One cold morning, from my classroom window, I could see more than one thousand bicycles in the bicycle park at the Wageningen University premises. I began to wonder how the owners could easily locate their bicycles. It was my early days in the Netherlands a couple of years back as a master’s student. As the
By Godwin Otang Former members of the Cross River State House of Assembly have approached the National Industrial Court in Calabar, seeking an order of injunction to stop the implementation of allowances for some public office holders in the state. The order of injunction if secured will stop the State Governor, House of Assembly, and
TOPIC Repressive Cultures And The Money Woman Practice In Cross River State: Realistic Solutions. INTRODUCTION A repressive culture according to reverso means putting a group of people into a state of subjugation. Also known as cultural repression, these practices deny victims of their rights and lead to stereotyping which is often harmful. There are different
By Patrick Obia The Government of Cross River State has announced the invitation of the public and concession companies to the fact-finding committee first sitting on its owned and concession industries and other landed properties. The government had on June 15, 2023, set up a fact-finding committee on all its assets marked for concession. In
By Joseph Adeiye, Foundation For Investigative Journalism The National Agency for Food and Drugs Administration and Control (NAFDAC) has warned that unknown quantities of contaminated Sprite, a Nigerian soft drink, have entered the market. NAFDAC shared its official statement to notify the public through a tweet on Wednesday. According to the statement, the affected 50cl
By Archibong Jeremiah Becheve Youth Elites Association (BYEA) has denied the existence of the “Money Wife” practice in Obanliku local government area of Cross River State. The group in a press release said the Prime Progress report showing that the practice is still practiced and survivors are in dire need of help is staged. They
BY Godwin Otang The Secretary to the Cross River State Government (SSG), Professor Anthony Owan-Eno, has assured Cross Riverians that the new government would do its best to bring back the glorious status of the State to the benefit of every citizen. The SSG gave the assurance in Calabar while addressing the Committee of Pioneer
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has warned against the practice of jungle justice in the State. Gov. Otu also ordered the Police to arrest and prosecute the alleged killers of Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor of Old Netim in Akampka Local Government Area. The directive was