By Elijah Ugani The Obudu Legislative Council has described as unfortunate and unacceptable the non-implementation of its Resolutions, prominent among them being the lease agreement between the Council and Whisper Garden for the management of the Liyel Imoke Civic Center in Obudu which has remained under utilized and dilapidated. In one of its plenary sessions,
By Ekemini Raymond The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Prof. James Epoke, has led other principal officers of the University community to pray for the repose of the soul of Prof. Martins Andor Isika, who passed on some weeks ago. The farewell mass, which was held at St. Pauls Parish of the University
By Sylvia Etta Member representing the Akamkpa/Biase Federal constituency in the House of Representative, Hon. Daniel Asuquo (Dansuki), has reacted to rumors that the Akamkpa/Biase caucus of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP is nursing the intention to zone the Federal House of Representatives seat which he presently occupies to Biase LGA; describing the move as
The title of this article is a localized or rather indigenized version of Walter Rodney’s classic ‘’how Europe underdeveloped Africa’’ written in the 1972 in an effort to explain Africa’s’ continuous deprivation and the role colonialism, nay the world capitalist system has to play in it. This article draws from Rodney’s knowledge of the concept
By Jonathan Ugbal To keen observers of Students Unionism in Cross River State, protests, botched plans, accusations of financial recklessness, name calling and ‘nato’ (slang for thwart) has been the order for some time now. The most recent been the botched planned inauguration of the new Executives of the National Association Of Nigerians Students Joint
By Jonathan Ugbal The Southern Cross River State Students Association (SOCRISS) took to the streets of Calabar recently to express their support for the Senator representing Cross River Southern Senatorial District, Prince Bassey Otu in a rally tagged ”SOCRISS one million man match for Prince Bassey Otu”. The Students drawn up from the seven local
Ejike Ejike The award of the contract for the Calabar Channel by the Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA) to a joint venture, Calabar Channel Management Limited (CCM) and Niger Global Engineering Services Limited, followed due process and not in contravention of any law, a director of Niger Global Engineering Services has said. Reacting to allegations by
By Bassey Inyang The Governor of Cross River State, Liyel Imoke, wants the federal government to speedily complete the ongoing renovation, expansion and remodelling of the Margaret Ekpo International Airport, Calabar. Imoke made the call when he received the National President, Air Transport Senior Staff Association of Nigeria (ATSSAN), Mr. Okewu Benjamin Sunday and other