By Raymond Ekemini As the strike by members of the Joint Health Sector Union, JOHESU which started on the 16th of November 2014, enters its third month, medical students in the University of Calabar have cried out about the adverse effect of the strike on their academics. Speaking to the our reporter, some of the
By Archibong Jeremiah As part of activities marking the centenary memorial of Mary Slessor, the Scottish evangelist famed for stopping the killing of twins in Calabar, the Women Guild of Presbyterian Church over the weekend held a procession in her honor. The procession which took off from the Hope Waddell Training Institution, Calabar walked through
In a week of constant bombardment from the ever vocal political crew of ‘change’ and ‘transformation agenda’, I was drawn to a picture on the timeline of a Facebook friend. The picture is of the banner of one of the popular churches in Calabar declaring to passers by that ‘I must get married this year!
By Raymond Ekemini Last week, it was an eyesore seeing the SUG Executives of the University of Calabar, led by the President, Comrade Ajang Emmanuel going round various departments to disrupt classes and lectures all through the institution. One of such incidence was at the Medical Laboratory Science department, where the final year students had
By Our Correspondent Condolences have continued to pour in for two erudite journalists who lost their wives in Calabar the Cross River State capital, penultimate week. The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke through his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Christian Ita was one of the first persons to send condolences to the Calabar
By Sylvia Etta The immediate past Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) in Cross River State, Mr Mike Igini, on Tuesday rose to the occasion to defend his successor, Mr. Okey Ezeani who the opposition APC had accused of being a card carrying member of the ruling PDP. Igini made the defense in Calabar during the commissioning
By Sylvia Etta The new Resident Electoral Commissioner, REC for Cross River State Dr. Okey Ezeani has said that he has contacted the National Vice Chairman, South South of the All Progressives Congress, APC to retract the statement credited to him in the media alleging that he (REC) is a card carrying member of the
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River governorship candidate of the opposition APC, Mr. Odey Ochicha has promised Cross Riverians that his administration will salvage the State from her dwindling economic fortunes when he is elected governor next month. Mr. Ochicha gave the assurances today in Calabar after receiving the APC flag as the party’s flag