By Patrick Obia The incumbent Governor of Cross River, Sen. Ben Ayade, and the Governor-elect, Sen. Bassey Otu have congratulated Muslims on the successful completion of the 29-day Ramadan fast and urged them to pray for peace and unity in the state and country as they mark this year’s Eid-el Fitri. In an Eid-El-Fitr message
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
By Patrick Obia The State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Barrister Alphonsus Eba has said that the mistakes made in Governor Ben Ayade’s Government will not repeat themselves in the administration of incoming Governor-elect Senator Bassey Otu. Reports have it that Governor Ayade is not happy with some of
By Jonathan Ugbal The member-elect for the Calabar Municipal constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr. Stanley Nsemo on Thursday offered a NGN100,000 reward for information that will lead to the recovery of a transformer stolen at Akai Effa community in his constituency. Mr. Nsemo who beat two-term lawmaker, Efa Esua Nyong
By Patrick Obia “We only made an appeal to the governor to please help delay salaries payment for two weeks so we can work on this (fish out party members engaged in anti-party activities).” The above are the words of the State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Cross River State chapter, Alphonsus Eba,
By Patrick Obia Former University of Calabar (UNICAL) Student Union Government’s (SUG) President, Afufu Anthony has laid to rest his dad and uncle. Anthony who is also an Ex-officio member of the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) lost his father – the late Mr. Anthony Afufu Okpo and his uncle – the late Afufu
By Jonathan Ugbal The remains of foremost labor leader, businessman, academic, and author, Professor Ukandi Godwin Damachi who passed away on November 29, 2021, in Geneva, Switzerland, were laid to rest, last Saturday in his native Bebuabong community of Obudu Local Government Area. An author of over 25 books and journals, Professor Damachi died following