In prison, there is an open-out by 9 am. You can come out from your cell and walk around the prison yard which is usually a big compound, till lock-up time by 5 pm. In prison, like Kuje, you have a small bed to lay your head. In prison, you have a bathroom and a
The Cross River State Government recently advertised five State-owned properties in National Dailies for concessions. The five include: Cross River Bagging Factory, Calabar. Groundnut Oil Mills, Bekwarra. Maize Flour Factory, Obanliku. Fresh Fruits Factory, Obanliku. Transcorp Hotel, Calabar. Now let me explain something to you. Pay very keen attention, please. First and foremost, Governor Ayade’s
Governor Ayade did the groundbreaking ceremony of the Indigo Hotel, a five-star hospitality facility, along Murtala Muhammed Highway Calabar, in September 2022. He claimed Manoj Jagtiani, the Chief Executive Officer of Indigo Hotels, had come to build the first five-star hotel in the State and that the hotel was going to be completed in seven
Apologies to Dr. Reuben Abati, for borrowing his famous phrase, “sawdust brain.” But Abati is always a delight to watch or read, so much so, a delight to quote. But what is sawdust? Sawdust is the tiny particles of wood that are formed from sawing or sanding wood. Now you know! Most neuroscientists in the
Thank you to all of you. You may not know, but your support is what gives me the impetus to trudge on. All your advocacies have in many ways helped to always shame my adversaries and I deeply relish it. I sincerely don’t take it for granted and please continue to pray for me to
This is a column by Ken Henshaw, Executive Director of We The People. WITTY THOUGHT is a brisk review of situations in Nigeria with the intent to revive social consciousness. If they could bribe delegates to win their party primaries, then, then hire thugs to intimidate people during the election, then bribe the police to
Cross River State now has a governor-elect, Senator Prince Otu. He will be sworn-in in 68 days as Ayade will be taking his last honor as our Governor. Like other States, what I want to point out applies to all outgoing and incoming governors. The only peculiarity with our State Cross River is the hyper-active
There is a traditional Bette dialect adage in Obudu about our masquerades. “Ukwom unghio-ligie” is literally translated as the parting dance steps of the masquerade. The watchers usually discern that moment from what the talking drums are saying. That exactly is the melodrama oozing from the Ayade’s insidious orchestra. You claim I defamed you. Instead