Now, that I have read the full majority decision of the Supreme Court and the full minority decision of the Supreme Court, I make these comments. Jarigbe Agom has claimed several times that his battle is of the Lord, I’m beginning to see that. There is no way to explain what happened at the Supreme
This is a column by Ken Henshaw, Executive Director of We The People. WITTY THOUGHT is a brisk review of situations in Nigeria with intent to revive social consciousness. Again, President Buhari increases the price of petrol, this time to N212. This is at least the 6th time this Government has adjusted the cost of
By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim As different State’s Judicial Panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Restitutions, buckle up to meet the six months life span given to them, Cross River State judicial panel is on fast foots as it resumes sitting not less than twenty days from last adjournment to trash out 9
By Patrick Obia All is set for the launch of a book, ‘Beyond The Broken Chains’, a revolutionary compendium covering 533 days of the arrest and incarceration of an unflinching prisoner of conscience; Omoyele Sowore. The book authored by Frederick Omoyoma Odorige, is an audacious mirroring the Nigerian State in 356 pages; 92 chapters and
By Sampson Unamka, The Nation Newspaper Veteran actresses, Kate Henshaw and Joke Silva have called for more women participation in politics. They spoke in a recent interview with The Nation Newspaper at the launch of the Ebony Life Creative Academy (ELCA). Kate Henshaw said: “I choose to challenge the stereotype that women cannot attain certain
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Stakeholders in Calabar Municipality/Odukpani constituency have applauded their member at the House of Representatives, Ntufam Eta Mbora for “effective representation at the lower chamber”. The member representing Calabar Municipality in the State House of Assembly, Ntufam Efa Esua said “he has demonstrated without doubt that the interest and well-being of the electorate
By Patrick Obia Stakeholders have enjoined Cross Riverians to save the future from hunger by embracing Agriculture. This was the take home message from keynote speakers and good will messages in a one-day Agro Industrialization Summit held at Transcorp Hotel, Calabar, with the theme: “Promoting Agricultural Value Chain To Boost Economic Development, Food Sufficiency And
From the fits and starts of intervening Civilian and Military rule of decades past, democracy finally settled and stabilized in Nigeria in I999. Since then, to present day it has been unbroken civilian rule. It is therefore a given and common sense that when Cross Riverians talk of ZONING OF THE GOVERNORSHIP OF THE STATE,