By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has announced plans to again flag off the construction of the Yahe-Wanihem-Benue Border road in Northern Cross River. The Governor, represented by his Deputy, Prof. Ivara Esu had in 2017 flagged off the construction of the road, promising that “the 36km road project is
By News Agency of Nigeria The University of Calabar says three out of the six research teams that submitted full proposals to Tertiary Education Trust Fund (TETFund) have been awarded grants to carry out key researches. Prof. Bassey Okon, Director of Research and Development, University of Calabar, said this in a statement on Friday in Calabar.
By Agency Reporter The Management of the University of Calabar has ordered the immediate removal of Sylvester Ohadoma as Head of the Department (HoD) of Pharmacology. This was contained in a statement by the Registrar of the institution, Gabriel Egbe, in Calabar, on Monday. Mr. Egbe said Mr. Ohadoma was removed as the HoD, for “consistently flouting”
By Ogar Monday Claim: A Twitter user posted a tweet with a picture of a bedridden man in a wheelchair, claiming it is former Nigerian goalkeeper, Peter Rufai, and suggesting that he is now sick. Verdict: False. The tweet claiming that Peter Rufai is sick and bedridden is misleading. The image used in the narrative
TOPIC Achieving Governance Agenda For An Inclusive Nigeria And Climate Change. INTRODUCTION Governance is the process of interaction through the laws, norms, power, or language of an organized society over a social system which includes family, tribe, formal or informal organization, territory, or across territories. Governance is delivered by the government of a state, or
By Judex Okoro, The Sun Newspaper Barely a month ahead of the 2023 polls, a Cross River All Progressives Congress (APC) central senatorial district aspirant, Mary Ekpere, has headed for court again challenging the candidacy of Hon. William Eteng even as the party’s presidential candidate, Alh. Bola Tinubu has called on all parties to drop
By Ben Aro, The Whistler Ojjor community in Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State witnessed flooding from September to middle of November last year. This followed the overflow of River Obima, which passes through the community, linking Omambala River on the boundaries of Enugu, Kogi and Anambra states. Ben Aroh examines how the flooding
By Yemi Sodeeq, The Informant247 With emotionally laced countenances and a seemingly deep reflection on the properties lost to the flood that sacked their community last September, residents of the Gbaradogi community in Patigi local government area of Kwara State are still yet to recover from their losses. A riverine community with people whose major source