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By Ebenezer Ojor Ikeduru Youth Alliance, IYA, has thumbed up Governor Hope Uzodinma over the appointment of an Ikeduru son, Dr Emeka Mandela Ukaegbu as Commissioner for Youth Development and Talent Hunt, Imo State. IYA made the commendation Thursday, when it paid a solidarity visit to the commissioner in Owerri. IYA President, Chinasa Ekechi who felicitated  with Dr Ukaegbu on behalf of the founder and sponsor of the group, Dr Obinna Obi-Njoku Jnr, expressed optimism that the commissioner would excel in his new assignment. The IYA president who also described…

As part of the shared Prosperity government programme in tackling poverty amongst Imo electorates, Imo state shared Prosperity exponent and proponent of the 3 “R” mantra in governance (Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Recovery) Sen. Hope Uzodinma, has announced Hon. Godson Dibe as  the special  Adviser to the  state governor on Empowerment. A release by the government of Imo state, signed by the Secretary to the government, Sir Cosmas  Iwu, July 10,  made available to Journalists  announced Hon. Dibe as the special Adviser to His Excellency on Empowerments. It was gathered  that…

In a landmark judgment that marks a significant step towards grassroots development in Nigeria, the Supreme Court has delivered a resounding victory for local government autonomy in Nigeria. This ruling is a major triumph for democracy and the empowerment of local communities, which have long been stifled by the undue control of state governments over funds meant for local government areas (LGAs). Recall that in May, the federal government filed a suit at the Supreme Court against the governors of the 36 states of Nigeria. The suit, marked SC/CV/343/2024, sought…

Imo state government overnment has stopped illegal Mining in the state especially around Umukoto-Nekede -Ihiagwa-FUTO axis along the bank of Nworie and Otamiri Rivers Anyone found mining along the places will be arrested, prosecuted and his dradging machine confiscated. The Commissioner for Industries, Mines and Solid Minerals Chief Ernest Ibejiako gave the warning when he visited the sites and interacted with the miners there. He gave them 48 hours to remove their dradgers  and dismantle other machines used in the illegal Mining as their activities had been causing serious ecological…

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, declared that it is unconstitutional for state governors to hold onto funds meant for Local Government (LG) administrations. In its lead judgement read by Justice Emmanuel Agim, the apex court observed that the refusal of state government on financial autonomy for local governments has gone on for over two decades. He said local governments has since stopped receiving the money meant for them from the state governors who act in their stead. Justice Agim noted that the 774 local government councils in the country should…

Governor Siminalayi Fubara of Rivers State said he will present the 2025 appropriation bill to the state House of Assembly, soon.Fubara disclosed this while reacting to the seven-day ultimatum issued by members of the Rivers assembly loyal to Nyesom Wike, minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).Recall that Fubara assembly members and pro-Wike lawmakers were locked up in parallel sittings on Monday, a few days after the appeal court’s controversial judgement.During plenary on Monday, the 27 lawmakers asked Fubara to resubmit the state’s 2024 budget within seven days.However, on Wednesday,…

In the early 1950s, a group of students at University College Ibadan, Nigeria, came together to form an organization that would shape the future of student activism in Nigeria. Among them was Wole Soyinka, who would later become a Nobel Prize-winning playwright and human rights activist. This group, calling themselves “The Magnificent Seven,” founded The National Association of Seadogs, better known as the Pyrates Confraternity, in 1952. This article explores the origins, mission, and legacy of the Pyrates Confraternity, and its impact on Nigerian society. In 1952, Wole Soyinka and…