By Godwin Otang Youths have been charged to demand accountability, civic participation among others from their leaders at all levels of governance especially in public offices. The charge was part of efforts to cultivate civic responsibility and empowerment among youths of Cross River State and Nigeria, by a non-profit organization – A Well-Informed Adolescent Initiative.
Enugu State has 68 development centers spread across the 17 local government areas of the state. Most of these centers have become comatose despite having salary-earning workers and administrators assigned to them. The decaying state of these centers is the focus of this report by Ben Aroh. In 2003, the administration of former governor Chimaroke
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has assured that his administration will be a cynosure of infrastructural development and economic prosperity. He made the assertion over the weekend while speaking at a thanksgiving service of Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong Jrn, Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, at the
By Alaba Adeyemi, Development News Nigeria On the 27th of June 2017, Ondo State Governor, Oluwarotimi Akeredolu laid the foundation stone of the Akure Civic Center project. The project was facilitated by the Member of the House of Representatives, representing Akure South and North, Hon. Afe Olowookere. For many people of Akure origin, the project
By Sylvia Akpan The family of the former Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has lost one of its members – Mrs. Ateb Janet Oniga to the cold hands of death. The 54-year-old Late Mrs. Janet is said to have called yonder after a brief and undisclosed illness. A notification of death issued
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Nigeria’s 10th senate has assured Cross Riverians and Akwa Ibomites that the 2024 budget will address the nightmares and bad state of the Calabar-Itu Road. President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, gave the assurance in Calabar while addressing newsmen on Friday 25, 2023, at Margaret Ekpo International Airport,
By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant 247 It was exactly 10:13 p.m. on the night of Wednesday, September 20. Lukman Raji, a resident of Ile Mofalakun at Ita Amodu junction, along Ibrahim Taiwo road in Ilorin, Kwara State, sat by the roadside with a bread seller. She was already closing up business for the day. Going
Aminu Adamu, Wikkitimes In Taraba State, a mind-blowing crisis unfolds within the walls of schools like Mallam Audu Primary School, where pupils like Salma Yusuf are compelled to embark on an unexpected journey home during school hours. This is due to the alarming absence of restroom facilities – a dilemma that forces students to miss