If you have used the Roman numerals before, you will notice easily that the figure “zero” has not always been around. The world, for a very long time, did not know and did not make use of zero. But today, it’s unthinkable to do mathematics, languages, or live without the zero, nought, nil, or nada,
The Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has put forward the right foot to kick start the movement of a new transformed Cross River State that can accommodate everyone no matter the divergent interests based on political affiliation, tribe, culture, and religion. We commend Governor Otu for passing the constitutional litmus test of the 60-day constitutional
The civil service plays one of the most critical roles in the effective functioning of any government. It serves as the backbone of administrative machinery, responsible for implementing government policies and delivering services to the people. The civil service has often been touted as “the engine room of government.” That phraseology is not far-fetched by
The Governor of Cross River State, Senator (Prince) Bassey Edet Otu appears to have found the magic wand needed to address the grossly deteriorating security challenges in Akpabuyo and Bakassi Local Government Areas that obviously had defied previous security measures. The reason for the grand security success is obvious, the retired General and his crack
In a landmark move for the nation’s energy sector, President Bola Tinubu recently assented to the Electricity Bill which is now known as The Electricity Act (2023). Essentially, the Act aims at revolutionising the power industry in Nigeria. Now, the spotlight shifts to individual states and their governors to leverage this transformative legislation for the
One cold morning, from my classroom window, I could see more than one thousand bicycles in the bicycle park at the Wageningen University premises. I began to wonder how the owners could easily locate their bicycles. It was my early days in the Netherlands a couple of years back as a master’s student. As the
Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor, who was murdered by youths in Old Netim, Akamkpa is a member of the Catholic Women Organization, CWO. The mothers of the two boys who died in a ghastly car crash, for which Mrs. Martina is accused of killing via witchcraft, are also both members of the CWO. Mrs. Martina Itagbor
If we don’t, then we may have moved from frying pan to fire. First, the Anti-Deforestation Committee is populated by timber thieves who are emotionally blackmailing him with “na we work for your election.” Lease agreement for Cally Aircraft, signed with a company that has no business whatsoever with aviation. And now, the vehicle recovery