Cross River Govt. Sets Agenda Delegates to National Confab
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross River State Government has charged its delegates to the forthcoming national conference to canvass for resource control, compensation over loss of Bakassi Peninsula to the Republic of Cameroon Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River State gave the charge in Calabar while addressing stakeholders at... Read more
Ibibio People in Diaspora State Position on National Confab
  From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar A group of Ibibio people in Diaspora has called on the Federal Government to make appointments to any office in Nigeria to reflect its ethnic diversity. The group under the umbrella of Ibibio Nation stated its position in a statement which summarised what it... Read more
Southern Leaders Pass Vote of Confidence on President Goodluck Jonathan
  From: DianaOkon-Effiong,Calabar Leaders from the southern part of Nigeria under the umbrella “Southern Leaders’ Summit’’ rose from a meeting in Calabar and passed a vote of confidence on President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration. The group, which stated this in a communiqué at the end of the summit with the... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar   Supervising Minister of Education, Mr. Nyesom Wike, says the All Progressive Congress (APC) has no substantial  foot hold in Rivers State. According to him what appears to be the only stronghold of the APC in the State  is Governor Rotimi Amaechi whose tenure will... Read more
Enoidem To Sen. Alloy Etok:  “You Are a Failure in the Senate”
  The Senator representing Akwa Ibom North West (Ikot Ekpene) senatorial district in the National Assembly, Senator Aloysius Etok has again come under fire with a prominent member of his district, describing his seven years in the senate as wasted years. A commissioner in Akwa Ibom State Executive Council,... Read more
Eket Youth Leader Warns Blackmailers over A’Ibom SSG
  A prominent youth activist in Akwa Ibom State,  Obong Iwaad Emmanuel Mbong has frowned at the misrepresentation of the official insignia of Afigh Iwaad Ekid, a foremost socio-cultural group in the state, by a section of some indigenous print and social media in a bid to defame the... Read more
Chiwetel Ejiofor: Success Has Only One Father!
By Rufus Kayode Oteniya The British Press calls him British but Nigerians want his Nigerian root to be acknowledged or perhaps be called a Nigerian outrightly. It is unbritish to share a glorious moment! The British are right to call Chiwetel Umeadi Ejiofor, the Oscar nominee and British Independent Film... Read more
NDDC boss pays condolence visit to Oba of Benin
  The management of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, on Friday visited the palace of the Benin monarch, His Royal Majesty, Oba Erediauwa to commiserate with him over the death of his eldest wife, Oloi Esther Omoyenmwen Erediauwa, the Eson N’Erie of Benin kingdoms, who died on Saturday,... Read more
Revive PSD Forum, TROMPCON urges NDDC
The Association of Traditional Rulers of Oil Mineral Producing Communities of Nigeria (TROMPCON) has called for the reactivation of the Partners for Sustainable Development (PSD) Forum, which serves as the clearing house of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The royal fathers made the call on Tuesday when they... Read more
Idemili North and South Federal Constituency – A Case for True Representation
  By Nwankwor Nwa-Nwankwor In twelve months’ time, fourteen federal legislative seats will be up for grabs across the length and breadth of Anambra State. One of the eleven lower legislative seats will be occupied by the elected representative of the 17 communities that make up Idemili North and... Read more