‘Is death the last sleep? No, it is the last and final awakening.’ …Sir Walter Scott Gentle yet rock solid, your actions, Feeble yet firmly rooted, your strides. Today? Memories for lovers Yesterday? Thoughts for brothers Tomorrow? Nostalgia for others Presently? Damn! scream thy co-workers. Mien? Yours, Brother man, it left wonders Hard? For motherland,
It is only you that I have been thinking about since Monday. You know yourself. For me, Governor Ayade is history now, even with 866 days to go. For you that is dreaming of taking over from Ayade, if you just want to be Governor for being Governor sake, without any solutions to our teething
I hope all of you are already aware that: Cross River is heavily indebted. Cross River is nearly out of favor with lenders. Cross River gets one of the lowest allocations from FAAC. Cross River has one of the lowest IGR figures in the country. Cross River has severe manpower gap. Governor Ayade has further
By Kayode Oyero, Punch Newspaper Journalist and activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo, says the regime of the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), is afraid of Sahara Reporters’ publisher, Omoyele Sowore. He said Sowore and the other activists locked up since their arrest on New Year’s Eve in Abuja committed no crime for holding a protest
The year has been a very peculiar one. A tough one for everyone. For that reason alone, I’ve been very careful or should I say, deliberately stayed away from being too critical of the local politicians and politically exposed (in my home State). Well, today is boxing 🥊 day 2020. A good day to throw
By Jonathan Ugbal The Nigerian Government has written Citizen Agba Jalingo, a Nigerian journalist who was incarcerated for 179 days for alleged acts of treason and terrorism after an opinion article he published over his support for inmates in a prison facility in Nigeria’s southern port city of Calabar. “I write in appreciation to acknowledge
By Archibong Jeremiah Citizen Agba Jalingo has received Gani Fawehinmi award for Impact and Integrity (GFIIA). The award was presented yesterday as part of activities marking the 2020 Human Rights Day. It was presented by Honorable Justice Olubunmi Oyewole, Justice of the Court of Appeal at the event which held at Radisson hotel, Ikeja Lagos.
By Maxwell Effiong A grassroot people’s empowerment Non-Governmental Organisation, Policy Alert has ended a one day workshop on budgeting process, accountability and transparency. The workshop christened “Open Budget Deep Dive” held in the city of Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria’s first capital. Mr. Tijah Bolton-Akpan, Executive Director of Policy Alert in his address to the