Exactly 20 years (2003) this year, our paths, by sheer dint of fate, crossed. It was the birth of Nigeria’s first tabloid, The Sun newspaper. As crew members on the Sunday desk, overseen by one of the icons of the newspaper subsector of the media industry, the Indomitable Louis Odion, Christian and I crossed paths,
From birth hath the Lord taken delight in making thee King over thy people according to how thy heart always desireth. When thou wast little in thine own sight, thou didst raise a loud voice unto the Lord saying: “Thou oh Lord which spareth thy servant, I beseech thee, set thy servant upon the throne
I personally think that moving forward, it should be clear to those going into office from 2023-2027, that the so-called automatic second term is now based on performance. If you don’t perform, you get fired! If the incoming Governor puts Cross River on the path of tangible development within the period, he will get
As Prince Otu, the Cross River Governor-Elect, prepares to take over from the outgoing Governor Ben Ayade, in 43 days, it is noteworthy that there is a multitude of both those who are working in the outgoing administration and another embellished and excited horde of “it is our turn” incomers, who are pressuring Prince Otu,
The spotlight has shifted to the Cross River State Governor-Elect already. Expectedly, Prince Otu’s residence is the new mill for those who earn a living only from government houses. With only 50 days to go, the incumbent governor is spent and fizzled out and the newest hood is buzzing. That is nothing unusual after all.
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