You may have been tired of reading my essays about your uninspiring leadership as governor of our state, but you should be prepared to read tons of them, not just from me but from other Cross Riverians who are of the view that your burdensome leadership and policies are not in the best interest of
By Jonathan Ugbal The leader of the Cross River state House of Assembly, Mr. Peter Odey (PDP Ogoja) has identified the lack of political will to implement legislations as the major cause of insecurity in the Niger Delta region and the country. Mr. Odey said there were enough legislations to tackle the issue of insecurity
By Inyali Peter The Senatorial ambition of Prof. Zana Akpagu, UNICAL Vice Chancellor again got a boost. On Thursday, Forum of APC Councilorship Candidates in Cross River State endorsed him for the forthcoming bye-election to replace late Sen. Rose Oko (Northern Senatorial district). The forum also as show of commitment donated hundreds of customised face masks
By Jonathan Ugbal No fewer than 17 staff and patients of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH) who were randomly selected for a rapid diagnostic test for COVID19 tested positive, says a study published recently. That figure represents about 26 percent of the entire test population, the study says. This suggests possible community transmission
One of the earliest objections we encountered from our opponents when we entered the organized Marxist political activism in the early post-Civil War years was the one built around the thesis that Marxism, our ideology, was alien to Africa and to Nigeria in particular. We soon realized that this objection was not new, that it
Have we all, in the deepest recess of our hearts, asked ourselves why political leaders across party lines in our State are silent about developments in the State? It is not as if I know myself. I am equally thinking aloud about it and I think we should think it out together. The APC nearly
By Archibong Jeremiah A man simply identified as Kayode has just been kidnapped by gun men at Lagos street, Calabar South. The victim was shot while resisting the kidnappers. He was however driven away in a red Toyota Camry car (plate number wasn’t gotten). Operation skolombo security team is on the trail of the gunmen
By Jonathan Ugbal The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has said it is concerned about the narrative and fanfare surrounding the flag-off of the USD2.59 billion Ajaokuta-Kaduna-Kano (AKK) gas pipeline project by the federal government. The body on Wednesday described as “offensive,” the “elaborate publicity” given the flag off of the project by the federal