By Emma Una The 2023 Election Petitions Tribunal for Cross River North Senate petition, EPT/CR/SEN/02/2023 brought before it by Senator Ben Ayade against the election of Senator Jarigbe Agom on Thursday reserved judgment on a date to be communicated to all the parties in the matter. This is sequel to the conclusion of proceedings on
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, governor of Cross River has put words to action in the fight against crime in the State by establishing a whistleblower desk. He charged citizens to play a critical part in the security architecture of the state. This was contained in a press statement dated
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State governor, Sen. Bassey Otu, dissolved the Task Force on Petroleum Monitoring and created the Hydrocarbon and Solid Minerals Development Agency. He appointed Prince Ntui Ogar as Director-General of the Agency. This was contained in a press release signed by Dr. Innocent Eteng, Permanent Secretary to
By Anietie Akpan, Pillar Today Over 30 oil wells capped about 65 years ago by Shell Petroleum in Mbiabo Ikot Offiong community in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State have been identified. The Clan Head of Mbiabo Ikot Offiong, Etubom Nya Asuquo told Pillar Today that “in the late fifties, Shell did some
By Etido Okon Barely a week after a minor drowned in a drainage in Archibong Eka, and his corpse is still missing 6 days after, a dead tree fell and blocked a road in Calabar South. Both incidents were caused by the heavy rain that had been falling in the Calabar metropolis. The tree fell
By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant 247 In the rugged heartland of Nigeria, where life is set by the sowing and reaping of the land, Yusuf Audu, a weathered farmer in his twilight years, stands as a testament to the tenacity that the earth demands. For seven decades, Yusuf has tilled the soil, each furrow etching
This life remains a mystery and no one can lay claim to knowing all, except God. But every culture has developed an acceptable method of societal organization that suits their nuances and attempts to settle their incongruities. Where I come from, in Obudu, “uñwå ushîé”, meaning (a child from the mother’s village), can never be
By Godwin Otang A minor has reportedly drowned in a drainage after days of heavy rain in Archibong Eka in Calabar South, and his corpse is still missing 5 days after. The young child is said to be between 7-12 years old. A witness explained that the little boy whose identity wasn’t disclosed was going