chairmen, Peace and Conflict Resolution Committees, Youth and Women Leaders in the five selected Local Government Areas of Imo State The…