The glow of satisfaction and achievement that adorned Governor Ayade’s face, as he appraised himself after the test run of power evacuation from the 23 megawatts Low Pour Fuel Oil (LPFO), power plant he has constructed in Calabar, was very memorable. He doubled the excitement by renaming the project after himself “Ayade Power Plant” according
The Nigerian Police in Calabar dropped their invitation for me at our office in Calabar yesterday (Friday) as I insisted. In case you aren’t abreast, I wrote an article about the Cross River State Microfinance bank in CrossRiverWatch and the Police say there is a complaint that the article is “conspiracy to cause a breach
Phone rings…. Hello, am I unto Agba Jalingo of CrossRiverWatch? Yes sir, you are. My name is Ajala, calling from Cross River State Police headquarters, Diamond Hill, Calabar. Ok. How are you and how can I help you sir? I was at your office this morning to invite you for questioning in our office but
Before he was given the heave-ho, Okoi Obono-Obla, ex-chairman of the Special Presidential Investigation Panel for the recovery of Public Property (SPIP), bagged notoriety as a ”serial power abuser” and a ”carefree violator” of due process. Obono-Obla’s success is, perhaps, more in the aspect of motoring controversy and bringing attention to the public property recovery
This test is not his test. The hard truth that President Buhari and the APC-led Government will come to realise sooner than later is that this test, this trial, is theirs; not for Chief Okoi Obono-obla. President Buhari and the APC are the ones who on the hot seat. The questions being asked are not
Today is International Youth Day #InternationalYouthDay, #IYD2019. The theme for this year’s event is #TransformingEducation. Today is a day to draw attention to the bedrock of development (education). Quality education is the (open) secret of developed economies. The burden of future development usually lies on the younger generation. If they are not prepared for that
On the Monday 5th August 2019 the #RevolutionNow protest inspired by AAC Presidential candidate in the 2019 general elections and political activist, Omoyele Sowore was billed to hold officially in 21 States of the Federation, Nigeria. For the records, Cross River wasn’t one of the States. On that 5th of August some journalists in Cross
As was the case of the former Minister of Transportation, Rotimi Amaechi, when he was nominated as Minister in 2015, a few disgruntled individuals have set out to tarnish the hard-earned reputation of one of the most accomplished Nigerian and a technocrat of note, Mr. Goddy Jeddy-Agba, for their selfish political gains, writes Eromosele Abiodun