Unravel the mysteries of life and death and lay claims to divinity. Life and death remain in God’s hands and His hands only. As faithful mortals we can only accept His will. I do so with the sad news of the rather sudden demise of a friend, of a brother, the Honourable Justice Okoi Ikpi
Although during the early years of the current democratic dispensation in Nigeria, Cross River State like most states in the South-South geopolitical zone of the country was faced with serious security challenges. While militancy held sway in other states namely Bayelsa, Rivers, Delta, Edo and a little bit in Akwa Ibom, Cross River was renowned
One of the cardinal objectives of an organized government at whichever level is not only to maintain law and order in such a society but to also provide for the social welfare of the people as well as protect their overall interests when it becomes lucid that it is being covertly or overtly trampled upon
Jungle justice is the practice whereby a criminal suspect is summarily subjected to the mercy of an angry mob and without regard to the rule of law. The practice is now widespread and is in fact gradually becoming a daily occurrence across the city of Calabar. Hardly does any day passes without a criminal suspect
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The build up to the election of who succeed former University of Calabar (UNICAL) Vice Chancellor, Prof. James Epoke at the expiration of his tenure in late 2015 was stunning for so many reasons. Firstly, there was sharp division among the power brokers in UNICAL on which senatorial district amongst central, south
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Your Excellency, today is a very special day in your life and I’m glad to join all Crossriverians at different stations and strata of life at home and abroad to celebrate this day with you. Sir, I’ve refused to be in the vanguard of those who are still reeling in the contention
It was Roy T. Bennett who said “Leaders are limited by their vision rather than by their abilities.” The first step towards creating the future that we desire is seeing a vision of that future. Vision according to the Oxford Dictionary is the faculty or state of being able to see, the ability to think
The university as a center of learning and research and a microcosm of the society must be exemplary and set standards for the larger society even as it strives to build the leaders of tomorrow. This is the philosophy which the new Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. Zana Akpagu is driven by