Akpan Andem Traders Invade Uyo Street With Wares As Hotel Owner, Residents Cry Out
Traders On Johnson street, Uyo Owner of a popular hotel, Alice Benson Hotel in Uyo, Akwa Ibom state is on a collision course with market women of Akpan Andem market in Uyo following the invasion of the street leading to his hotel. The owner of the long-standing hotel located along Johnson...
Military Chiefs, Ministers, Others Grace Carnival Flag Off as Calasvegas Band Wins
By Magnus Effiong Military chiefs, including Chief of Defence Staff, Gen Christopher Musa and the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Maj Gen Emmanuel Undiandeye, as well as six Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) of Cross River origin serving in different places across the country, led by AIG Zone 6 Command, Jonathan Towuru, were on...
Otu Flags off Carnival Calabar With Colours and Razzmatazz
Amid pomp and pageantry, Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu flagged off the 2023 Carnival Calabar with colours and razzmatazz at the Millennium Square round about at about 3pm with the theme "Season of Sweetness". The carnival revellers were unprecedented as they lined the entire Carnival route starting...
Killings On The Plateau : The Shame Of A Nation
OPINION By Etim Etim The brutal killings of over 160 Nigerians in three LGAs in Plateau State on Christmas eve and Christmas Day by terrorists have once again illustrated the failure of the Nigerian State to protect its citizens. Over 20 villages across Barkin Ladi, Bokkos and Mangu LGAs...
Gov. Otu Mourns Akeredolu, Na’Abba
Gov. Bassey Otu Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has described the death of the former Governor of Ondo State, Arakunrin Rotimi Akeredolu SAN, as a great loss to the nation. Otu in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Emmanuel Ogbeche, said the deceased was a library of ideas...
Otu’s Wife Advocates Priority Grooming For Children In Nigeria
By Ugbor-Alabaster The wife of the Governor of Cross River State, Rev. Eyoawan Bassey Otu, has charged the governments of Nigeria and parents to give priority to children proper grooming for a better society. Rev. Otu, who gave this charge on Wednesday while flagging-off the Children's Carnival from the Botanical Garden,...
Edu Mourns As President Tinubu Approves Immediate Humanitarian Support for Plateau Massacre Victims
President Bola Ahmed Tinibu has approved the activation of immediate humanitarian response and support to the victims of Christmas eve Plateau Massacre. Minister for Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation, Dr Betta Edu in a press release by her Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Rasheed Olanrewaju Zubair on Wednesday, announced the Presidential directive Wednesday,...
Photo Splash: 2023 Children’s Carnival On The Move
Photo Credit: Daniel Williams Diamond Band Master Blaster Band
Wike, Fubara And The 48 Laws Of Power
OPINION By Etim Etim In words and actions, Gov. Siminalayi Fubara has shown that he is a good student of history and power dynamics. He has surprised and outsmarted his enemies and impressed his admirers with the manner he’s dealt with the political crisis in his state. So far,...
President Tinubu Thrills The Poor, Vulnerable Groups At Christmas In Cross River
Gov. Bassey Otu (L) and Dr. Betta Edu dancing during the Christmas package presentation to the poor and vulnerable. It was jubilation galore for the very poor and vulnerable groups in Cross River state as they received unprecedented christmas packages from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu on Christmas day. Similar packages were...