The Imo State House Of Assembly will tomorrow Thursday, 30th January 2025, screen nominees to the various Commissions.

The following persons who have been nominated by the Executive Governor of Imo State, His Excellency Distinguished Senator Dr Hope Uzodimma, into the underlisted Commissions are therefore required to be at the Imo State House Of Assembly at 10 am, for screening.

A. ISOPADEC BOARD:

1. Prof Eze Dele Odigbo ——– Chairman.

2. Chief Austin Onyedebelu ———- Managing Director.

3. Hon Cassidy Ohamara ———- Member (Oguta).

4. Hon Nkeiru Ihesie ———– Member (Oguta).

5. Dr Mrs Nma Nwulu ———– Member (Ohaji/Egbema).

6. Hon Mrs Ijeoma Joy Ikegwuruka ———– Member (Ohaji/Egbema).

7. Mrs Esther Enoch ———– Member (Oru East).

8. Hon Bernard Nwanana ———– Member (Oru East).

9. Chief Valentine Okere ———– Member (Owerri Zone).

10. Hon Mrs Ify Obi ———— Member (Orlu Zone).

11. Chief Kelechi Onuoha ———— Member (Okigwe Zone).

B. JUDICIAL SERVICE COMMISSION (JSC) :

1. Barr. Louis M Alozie SAN ——– Member (Ezinnihitte Mbaise).

2. Eze Duruiheoma SAN ——– Member (Orlu).

3. Hon Barr Paul Obinatu ——— Member (Oru East).

4. Hon Lady M. M. Anyanwu ——— Member (Ehime Mbano).

C. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (CSC) :

1. Hon Lady Dr Julie Onyeukwu ——— Chairman.

2. Dr Uche Edomobi ——— Member (Okigwe Zone).

3. Goddy O. Dike ——– Member (Owerri Zone).

4. Dr Romanus Ezeogu ——— Member (Orlu Zone).

D. LOCAL GOVERNMENT SERVICE COMMISSION (LGSC) :

1. Dr Nick Obinatu ——— Chairman.

2. Chief Ethelbert Nwachukwu ——— Member (Owerri Zone).

3. Chief Chukwuemeka Anukam ——— Member (Okigwe Zone).

4. Hon Engr Stanley Chibueze Okwuosa ———- Member (Orlu Zone).

The above named persons are required to come along with 30 files, each containing copies of their Curriculum Vitae (CV), Credentials and Tax Clearance Certificate.

The White House on Wednesday repealed a memo ordering a federal freeze on hundreds of billions of dollars in grants and loans, which triggered widespread panic among millions of people who rely on government aid.

This comes after a judge temporarily stopped the order on Tuesday, just hours after President Donald Trump signed it.

The judge halted the order until next Monday, after a group of organisations representing grant recipients filed the lawsuit.

According to the new letter issued on Wednesday, “the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Memorandum M-25-13, is rescinded.”

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, in a statement, said the administration was still pursuing a freeze.

“This is NOT a rescission of the federal funding freeze. It is simply a rescission of the OMB memo, to end any confusion created by the court’s injunction,” she said.

DAILY POST recalls that earlier this week, the acting head of the White House budget office had instructed agencies to temporarily halt all activities related to obligations or disbursement of all federal financial assistance.

According to the White House, the move was intended to give the new administration time to assess which grants and loans aligned with their agenda.

However, the order sparked widespread confusion about which agencies and programmes would be impacted.

Responding to the latest move, Democrats shifted a news conference scheduled for Tuesday on Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship to condemn the freeze on all federal funding instead.

“What they’re basically doing is being lawless — to hurt families, to help their billionaire friends,” Senate Democratic Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said.

He reiterated that Republicans would continue to attempt to block future funding, adding that they were only stopped because of the outcry from the public.

“I don’t think this would have happened, except for the outcry throughout America. And we in the Senate are working with our constituents to show that outcry. We’re going to keep fighting,” he added.

Schumer further stated that Trump should next revoke his nominee to lead the OMB.

DAILY POST gathered that the order was one of several Trump has issued since taking office, aimed at cutting the size of government and slashing federal spending.

Other orders target transgender rights and the automatic citizenship granted to anyone born in the US.

Nnamdi Kanu, leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB), has filed a defamation lawsuit against Olumuyiwa Adejobi, spokesperson of the Nigeria Police Force (NPF).

The suit, filed by Kanu’s lawyer, Aloy Ejimakor, at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) High Court on Tuesday, January 27, accuses Adejobi of portraying him as a terrorist leader in a press statement issued on January 25.

In the statement, Adejobi described IPOB as a “proscribed terrorist organisation” and stated that the Imo police command had neutralised six “notorious kingpins” affiliated with the Eastern Security Network (ESN) and IPOB. Kanu claims these remarks are false and have severely damaged his reputation.

According to the suit, the alleged defamatory statements were widely circulated and read by millions, including Kanu’s friends, family, colleagues, and followers in Abuja and across Nigeria. The filing asserts that the statements portrayed Kanu as a leader of a violent terrorist group, harming his character and prejudicing his ongoing legal cases in Abuja and other parts of the country.

Kanu is seeking a court order directing Adejobi to retract the statements and issue an unreserved letter of apology. He also requests that the apology be published prominently in three national newspapers: The Sun, Daily Trust, and Vanguard. Additionally, Kanu is demanding N20 billion in general and exemplary damages and an order preventing Adejobi from making further defamatory statements about him.

The IPOB leader further asked the court to compel Adejobi to cover the cost of the suit.