Most times when I visit Nigeria my relatives run around to prepare local delicacies on the assumption that living in America we miss out of these delicacies. They believe we only eat the White man’s food. This is far from the truth, as virtually everything you have in a local market in Calabar is also
His history runs like a Horatio Alger story. The story of that dude around the block who despite holes in his knickers, deliberately chose to dream big, aim high and with enigmatic strides, dedicated focus and painstaking hard work rose from obscurity to deafening popularity. Many, especially those unbeknownst to his history will find it
By Ogar Monday The Nigeria Union of Campus Journalists, University of Calabar Council (NUCJ-UCC) has organized a debate for candidates vying for positions into various offices in the next dispensation of the Students Union Government (SUG). The debate which held at the Malabor square within the University of Calabar, yesterday, presented students the opportunity of
By Our Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has produced a proposed legislative direction for the 8th Assembly, with a pledge to partner with the executive arm of government led by Governor Ben Ayade to transform the economy of the state and improve the lot of
“Lagos is a land of opportunities”. “Lagos is a commercial City” Not a day passes without one hearing or reading about one of those – about Lagos and the desire of every Nigerian to move over there, mostly because it is a land where we perceive any form of business thrives. This has sparked a
Upon resuming office as Executive Governor Cross River State, it is widely assumed that Ayade’s proposed signature projects would be the Highway and the Seaport, but from a developmental projection, I would rather opine, that the proposed garment factory if properly executed would outshine every other initiative, and would be termed “The real signature”. This
By CrossRiverWatch admin The wife of the Governor of Cross River State, Dr. Linda Ayade, has reiterated the resolve of the incumbent administration to enforce the Child Rights Law in order to protect the rights of children in the state. This was made know in a press release by the First Lady to commemorate the
By Frank Edima The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Adebayo, Henry Fadairo has demanded answers and explanations from the traditional rulers of Bakassi Local Government Area regarding the reoccurring unrest in the community. He made the demand on his visit to the community today accompanied by some of his officers. He ask the leaders,