By our correspondent South South chapter of the All Progressives Congress, APC has described the recent disparaging of the APC Presidential Candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari’s age and academic attainment by some Peoples’ Democratic Party, PDP officials during last Friday’s rally in Calabar, Cross River state as ’’a belated and very cheap blackmail that cannot dislodge
By our correspondent Cross River State governor, Senator Liyel Imoke today alerted Nigerians to what he described as an ongoing campaign of calumny against his person by some desperate politicians in the state who are facing imminent rejection by the people at the forthcoming general elections. Imoke, in a statement issued by his Chief Press
By Archibong Jeremiah/Frank Edima President Jonathan was today in Calabar embarrassed as electricity blackout blanked out proceedings for some minutes while he was called up to address Cross Riverians by the National Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP Alhaji Adamu Mu’azu. After being cheered with loud and resounding ecstasy having being called up to
By Archibong Jeremiah/Frank Edima The Cross River State People’s Democratic Party, PDP governorship flag bearer, Senator Ben Ayade has promised President Goodluck Jonathan, 1.1 million votes out of a total of 1,175,623 registered voters in Cross River State. Senator Ayade made the pledge while speaking after receiving the party’s flag from the party’s national chairman,
By Our Correspondent President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan today commissioned the multi-billion 6.8 kilometers Airport Bypass road with an interchange bridge named after the President in Calabar. Speaking at the brief ceremony prior to the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP) presidential campaign in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, the President eulogized Governor Liyel Imoke for his
By John Ushie The Traditional Council of Chiefs in Obanlikwu Local Government of Cross River State has endorsed the candidature of Senator Ben Ayade, the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP governorship flag bearer in next month’s election. The council also advised Ntufam Fidelis Ugbo, the Obanlikwu born Labour Party gubernatorial flag bearer to step down and
By Edima Frank A baby of about two years old who may have been used for rituals was yesterday found dead by a riverside in Bakassi LGA. Our reporter who witnessed the scene where the baby was dumped say she could not take pictures because the sight was too gory. According to her eyewitness report:
When you speak in the language I do not understand, you literally throw me into the valley of overwhelming thoughts. I could bury my soul there for as long as you’d speak. I just could be lost. Have you forgotten that old story about the tortoise who claimed to be “everybody”? He succeeded because nobody