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 … Read more
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 … Read more
As 29th May, 2023 approaches, Iyierioba.com has been able to find through grapevine names of persons the incoming government in Ebonyi State will announce for appointments on the 29th May for the takeoff of the Francis Nwifuru Government. 1. Chief Press Secretary to the Governor: We have got from grapevine that the APC’s new governor … Read more
Hon. Afam Ogene representing Ogbaru Federal Constituency has been elected by the 35 members of the Labour Party who won election into the House of Representatives in 2023. Hon. Ogene has been in the House of Representatives on the platform of PDP and in 2023 recontested on the platform of Labour Party and won. He’s … Read more
The Nigerian police has announced the arrest of the INEC commissioner for Adamawa State who bypassed protocol to declare the APC governorship candidate in Adamawa State, Sen. Aisha Binani Governor elect even as he was not the returning officer of the election. The police statement reads: “ADAMAWA POLLS: INEC REC IN POLICE CUSTODY AS … Read more
The Speaker of the Abia State House of Assembly, Rt Hon. Chinedum Orji has been impeached by eighteen of the twenty four membership of the Assembly. The Deputy Speaker, Hon. Ifeanyi Uchendu representing Ohafia South Constituency confirmed the impeachment while fielding questions from journalists. A visual showing Hon. Ginger Onwusibe, Hon. Munachim Alozie, Solomon Akpulonu, … Read more
The governor of Anambra State, Professor Chukwuma Soludo has appointed an industrialist, Chief Christian Udechukwu as the new Commissioner for Industry in Anambra State. The industrialist is from Nnewi North LGA of Anambra State. In a writeup by the former General Manager of the Anambra Broadcasting Service, Dr Uche Nworah, he described Udechukwu as a … Read more
PDP National Publicity Secretary Rejects INEC Declaration of APC as Winner in Ogun State Governorship Election Gentlemen of the Press, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has reviewed the conduct of the Saturday, March 18, 2023 Governorship election in Ogun State and observed with concern that the result as declared by Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) … Read more
The President elect, Federal Republic of Nigeria, Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu has constituted committees and their head to plan his inauguration as President of Nigeria on the 29th of May, 2023 at the Eagle Square, Abuja. The heads of the committees are as follows: President-elect, Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has submitted 14 more names into … Read more
Ebonyi Fortunes: Revisiting the Nigercem, Nkalagu ▪︎Nwoba Chika Nwoba In 1954, limestone in voluminous proportion was discovered in a community called Nkalagu, present-day Ebonyi State. The discovery was activated into production with the establishment of the Nigeria Cement Company Limited(Nigercem) in 1957 with the production facility and staff quarters in the community. The component communities … Read more