This post has content that some readers may find sensitive or offensive. If you feel uncomfortable, it’s okay to stop reading. Reader discretion is advised. Pope Benedict IX. Three times Pope. (1032 to 1044, April to May 1045, and from 1047 to 1048.), became one of the youngest popes in history. Described as a demon
One of the earliest objections we encountered from our opponents when we entered the organized Marxist political activism in the early post-Civil War years was the one built around the thesis that Marxism, our ideology, was alien to Africa and to Nigeria in particular. We soon realized that this objection was not new, that it
Being a paper presented at the second distinguished public lecture of the Department of Educational Administration and Planning, University of Calabar by Venatius Ikem Esq. on Tuesday, May 14, 2019. PREAMBLE Everywhere you turn one of the most popular topics of discussion is a lamentation on our situation. The difficulty to survive, how tough it
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The emergence of attacks by the Fulani Nomads is not strange to me and should not be to the Bette, Igede, and Ukel (Bekwara) people of both Cross River and the Tiv communities in Benue State. An attempt to trace the origin, exodus and settlement of the Bette Agba kindred as part
By CrossRiverWatch Admin One day I will break down the economic benefits of a WELL RUN Carnival Calabar and festivals with multiple corporate sponsors. When I ran the youth development zone program within the festival we attracted sponsorship from corporate bodies to run our overheads and still contributed to the general purse. Remember all those
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Bakor Nation is today largely misunderstood and appropriated to identify and typify the Ejagham sub-groups of Ikom Local Government Area Constituency II communities and clans, as well as all of Ogoja Local Government Area’s communities and clans besides the Mbube grouping. However, some three to four decades ago or so, the
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Studying a subject that you feel is pointless is never a fun or easy task. It can be hard enough studying a subject that you enjoy if the material is complicated, but when you are not even interested in the topics or concepts involved, how can you expect to really absorb the
By Jeremiah Archibong The first private university in Cross River State, Arthur Javis University (AJU) Akpabuyo made history yesterday by matriculating its first set of students. The ceremony which held in the institution’s campus in Akpabuyo was described as historical by the Chairman Board of Trustees of the school, Prof. Bassey Asuquo while delivering his