By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper Listen To The Report The Senate President of Nigeria, Sen. Ahmad Lawan has insisted that Nigeria needs a knowledge-based economy to achieve its desired goals as a Nation saying that the country needs to invest in education as that is the foundation of the development of every country. The Senate
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Cross River State All Progressive Congress, APC, consensus candidate for the 2023 governorship election, Sen. Bassey Otu has commended Sen. Owan Enoh’s decision to step down and support him. In a letter addressed to Owan yesterday, Prince Otu said, “It is with utmost humility and gratitude that
By Deji Lambo, Punch Newspaper Listen To The Report A yet-to-be-identified driver has delivered guns to a man, Aji Augustine, who was expecting to take delivery of foodstuffs sent by his mother to him in Lagos State. The PUNCH gathered that Augustine’s mother, who lives in Cross River State, sent the food items to her
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report Senator Owan Enoh, an APC governorship candidate, has announced his withdrawal from the race, throwing his weight behind the ‘consensus’ arrangement spearheaded by Governor Ben Ayade. The former lawmaker had said he needed to consult with his constituents after the Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade had anointed Prince
By The Parchment Listen To The Report Former Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Usani Usani has dumped the All Progressives Congress, APC, to the People’s Redemption Party, PRP, this paper can report. Although he is yet to make his decision public, inside sources knowledgeable about the move told our reporter that the former Minister will
By News Agency of Nigeria Listen To The Report Dr. Janet Ekpenyong, Director General of Cross River Primary Healthcare Agency, has confirmed the death of seven children from cholera in the State. Ekpenyong, who confirmed the deaths in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria, NAN, on Wednesday in Calabar, said the Agency recorded
By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Fusion 196, a political support group in the All Progressives Congress, APC on Tuesday in Calabar pledged its support for guber aspirant, Senator Bassey Otu, saying it will reconcile with aggrieved party members. Senator Otu emerged as consensus candidate of the APC in a meeting presided over by
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper Listen To The Report There was wild jubilation on Monday in Calabar, as power returned after 38 days of total darkness. Recall that Calabar and its environs had been without power since April 8 but before then major parts of the metropolis had been in darkness for 54 days. The