By Godwin Otang Stakeholders at the forefront to end witchcraft branding in Cross River and Akwa Ibom States have blamed the act on institutional failures, government oversights, and Nollywood fiction films that depict characters as witches or wizards. These fingers were pointed during a Town Hall meeting held at the Old Residency, National Museums and
By Godwin Otang Suspected brake failure has left four staff of the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) injured in Calabar, Cross River State. The incident occurred along Marian Road by Mary Slessor Roundabout in the prime hours of the day, when the vehicle loaded with refuse failed brake and swerved to the side of the
Words are powerful but can be lost when used arbitrarily and out of context. For those given to trifle and populism, it is easy to use certain words out of season in the hope to titillate a tiny segment of their naysayers’ horde. It is pertinent, to begin with the simplest aspect of the word
By Friday Okeregbe, Channels Television The joint National Executive Council of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) have suspended the nationwide strike which entered its second day on Wednesday. The decision was reached at a meeting on Wednesday that deliberated on the outcome of an earlier interface with
By Sylvia Akpan The Albino Foundation (TAF) Africa has carried out a sensitization exercise frowning against discrimination against Persons With Disabilities in public, private sector and in governance in Cross River State. In an event held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, facilitated by Dr. Owoade Philip Adeleke, the Foundation also sued for equal
It’s 170 days already in office and remaining 1,290 days to the end of the first tenure of Governor Prince Otu. For me, I will always say my own. I can make mistakes sometimes like I always do, but I honestly will not go out of my way to just bad mouth anyone. One thing
By Charity Ohotu Cross River State Deputy Governor, Rt. Honorable Peter Odey has attended the 3rd Conference of the African Sub-Sovereign Government Network which is geared towards strengthening economic ties. Held at the Intra-African Trade Fair in Cairo, Egypt, and organized by the African Export-Import Bank, Afreximbank, Honorable Odey who represented Governor Bassey Otu at
By Emmanuel Egobiambu, Channels Television The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says the old N200, N500, and N1,000 notes are to remain legal tender indefinitely. While new currency notes were introduced last year with the old ones set to cease as legal tender, the apex bank on Tuesday extended “the legal tender status deadline of