News has filtered in alleging the storming of the Abuja residence of the immediate past Governor of Ebonyi State and Senator representing Ebonyi South Senatorial Zone, Sen. David Umahi by the Department of State Services, DSS. The discreet investigation done by the patron of the Ebonyi State Social Media Society and blogger, Nwoba Chika Nwoba reveals that the rumour of the arrest was a false one. Umahi was reported as coming fourth in the Senatorial election for Ebonyi South Zone on the platform of the APC. It was alleged that the former governor stormed the office of the INEC at…
Author: Iyierioba
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.…
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…
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…
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.…
According to Nwoba Chika Nwoba, Publicity Secretary of PDP in Ebonyi State, the outgoing Governor of Ebonyi State, Engr David Umahi shared the N1.6 billion approved for him by the State House of Assembly as exit package for appointees. He narrated it as: “Ebonyi State House of Assembly recently approved the sum of N1.6 billion to the Ebonyi State Government as exit package for the people in government as the administration of Gov. David Umahi winds down. Today, the money was disbursed. The disbursement exercise as expected was rigged by Gov. Umahi. Principal officers of the government like the Secretary…