By Patrick Obia The Cross River State chapter of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) has launched its “ballot revolution” campaign to sensitize residents on the need to participate in the electoral process and elect good leaders. The chairman, Comrade Anthony Bisong while launching the campaign in Calabar lamented that the current crop of political leaders
By Maxwell Effiong Some apartments along Lagos street in Calabar, the Cross River State were razed in an inferno late Friday afternoon. The fire began at about 5:00PM with the cause unknown as at press time. Sympathizers and passers-by tried to put it off while reaching the State fire service but to no avail. The
By Sanni Onogu, Tony Akowe, Frank Ikpefan, Abuja; Adekunle Jimoh, Ilorin, Mike Odiegwu, Port Harcourt, and Okungbowa Aiwerie, Asaba – The Nation Newspaper A huge division broke in the country yesterday over the call for restructuring and an urgent national dialogue by South’s Governors to fashion a way out of the worsening insecurity. Tuesday’s bi-partisan
By Chukwudi Akasike, The Punch Newspapers The Pan Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, has called on the Federal Government to demonstrate sincerity in tackling insecurity in the country. PANDEF said this was necessary in order to prove the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu wrong in his allegations that there was bias
By News Agency of Nigeria The Rapid Response Register (RRR) under the National Social Safety-Net programme said it had trained 108 enumerators in the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River State. Mr. Chris Anake, State Coordinator of the programme fielded questions from journalists on Wednesday in Calabar on its performance. Anake said that RRR
By Nsa Gill, The Nation There was palpable fear on Tuesday morning in Ikot Offiong Mbai community of Akpabuyo local government area in Cross River State when irate youths destroyed an Islamic worship center in the area. Muslim faithful in the area, expressed surprise over the incident noting that they have been living in the
By Ushang Ewa The Civil Society Groups for Good Governance, CSGGG has described as a “witch-hunt,” the recent statement of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) over its former operative, Mr. Peter Akpanke where it said he was “dismissed.” The group in a statement issued on Tuesday in Abuja and signed by its convener,
By Afeez Hanafi, Punch Newspapers Abigail (pseudonym) was said to have gone out with ‘a customer’ around 2pm on Wednesday, April 28, when our correspondent visited Kolab Hotel along Ayetoro Road, Ogun State and wouldn’t return until ‘DB.’ By the acronym, a skimpily dressed young woman approached by Saturday PUNCH meant 16-year-old Abigail was on