By Johnny Edward, Punch Newspaper Nigeria’s second-ranked table tennis star, Edem Offiong, is delighted after she entered the history books as the first Nigerian to win the European Cup Women’s Table Tennis title. It was also the first European title for ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari club. Offiong, currently ranked 142nd in the world, helped her
By George Odok, EnviroNews Nigeria The people of Ekuri community in Akamkpa Local Government of Cross River State are demanding the sum of N500 million compensation from Ezemac International Nigeria Limited over illegal logging. The community alleged that the company carried out illegal logging in Ekuri forest, a Community Conserved Area (CCA) in Akamkpa Local
By Asare Asare, Daily Post Armed militants thought to be members of the Biafra Nations League, BnL, have opened fire on some Cameroonian troops guiding a Brazilian vessel that broke down in Atabong East area of the region near Bakassi. They killed one of the soldiers in the process. Sources hinted that they had also
By Patrick Obia The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) for the Nigeria 2023 generation elections has paid a visit to the management of CrossRiverWatch, calling for synergy in the forthcoming elections. The visit led by the EU EOM Long Term Observers – Diana Ferrari and Robert Hall, covering Cross River and Akwa Ibom
By James Emejo, ThisDay Newspaper The Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), Mr. Godwin Emefiele, Thursday launched the Nigerian National Domestic Card scheme that will among other things, avail Nigerians the sovereignty of their data, lower costs of transactions, and address challenges in foreign exchange usage. Emefiele said at a time when foreign
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Conservation Foundation (NCF) has flagged off its three-year forest conservation program in eight communities in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Southern Cross River State. The program which is all about securing important forest resources for nature conservation, eco-tourism, sustainable natural forest resource management as well as maximizing forest potential and
By Our Reporter The creator of the new economic system, a wonderful investment opportunity – Compassionate Capitalism, ‘King’ Charles N Lambert has announced the creation of the Pan African Job Centre, a program that will help curb unemployment in Africa by creating over 300 million jobs for African youths across the continent. ‘King’ Charles N
By Paradise News The Guardian Newspaper South South Deputy Bureau Chief, Mr. Anietie Akpan has won an international Award of Excellence from a UK-based non-governmental organization, Safe Child Africa for his contributions to ending witchcraft branding in Africa. Akpan emerged the overall winner from three selected across the country through documentation of witchcraft branding reports