Ihedioha Sacks Members Of Statutory Commissions

IMO State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha has dissolved all statutory commissions in the state, directing chairmen of the affected commissions to handover to the Permanent Secretaries or Heads of Departments before the close

of work on Monday, July 1.

A statement by the Secretary to the State Government, Uche Onyeagucha, said the Governor took the action in accordance with all enabling laws, including the Imo State House of Assembly resolution 177, paragraph (2) of June 3, 2019.

BORNO State Governor, Babagana Umara has disclosed that the European Union (EU) Rebuilding Support Grants in the last four years has hit 262m euros (N106.37 trn).

The intervention grants were to rebuild the destroyed education, health and housing infrastructural facilities in the state.

Speaking while flagging off the EU education support projects at Government House, Maiduguri, for the implementation of 20m euros (N8bn) projects sited in six councils affected by insurgency, Umara said the first EU grant was 180 million euros with an additional 50 million euros for the State’s Rehabilitation, Reconstruction and Resettlement (RRR) programmes in communities destroyed by insurgents.

He further disclosed that last year, another 12m euros tranche of EU grant was also deployed for the restoration of livelihoods in the Lake Chad Basin.

APROFESSOR of African studies at the University of Texas, Austin, Prof Toyin Falola, has said a comprehension of religion is necessary for an understanding of the society and world events.

Delivering the keynote address at the opening ceremony and international conference of The Ogbu Uke Kalu Centre for Christianity & African Culture at Abia State University, Uturu, Falola, who spoke on ‘Christianity and African Culture’, explained that Christianity is attractive to those oppressed or suffering under native religions in colonial

THE National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Imo State Command has, between 2018 and 2019, arrested 97 suspected drug traffickers in possession of 378.70 kilogramme substance.

The State Commander, Nse Inam, at the 2019 International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking, held in collaboration with People Against Drug Dependence and Ignorance

India and various parts of Africa.

He said:”as a combination of ethical frameworks, practices, and explanations for human existence, religion holds some degree of influence over practically every life, both today and in the past. Historically and today, communities are shaped and formed by religion, which also determines standard behaviours, knowledge, and norms.

“While Christianity offers a unified religion through which people and nations that were previously conflicting may unite, it also disrupts systems and cultures that were in place for thou(PADDI), said an alleged clandestine laboratory for the manufacture of methamphetamine drug was uncovered by his officials in Obinigwu community, Orlu, Imo State. He added that the suspected manufacturers were undergoing trial at a Federal High Court in Lagos.

The commander disclosed that 30 of the arrested persons were undergoing rehabilitation. He commended MTN for awareness schools.

Imo State Governor, Emeka Ihedioha, represented by Special Adviser, Security, Mr. Raymond Ikenguru, disclosed that the state government planed a committee on anti-drug abuse, partnering NDLEA.

Mr. Eze Eluchie, Director PAADI, a Non-governmental Organisation, appealed to the Governor not to relent in his fight against drug abuse. creation in