ANAMBRA :OTU ODU SOCIETY IS TO VALUE CULTURE, REACH OUT TO PEOPLE SAYS IYOM UGODICHE . (PHOTOS). #PRESS RELEASE

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 Anambra :Otu Odu Society Is To Value Culture, Reach Out To People Says Iyom Ugodiche  By Juliana Nwachukwu  Mrs Ijeoma Obiegbunam, wife of a business magnate, Oba Ifeanyi Obiegbunam, who was conferred with a Chieftaincy title of Iyom Ugodiche on April 20, said that Otu Odu Society is to value culture and reach out to people. Mrs Obiegbunam who said this to Newsmen after her conferment by the Otu Odu Society of Agukwu Nri, Anaocha Local Government Area, Anambra State, said that it involved lots of things including finances. According to her, It is not just a society meant for every woman but women of honour who stand by the truth and display humility. Two things are necessary in this Otu Odu society, one is to value culture, that is to uphold the culture of the Igbo race and the second one is to reach out to people. "One has to prepare for this title taking because it involves a lot of things including financial involvement. I continue to thank my husband, Oba, Akaekpuchi...

SCHOOL FEEDING: 400,000 PUPILS TO BENEFIT IN ADAMAWA STATE.

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     No fewer than 400,000 primary school pupils will benefit from the Federal Government school feeding programme in Adamawa state, an official has said.Mr Ahmad Abba, the State Director, National Orientation Agency (NOA), made this known  in an  interview with the  News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Yola on Tuesday.Abba said that the benefiting pupils were those from primary one to three.He said that the state government would carter for the feeding of those in class four to six as earlier agreed.ā€œThe Federal Government has fixed April 1 to kick off the School Feeding programme in Adamawa.
ā€œAbout 400,000 primary school pupils across the state are expected to benefit in the programme,ā€ Abba said.He explained that during the signing of Memorandum of Understanding between federal and state governments last year, the state government was expected to feed those from primary four to six.According to Abba, the programme is aimed at targeting vulnerable pupils who cannot afford three square meals in a day and also to increase school enrolment.ā€œWhen the news of free school feeding goes round, even before its commencement, some schools in Yola had already reported massive pupil enrolment.ā€œFor example, at Wuro Jabbe primary school, a suburb in Yola, the school management confirmed hundred per cent increase of pupils enrolment,ā€ the state NOA director said.
School feeding programme

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