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Imo State has recorded another spate of shootings, but this time from the shameful show of ineptitude by the leadership of the Imo State House of Assembly, writes Amby Uneze Albert Einstein in one of his classic quotes said “The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.” And because what is constant in life is change, therefore, society and its institutions need to change in order to progress and achieve growth and success. However, it has been difficult since 2011 to have a firm Ho...

Amby Uneze The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and National Orientation Agency (NOA) have appealed to the Imo State House of Assembly to enact the Violence Against Persons Prohibition Act (VAPP) to save the girl child from all forms of violence and abuse. The agencies made the call at a workshop with community and religious leaders from Njaba and Isu Local Government Areas of Imo State on the need to eliminate Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Imo. Speaking at the event, NOA State Di...

Imo House of Assembly has enacted a law to regulate gaming and betting, including pool, lotteries, casino and related activities in the state. The chamber also repealed the existing Law No. 44 of 2019, which according to the bill sponsor and Deputy Majority Leader, Emeka Nduka, did not capture some of the important revenue sources in the industry. During plenary presided over by Speaker Paul Emeziem at a temporary venue in Owerri, the capital, at the weekend, the representative of Ehime-Mbano c...

Vanguard News Cold war: Imo Assembly removes majority leader On By Chinonso Alozie – Owerri The Imo State House of Assembly, on Thursday, removed the majority leader of the House, Uche Ogbuagu, representing Ikeduru state constituency. The Speaker, Paul Emeziem, announced these changes on the floor of the House, during the plenary session. Ogbuagu was replaced with the member representing Owerri West state constituency, Kanayo Onyemechi. However, the speaker did not give any reason for the su...

Punch Newspapers Sections Chidiebube Okeoma, Owerri The Imo State chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party and the All Progressives Grand Alliance have criticised the state House of Assembly for approving Governor Hope Uzodinma’s loan request. The Speaker, Paul Emezim, had during plenary on Tuesday, announced that the loan request by the executive was approved by the legislature in an executive session. Emezim, had explained at the plenary that the lawmakers gave nod for the loan approval on t...