This is a column by Ken Henshaw, Executive Director of We The People. WITTY THOUGHT is a brisk review of situations in Nigeria with intent to revive social consciousness. That people are on radio and social media calling that travesty that happened on Saturday in Rivers State an election, shocks me. As expected, the PDP
By Jonathan Ugbal It has been 31 days since Comrade Ben Ukpepi, the Chairman of the Nigerian Labor Congress in Cross River State was kidnapped in front of his residence at the CROSPIL estate in Akpabuyo Local Government Area. It is the second time Mr. Ukpepi would suffer in the hands of kidnappers, yet, there
By Abenmire Adi Sights of women selling fried yam, potatoes, fish and of course the popular akara and bread, simply referred to as ‘A and B’ or modernized to ‘African burger,’ is a common sight in communities around Nigeria. In areas where public schools are situated, you can be sure of some puff-puff and buns
By Oge Udegbunam and Mary Izuaka, Premium Times Twelve out of Nigeria’s 36 States paid the least attention to the implementation of real and people-impacting projects, classified as capital expenditure in the 2019 Budget, recording a less than 30 percent performance, a new report says. A report by the civic advocacy group, BudgIT, said among
By Jonathan Ugbal A former commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Air Vice Marshall (AVM) Eko Osim rtd is dead. AVM Osim passed away in the late hours of Sunday in India where he traveled to for surgery, sources close to the family say. A native of Bahumuno nation in Abi Local
By Emma Una, Vanguard Newspaper There was confusion in Owakande 2 in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River State following the disappearance of the body of a lawyer, Mr. Egbara Owan which was scheduled for interment at the weekend. The programme for internment of the man had begun with a lying-in-state at the Obubra
By Archibong Jeremiah Cross River born Comfort Onyaya and three others – Ebenezar Wikina, Chimdi Chukwukere, Kehinde Adebiyi have emerged top 3 in the Stanford Open Data Project datathon. Policy Shapers took to LinkedIn to congratulate the top 3 winners who are members of its network and named them star boys and girl. The Stanford Open Data Project datathon had over 300 participants
By Edem Edem, Daily Post The Judicial Staff Union of Nigeria (JUSUN) Cross River State branch has condemned the purchase of car to judges or judicial workers after appointment. Speaking with Daily Post, the Chairman of JASUN, Cross River State branch, Comrade Asanya Ebong decried such attitude of the Executive arm of Government, noting that