Glorious Flamingos Beat Germany To Win FIFA World Cup Bronze
Opeyemi Ajakaye with her Player-of-the-Match award Nigeria’s U17 girls won their first-ever FIFA World Cup bronze medals on Sunday after a 3-2 penalty shootout win over Germany following a dramatic 3-3 draw in Mumbai. Both teams started the competition playing against each other, with the Germans coming back from...
Spaghetti Flyover To Be Ready By December, Ayade
Andy Esiet, Calabar Gov. Ben Ayade After series of failed dates, the Cross River state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has assured that the interchange bridge at the Odukpani end of the Calabar-Itu road will be ready by December. Recall that the project has dragged for over three...
Paris 2024: Olympic Eagles Beat Tanzania 2-0, Reach Final Round Of Qualifiers
Nigeria reached the final round of the 2023 Africa U23 Cup of Nations on Saturday after Timilehin Ogunniyi and Success Makanjuola scored in the second leg at the Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan to condemn visitors Tanzania to a two-goal defeat and 1-3 loss on aggregate. Some hours before the game, Governor Seyi Makinde of...
Another Look At Tinubu’s Manifesto
OPINION By Etim Etim APC presidential candidate, Bola Tinubu, released an 80-page policy document two weeks ago in a big ceremony at the State House, Abuja. I will not dwell on the inappropriateness of holding a party event at the State House since Nigerians don’t seem to care about...
FRSC Flags Off Ember Months Campaign In Cross River, Warns Against Over speeding
Andy Esiet, Calabar The RS6.2 Sector Command of the Federal Road Safety Corp (FRSC), Calabar, Cross River state, has flagged-off its 2022 Ember Months Campaign with a warning against over speeding, overloading and unsafe tyres. The campaign was flagged off by the state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and...
Ayade Presents to Cross River Assembly N330bn ‘Budget of Quantum Infinitum’ for 2023
By Ita WilliamsGovernor Ben Ayade has presented N330 billion budget to the State House of Assembly for the 2023 fiscal year. The Governor said the budget, which he christened ‘Budget of Quantum Infinitum,’ would have N130 billion as recurrent expenditures while capital expenditures would gulp N200 billion. He said, "N130 billion...
100 Days In Office: Nsa Gill Returns C’River NUJ To Its Bubbly State
OPINION By Kingsley Agim October 26, marked the 100th day of the Nsa Gill-led Cross River State Council of the Nigeria Union of Journalists. And it is worthwhile to note some of the many achievements recorded in this short space of time. Prior to my becoming a...
US Applauds Gov Emmanuel On Financial Transparency
The US Consul General in Nigeria, Mr. Will Stevens (left) exchanging memento with Governor Udom Emmanuel The United States Consul General in Nigeria, Mr. Will Stevens, has lauded the outstanding fiscal transparency of the Udom Emmanuel led government of Akwa Ibom State. Mr. Will Stevens gave...
Celebration in Calabar as Court Declares Sen Bassey Otu Authentic APC Governorship Candidate for Cross River
Two members of Senator Bassey Edet Otu's legal team Magnus Effiong There was high celebration in Calabar, the Cross River State capital as a Federal High Court in the ancient city, Monday, declared Senator Bassey Edet Otu the authentic governorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC) for Cross River State...
It’s, Flood, Flood Everywhere
By ‘Timi Alaibe Timi Alaibe OPINION For the past few weeks, we have watched with helpless agony and unimaginable pain, the massive destruction of properties by the flood that has ravaged Bayelsa State. We have seen, as if in slow motion, some houses submerged...