By Patrick Obia A non-governmental organization in forefront of free legal and other aids to indigent women and children, Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), has solicited N945,000 support from well-meaning individuals for the medical bill of a 12-year-old, Goodness Emeka Uche bathed with hot water. Goodness is said to have been bathed a mixture of
A milliner, according to the oxford advanced learner’s dictionary, is a person (mostly women) whose job is making and/or selling women’s headwear. Millinery is the amazing art that involves the creation of female headwear which ranges from fascinators to hatinators, turbans, autogele, headbands, headpieces, and bridal accessories, among others. Millinery is an old art form
By Patience Bassey, Blessing Isong And Ichinang Ola Long queues are currently greeting fuelling stations in Calabar over the increasing scarcity of Premium Motor Spirit (PMS) better known as fuel. CrossRiverWatch correspondents visited most of the petrol stations in the metropolis with long queues of vehicles and those buying in containers spilling onto major roads
We know the facts already. We have read several legal commentaries already. Even if you are not a lawyer, you should be well versed already with the facts and law of this particular case. It seems to me that many lawyers are already so certain that the Supreme Court will throw away the judgment of
Let us do a blind hypothesis about our State. If the 38 industries that Governor Ben Ayade says he has built were working efficiently, employing workers and making some profit like Lafarge cement in Mfamosing in Akamkpa Local Government Area is doing, apart from the cumulative direct and indirect number of jobs that would have
By The Nigerian Tribune The government of the Gambia has reiterated its support for Dr. Paul Adalikwu, Secretary General of the Maritime Organization of West and Central Africa (MOWCA) and expressed commitment to the success of his administration. Bai Lamin Jobe, the Gambian minister of transport, works and infrastructure, said this in Banjul when he
By Odue Gloria Our newsroom has just confirmed that it was a false alarm that there was an attempt to kidnap the resident (name yet to be confirmed) in satellite town, Calabar Municipality in Cross River State. The incident supposedly occurred occurred penultimate Wednesday at about 10:30 pm. Contrary to an earlier report that the kidnappers
Religion is a controversial topic whenever it is discussed, especially in our society which has seen a fusion of different practices from religious groups, sects, and societies. Though, we pride ourselves as a multicultural society. But, in reality, there are certain perceptions we have developed that make us scared of others for one reason or