Cross River Govt Warms Against Indiscriminate Bush Burning
The Cross River state government has warned residents of the state against indiscriminate bush burning. The State Commissioner for Environment Hon. Moses Osogi gave the admonition in his office in Calabar at weekend while reacting to the recent incident of fire outbreak which took place along Bishiri road in Obudu Local Government Area of...
Akwa Ibom And Edo Set Up For PWC U17 Finals In South-south
By Akanimo Kufre After three days of grueling cricket actions at Edo Boys High School,Benin City, the contenders were sorted from the pretenders as Akwa Ibom Boys booked tickets for the zonal finals with host Edo State. On Sunday's first match, Akwa Ibom walloped Rivers U17 Boys by 143 runs. Akwa...
PWC U17 Cricket Championship: New Stars Unearthed As Edo Leads In South-South
...Akwa Ibom Girls Take Rivers To the Cleaners By Akanimo Kufre The joy of being chosen to represent the state squad has now turned into a test of performance on the pitch, as cricket action for the south-south boys began last Friday. On Friday, Edo State had a...
AFCON 2023: Super Eagles Beat Indomitable Lions, Set Quarter-Finals With Angola
Mass attack, mass defence: Osimhen, Calvin Bassey, Ekong and Semi Ajayi set to truncate a Cameroonian onslaught. Nigeria's Super Eagles reached the Africa Cup of Nations quarter-finals after eliminating Cameroon from the continent’s flagship football championship on Saturday. The Super Eagles, who took seven out of the maximum nine points...
Supreme Court Again Returns Ownership ALSCON To BFIGroup, Commits Former BPE Boss To Prison
Supreme Court of Nigeria has reaffirmed its 2012 judgement handing over the ownership of the Aluminum Smelter Company of Nigeria (ALSCON) to BFIGroup. The Supreme Court also affirmed a minimum of 30 days jail term and N10 million fine on Mr. Alex Okoh who until recently was the Director General of Bureau of Public...
Akwa Ibom First Lady To Partner MWAN In Fight Against Breast Cancer
The wife of Akwa Ibom Governor, Pastor Patience Umo Eno (R) with MWAN President, Akwa Ibom State Branch, Dr Uduak Usanga at the prayer meeting The wife of Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Patience Umo Eno, has indicated her interest in partnering with the Medical Women’s Association of Nigeria (MWAN), Akwa Ibom State Branch,...
NCF/ PWC National U-17 Cricket Championship: South-South Zonal Elimination
...Boys Events/ Fixtures 30 Overs Group AEdoDeltaAkwa Ibom. Group B.RiversCross River. Day 1.Match 1 | Edo vs Delta.Match 2 | Rivers vs Cross Rivers. Day 2.Match 3 | Edo vs Akwa IbomMatch 4 | Delta vs Akwa Ibom. Day 3 | Semi...
Excitement, Expectations Build Up As 2024 NCF/ PWC National U17 Cricket kicks-off
By Akanimo Kufre The 5th edition of the most exciting youth cricket festival in Nigeria is set to kick off this Friday across the country in 6 zones with zonal eliminations. According to the Nigeria Cricket Federation,(NCF) Development Manager South, Mr. Tonye Timinadi, 32 states are registered for the zonal playoffs...
UNICEF Calls For A Free, Competency-Based Education System In Nigeria
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has advocated for a free and competency-based education system in Nigeria. This was contained in a communique issued on Wednesday at the end of One-Day Multi-Zonal Press Conference, Organized by UNICEF in collaboration with Broadcasting Corporation of Abia State (BCA) marking the International Day of Education in Enugu.
SSFCL 2024: Smashers, Idia Royals Maintain Unbeaten Run As Esther Sandy Outshines Other Batters
By Akanimo Kufre Smashers Cricket Club (CC) of Uyo, the current South-South Female Cricket League title defenders, are determined to retain the league 2024 trophy after going undefeated in their first three games. India Royals also maintained their perfect record in the Benin Zone after defeating Adolor Amazon by 9 wickets.