By Favour Adinya The Cross River State Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force, says investigation will be launched concerning alleged police brutality by it former personnel. An amature video circulating on social media shows how a police officer brutalized a civilian in Boki Local Government Area of the State. In a press release issued
By Favour Adinya The Special Assistant Media to the Minister of State for Industry, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Diana-Mary Tiku Nsan has resigned her position. Diana-Mary was appointed to the position by the Cross River-born Minister of State for Industry, Senator John Owan Enoh, on 20th November, 2024. The veteran Journalist, Nsan
The proposed capital of Ogoja State is meant to be in Ogoja. If Ogoja State is ever created, my wife, my children and I, will all be proudly from Ogoja State. Bonafide indigenes by all parameters, so I will not keep quiet over this matter. Ogoja, which is proposed to be our capital, currently has
Generally, animals tend to wag their tails when they are excited and expectant. It is usually a stimulus that notifies their caregiver of their immediate expectations. Many of these tails are gleefully wagging in the advocacy for the creation of Ogoja State. A project I have remained very nonchalant, disinterested and sometimes, even irritated about.
By Patrick Obia The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) of Cross River State Police Command, SP Irene Ugbo has tied up the knot and off the market. Irene tied the knot with her Edo State-born lover, Mr. M. Obase, in an event held on Saturday February 22nd, 2025 in Benin City. The joyous occasion saw
Nigerian politician and human rights activist, Omoyele Sowore, shares his love for running and other sports, in this interview with ABIODUN ADEWALE, punch Newspaper You’ve participated in some editions of the Lagos City Marathon. What’s your connection with sports? Resilience. The marathon is one of the few endeavors I’ve engaged in that shows that even
By Chika Mefor-Nwachukwu, The Whistlers It was just past midnight when Sam Yakubu’s phone rang, waking him up from a deep sleep. He wasn’t startled, though, as he has grown accustomed to midnight calls from families with medical emergencies. The call was not different from the other calls he usually received: a woman in labor
By Babaji Usman, WikiTimes In Bauchi State’s mining communities, children as young as 10 abandon classrooms for mining sites. They toil alongside adults, extracting sand and breaking rocks under the scorching sun, hoping to scrape together enough for their families to survive. For these children, education is a distant dream distorted by the immediate demands