Wike, Udom Emmanuel And Buhari: A Matter Of Honour
OPINION By Etim Etim I am quite distressed that I have to return to this matter of lack of transparency and openness in the manner Gov. Udom Emmanuel is managing our finances so soon after my last intervention less than three weeks ago. But with the recent revelations by Gov....
APC Support Groups Demand Owan Enoh’s Suspension for Anti-Party Stance
By Magnus Effiong, At least thirty socio-political groups, under the platform of APC Support Groups /Concerned Youths of Cross River state have stormed the State Secretariat of the party in Calabar, demanding the immediate suspension of Senator John Owan Enoh over what they described as anti-party activities. The groups also demanded...
NUJ Media Week: Islamic Cleric Charges Journalists to Imbibe Spirit of Patriotism
By Kingsley Agim The NUJ Exco members and some members of the Union at the Mosque Journalists in the country have been charged to set the agenda for peaceful co-existence and imbibe the spirit of patriotism through their daily reportage, especially as Nigeria is set for the 2023 transition...
One Out Of 10 Children In Nigeria Die Before Their 5th Birthday, UNICEF
Andy Esiet, Calabar The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) has disclosed that about one out of 10 children in Nigeria die before their 5th birthday. UNICEF said this on Wednesday in Portharcourt during the Multi-Zonal Media Dialogue on Dissemination of Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS 2021...
BCS Celebrates Olumba Obu’s Birthday as 3,500 Tons Rubber Plant Begins Production
A Calabar-based religious organisation, Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) has said it kicked off this year's weeklong birthday anniversary celebration of its administrative head and spiritual leader, His Holiness Olumba Olumba Obu. Spokesman for the organisation, Patriarch Christ Shepherd Edet Archibong, in a press chat in Calabar, Wednesday, said the Birthday celebration, christened...
2023 Census: NPC Partners, Trains NOA Staff in Cross River
By Magnus Effiong The National Population Commission (NPC) is partnering with the National Orientation Agency (NOA) and training the Agency's staff for a robust sensitization campaign to enable Nigerians take active part in the forthcoming 2023 census. In a chat with reporters in Calabar, the Federal Commissioner representing Cross River in the...
Ayade Decries High Rate Of Maternal, Child Mortality in Cross River
Andy Esiet, Calabar Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River State Cross River state government has decried the high rate of maternal and child mortality, inadequate human resources and low adoption of modern health techniques as it partners the Federal Government and others to attain Universal Health Coverage status in...
Prince Otu’s Media Aide, Akiba, Bags Most Media Friendly Personality of the Year
Barr. Ekpenyong Akiba, media aide to Ntufam Sen. (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu, the APC gubernatorial candidate in Cross River State, has been honoured as the most media freindly personality of the year in Cross River State. The event which was held at the Dome event center, Calabsr municipal council, was sponsored by Queen Makers...
Ayade To Leap Frog Cross River From A Third World To A World Class Through Agro-Industrialization
Andy Esiet, Calabar Carnival Calabar revelers Cross River state government has reiterated its commitment leap frog the state from a third world to a first world through agro-Industrialization. Speaking in Calabar on Sunday, during the flag off of the second dry run of the Carnival, Governor...
First Female Uyo Senatorial District Candidate, Victoria Ibokette, Emerges Since Creation Of Akwa Ibom
By Christian George Melinda French Gates (formerly Melinda Gates), in one of her famous speeches, said that “a woman with a voice is by definition a strong woman but the search to find that voice can be remarkably difficult.” As if she had seen that Uyo Senatorial District had never had...