Gov Eno Releases N779m WAEC Fees For Akwa Ibom Students
Gov Umo Eno The Akwa Ibom State Government has announced the release of N778,998,500 payment for the 2023/2024 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Commissioner for Education, Mrs Idongesit Etiebiet who made this disclosure in an interview with newsmen in her office in Uyo, said the amount was initial...
Nigeria Can Overtake Ivory Coast, Ghana In Cocoa Production Before 2026, CFAN President
National President, CFAN, Comrade Adeola Adegoke National President,Cocoa Farmers Association of Nigeria (CFAN), Comrade Adeola Adegoke has mapped out strategies for Nigeria to overtake Ivory Coast and Ghana before 2026. In statement made available to Pillar Today on Sunday, Adegoke said, all the small cocoa farmers need to do is to...
A TRIBUTE Dr Herbert Wigwe: Celebrating the Fearless One
Dr Herbert Wigwe By ‘Timi Alaibe To him, I was Chief Alaibe, while I fondly called him: Herbyy. Our bond was that of brothers, making it even more difficult to write about him in the past tense. Death! You went too far!In the world of banking, Dr. Herbert Wigwe stood tall as a colossus;...
Efut Throne Tussle: Combined Assembly Rejects Prof Itam’s Recognition, Says Case in Appeal Court
By Magnus Effiong Despite the recognition of Prof Itam Hogan Itam as Munene and Paramount Ruler of the Efut by the Cross River state government as contained in its press release dated February 29, 2024, the Efut Combined Assembly, the apex decision making body of the Efut people, has again rejected the Professor.
High-Tension Electricity Spark Injures Two, Public Call For Stricter Regulations
One of the victims being rescued By Ita Williams, Calabar Two young men were hospitalized in Calabar after being injured by an electricity spark from a high-tension pole on Saturday afternoon. The incident took place at the high-tension electricity pole near 20 White Street in the Calabar...
Tanzania, Champions Of 4th NCF Women’s T20 International Cricket
Tanzanian Female Cricket captain, Neema Pius with the trophy.. By Akanimo Kufre It was a class performance by East African cricket giant, Tanzania as they cruised past Sierra Leone, Nigeria, and Rwanda to claim the trophy of the 4th Nigeria Cricket Federation, (NCF) Women's T20 International cricket tournament on Sunday...
UK Based Calabar Forum, Donates To The Old People’s Home In Calabar
Chairman of the UK based Calabar Forum, Engr Mkpang Coco-Bassey (1st L) and wife Mrs Helen Coco-Bassey (R) sharing great moments with some of the Elders during the visit to the Pope John Paul II Good Samaritan Home in Calabar at weekend Calabar Forum, a United Kingdom based non governmental organization, has touched...
Eket People Charge Akwa Ibom Government To Enforce State Map Law-2023
Governor Umo Eno ...Warn Ibeno To Stay Off Stub Creek Reserved Forest The people of Eket in Akwa Ibom state have urged the present state government to immediately enforce the State Map law-2023 as a step that will resolve the issues permanently over Oil rich Stubbs Creek Reserved Forest impasse...
Police Of My Dream Will Be Technology Driven, Knowledge Base; Arase
Chairman Police Service Commission (PSC) former Inspector General of Police, Dr. Solomon Arase has declared that the Nigeria Police Force (NPF) under his commission will be technology driven and knowledge base. A press release on February 27 by the Head, Press and Public Relations Ikechukwu Ani, disclosed that Arase who said this while receiving...
Pan Africanism, Africa Day And The Challenges Of Development
OPINION By Etim Etim The deepening economic challenges in Nigeria and many other African countries have sent leaders and policy makers scampering frantically looking for solutions in foreign lands. President Bola Tinubu and Vice President Shettima have made over 20 foreign trips in just 8 months, looking for the...