(I expressed this concern three years ago, and I was called names…) The excellent positive reviews and responses that have flooded the Cross River social media space for the first delivery of seedlings from the Cross River Rice City to Bayelsa, are a testament to the acceptability of the project and citizens’ appreciation for completed
This case of Inibehe Effiong is bringing a lot of things to the fore, a lot of things wrong with our justice system. Today, I will point out one: Why do judges always take offense when court proceedings are being recorded? I challenge any lawyer, judge, or scholar to point me to a provision of
Since July 27th, 2022, I have struggled helplessly to sleep at nights knowing that an innocent, compassionate and ideologically sound lawyer known as Inibehe Effiong is currently being held against all legal procedures and professional code of ethics in prison running into weeks, and his crime? Simply because he went to Uyo High Court 1
We are leaving somewhere. Like, departing from a place of discomfort to another destination. That should happen in exactly 291 days. It is important for all of us to make sure we remind whoever will take over the reins of power from Governor Ayade, whether it is the ruling or the opposition party, that we
In May 2015, Ben Ayade, the Obudu born Professor, Senator representing Cross River North at the time, and governorship flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2015 general election in Cross River State, declared an end to the sufferings of Obudu people to the delight of an ecstatic crowd that gathered at
Six years ago, just after taking office, Governor Ayade made a very strong case for the abundant mineral resources in our State during a visit by the Minister of Solid Minerals to Peregrino House in Calabar, and shortly after, the Cross River State Ministry of Solid Minerals obtained exploration licenses for mineral resources from the
At the thanksgiving mass in honor of Justice Emmanuel Agim, on his elevation to the Supreme Court, at the St. Patrick Catholic Church in Calabar yesterday, Governor Ayade, after launching the 2022 harvest theme and donating N25m, reportedly told the Bishop John Ayah, who came from Uyo to Calabar that, “Before you depart for your
Listen To The Article The life of Dr. Justin Udie is an inspiration to a lot of Nigerian youths globally. And, on the occasion of his 4oth birthday anniversary, there is a need to chronicle a brief profile of the native of Kakum in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State. Born in his