(I expressed this concern three years ago, and I was called names…) The excellent positive reviews and responses that have flooded the Cross River social media space for the first delivery of seedlings from the Cross River Rice City to Bayelsa, are a testament to the acceptability of the project and citizens’ appreciation for completed
This case of Inibehe Effiong is bringing a lot of things to the fore, a lot of things wrong with our justice system. Today, I will point out one: Why do judges always take offense when court proceedings are being recorded? I challenge any lawyer, judge, or scholar to point me to a provision of
Since July 27th, 2022, I have struggled helplessly to sleep at nights knowing that an innocent, compassionate and ideologically sound lawyer known as Inibehe Effiong is currently being held against all legal procedures and professional code of ethics in prison running into weeks, and his crime? Simply because he went to Uyo High Court 1
In May 2015, Ben Ayade, the Obudu born Professor, Senator representing Cross River North at the time, and governorship flag bearer of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, for the 2015 general election in Cross River State, declared an end to the sufferings of Obudu people to the delight of an ecstatic crowd that gathered at
Six years ago, just after taking office, Governor Ayade made a very strong case for the abundant mineral resources in our State during a visit by the Minister of Solid Minerals to Peregrino House in Calabar, and shortly after, the Cross River State Ministry of Solid Minerals obtained exploration licenses for mineral resources from the
Listen To The Article Section 55 (d) of the Penal Code provides that: “Nothing is an offence which does not amount to the infliction of grievous hurt upon any person and which is done – (d) By a husband for the purpose of correcting his wife such husband and wife being subject to any native
Listen To The Article The number of presidential aspirants in the country today throws up memories of the 1992 era when we had the Shehu Musa Yar’adua’s, the Olusola Sarakis, the Francis Arthur Nzeribes, the Emmanuel Inwanyanwus, the Umaru Shinkafi’s, the Adamu Ciromas, the Alabo Graham Douglas, the Olu Falaes, the Abel Ubeku, etc seeking
Listen To The Article The formation of teachers is a tedious process that many people often take for granted. But, we may all take it seriously if we realize that a poorly trained teacher today means a disaster for even worse trained pupils (who may be your children), tomorrow. From the basic education to the