By Sylvia Akpan, Mary Bassey And Able Winnard Edgerley Memorial Girls Secondary School Calabar has celebrated its 125th anniversary in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The all-girls school located at Edgerley, Calabar South Local Government of the State was established 125 years ago by Missionaries to encourage girls’ education. Speaking to Mark the 125
By Godwin Otang Suspected brake failure has left four staff of the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA) injured in Calabar, Cross River State. The incident occurred along Marian Road by Mary Slessor Roundabout in the prime hours of the day, when the vehicle loaded with refuse failed brake and swerved to the side of the
By Sylvia Akpan The Albino Foundation (TAF) Africa has carried out a sensitization exercise frowning against discrimination against Persons With Disabilities in public, private sector and in governance in Cross River State. In an event held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, facilitated by Dr. Owoade Philip Adeleke, the Foundation also sued for equal
By Usman Babaji, WikkiTimes The lack of safe drinking water in various schools across Bauchi State is threatening the sustainability of basic and qualitative education (Sustainable Development Goal 4). It is crippling the attainment of the United Nations SDG Goal, being implemented by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the local actors. The WikkiTimes,
By Patrick Obia At least three persons have been confirmed dead in a fatal accident in Cross River State. The crash occurred in the early evening of Monday, November 13, 2023, along Nko Road, Yakurr Local Government Area of the State. The tragedy which involved a gray Toyota Camry saw all three men lying lifeless.
According to the passenger, they were informed that there was a problem with the nose wheel and passengers began calling it “nose ring” inside the aircraft.
By Godwin Otang A gender-passionate non-profit-making organization – Gender and Development Action (GADA) has commenced a program meant to ensure behavior change in families, marriages, communities, and relationships in Cross River, as well as the South-South geopolitical zone. The initiative aims to work against Gender-Based Violence by reviving values, culture, and cultural institutions (like that
By Godwin Otang Cross River and Akwa Ibom States have been fingered to have high cases of witchcraft branding, especially on elderly, women, and children involving torture and killing. This was the high point at the multilayered exhibition by Etinosa Yvonne in collaboration with the Basic Right Counsel Initiative (BRCI) held at the National Museum,