A quick one: I’m suggesting to the Ebonyi State Governor to give more thought on the project of lifting our people from hawking and menial jobs as he has directed two Commissioners to oversee it. The task of achieving this is very enormous. It’s beyond the scope of Commissioners to handle. Ebonyi destitute indigenes doing menial jobs and hawking in Anambra State alone are more than 7,000 in number. They’re more than 4,000 in Enugu State. They are more than 5,000 in Lagos. They are more than 2000 in Abia and so on. It’s not what a Commissioner can handle.…
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Chike Okoye, PhD is a Professor of Poetry and Postcolonial Literatures with special interest in Criticism and Cultural Studies. He is popularly known as “Ududo” (Spider). A former ASUU Vice Chairperson, former Head and Chair of English Department, Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, he was also the University Orator. He was appointed Dean and Director of the School of General Studies of Olivia University, Bujumbura, Burundi while on research leave there in 2022/23. Since his MA and PhD between 2000 and 2010, he has studied performance poetry from indigenous forms and has continued into the modern form of spoken word poetry…
The Ebonyi State Government under the governorship of Francis Nwifuru has announced the portfolios of its Commissioners on Tuesday, 20th of June, 2023 at the occasion of their inauguration in the Government House, Abakaliki. Recall that the Governor last week appointed 35 persons as Commissioners pending their successful screening at the House of Assembly. In a document released to the public by the New Media Assistant to the Governor, Leo Oketa, the following portfolios were attached to the Commissioners: HONOURABLE COMMISSIONERS OF EBONYI STATE AND THEIR MINISTRIES 1. Engr. Stanley Lebechi Mbam – Works and Transport 2. Dr. Leonard…
President of Nigeria, Senator Bola Tinubu has made fresh appointments into the armed forces of the country. Shocking on the long list is the absence of the people of the South East on the list which has raised hues. According to a press release from the office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, the list is below: OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE FEDERATION PRESS & PUBLIC RELATIONS DEPARTMENT June 19, 2023 PRESS RELEASE *PRESIDENT TINUBU RETIRES ALL SERVICE CHIEFS, ADVISERS, COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF CUSTOMS, APPOINTS NEW ONES* President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, has…
The Anambra police command has rescued women it said were lured to a hotel in Awka from different states of Nigeria by some people whose mission was to turn them into sex toys. According to the spokesman of the command, DSP Tochukwu Ikenga, the suspects were arrested on a tipoff in a hotel in Awka, capital of Anambra State, Nigeria. His statement reads: Following the information received from Anambra State Ministry of Women and Social Welfare yesterday 18/6/2023 by 6:00 pm, Police Operatives stormed a hotel in Awka and rescued 9 girls within the age bracket of 15-23years, used for…
Nwoba Chika Nwoba writes: Sen. (Dr) Orji-Uzo Kalu is a media mogul. He knows what publicity means and how to achieve it at any given point in time. Of course, he’s the owner of The Sun Newspaper, New Telegraph Newspaper and IgbereTV. He’s contesting the seat of Senate President in the election that’ll hold on Tuesday, this week. So, giving effect to this, he had to break into tears and make some statements that evoked sobriety and solemnity. That episode indubitably must attract to him some kind of consideration ahead of the election. The truth is that Sen. Orji-Uzo Kalu…
Anambra State University has promoted some of its lecturers to Professorship and Associate Professorship ranks recently. The University renamed to the Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University (COOU) in Anambra state promoted 18 senior lecturers to professorship rank at its 73rd meeting. The decision was witnessed by the state’s Commissioner for Education and the Vice Chancellor in also in attendance. Seven other members of the academic staff were also promoted. Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu University’s spokesman, Harrison Madubueze, disclosed this in a statement released to the press. The event was graced by the Anambra state Commissioner for Education, Prof. Ngozi Chuma-Udeh, the Vice…
A digital technology tutor, Alex Ifeanyi has explained why social media users find it hard getting much reactions on their posts, using Facebook as a case of study. He explained it below: “Why a few people comment and like your Facebook posts even when you have up to 10,000 followers and Friends (Updated) Stop deleting some friends in the name of “they are monitoring spirits” Most of those people you are unfriending never saw your post for over a month. Check yourself: you have about 5,000 friends but how many of them do you see their posts in a week?…
Former economic adviser to former president of Nigeria and university doyen, Professor Pat Utomi has reacted to the list of prospective ministerial appointees in the cabinet of President Tinubu making the rounds on social media platforms. Two days ago, a list of eminent Nigerians was published on social media purporting their appointments into different offices of the APC- led Federal Government of Nigeria. On the list is the Delta State born academic and economics giant, Professor Pat Utomi wherein he was purportedly appointed Minister of Economic Planning and Finance even as a member of the Labour Party. Reacting to the…
According to the Premium Times Newspaper, the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has finalised preparation to investigate 28 governors whose tenures will be elapsing on the 29th of May, 2023 in reaction to the numerous petitions brought against them. Among the governors and their deputies are Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi of Enugu State and his deputy, Hon. Mrs Cecilia Ezeilo, Ebonyi State governor, Engr David Umahi and deputy, Barr Dr Kelechi Igwe, Abia State governor, Dr Okezie Ikpeazu and deputy, Nasir Elrufai of Kaduna and his deputy, Governor of Kwara State, Abdulrahman Abdulfatah and his deputy among other governors and deputies.…