By Bassey Aniekan, The Will The All Progressives Congress has held its South-South zonal women’s rally, in support of its Presidential candidate, Bola Ahmed Tinubu, in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The rally, which was held at the Main Bowl of the UJ Esuene Stadium, attracted several dignitaries. In her speech, Beta Edu, the
By Patrick Obia A hit-and-run driver with ride-hailing application, Bolt has knocked and left a man critically injured on Sunday afternoon in Calabar. The incident occurred along Murtala Mohammed highway by WAPI junction, the same spot China National Heavy Duty Truck Group (CNHTC) Sinotruck Howo STW10 haulage vehicle crushed to death, a woman sergeant in
By Ogar Monday Prof. Sandy Onor, the Governorship candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, in next year’s polls has said that the warm welcome the party has received and the inroads it has made into the Southern Senatorial District has proven that “the Back-To-South mantra is an illusion.” Onor insisted that people of the
By Mary Bassey Associate Professor Jacob Agba of the Faculty of Communication Technology, Department of Mass Communication, University of Cross River State has been promoted to a professor as he celebrates 22 years of marital journey. At the 108th regular meeting held in the Calabar campus of the institution, sixteen lecturers also were promoted to
By Eyo Charles (Calabar) & Jeremiah Oke (Ibadan), Daily Trust Newspaper Cross River and Oyo States are sending a total of 656 athletes and officials to the forthcoming National Sports Festival in Asaba, the capital of Delta State. The 21st edition of the sports festival is scheduled to be held from November 28 to December
By News Agency of Nigeria, NAN The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu (V), has assured the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of support during the 2023 elections in Cross River. The traditional ruler gave the assurance in Calabar on Wednesday during a courtesy call to his palace by the State Resident Electoral
By Kelechukwu Iruoma The Partnership Initiatives in the Niger Delta (PIND) is providing technical support to the Ministry of Niger Delta Affairs (MNDA) in designing and developing a regional peacebuilding infrastructure to address conflict and security issues in the Niger Delta through the Niger Delta Regional Peacebuilding Strategy (NDRPS). NDRSP will drive conflict prevention, mitigation,
By Jonathan Ugbal The We The People Center for Social Studies and Development, WTP – CSSD has threatened to sue International Oil Companies, IOCs for not properly carrying out divestment and abandonment of oil infrastructure after destroying the Niger delta environment in the course of their activities. The Executive Director, Comrade Ken Henshaw stated this