From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended for the re-appointment of Ambassador Joshua Okpo as Rector of the prestigious Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, Akwa Ibom for second term of four years. The members and executives of the Sportswriters Association of Nigeria (SWAN),... Read more
A Communique of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Cross River State Council issued atthe end of monthly state congress on 9th, September, 2015.
Press Releases September 14, 2015
1. Congress decries the deplorable condition of Federal roads in Cross River State and urges the Federal Government to urgently address the situation. The Government’s attention was been drawn especially to the collapsed portions of the Calabar/Ikom/ Ogoja highway as well as the federal highway axis of Atimbo/Akpabuyo... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Infrastructure Bank Plc (TIB) on Friday announced N1billion as profit before tax for its 2014 financial year.The Chairman of the Bank, Alhaji Lamis Dikko, stated this in his Annual Report at the bank’s Annual General Meeting at Transcorp Hotels, Calabar. .He said that the... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Governing Council of the University of Calabar hon Friday announced as the new and 10th Vice Chancellor of the institution. Akpagu is the immediate past Deputy Vice Chancello r(Administration) in the university. According to a statement by Mr Effiong Eyo, the institution’s spokesperson Akpagu... Read more
Ebonyi to set up joint Security guards
Nigeria September 10, 2015
A Joint security guards will soon be put in place in Ebonyi State. Governor David Umahi disclosed this in Abakaliki while receiving the new commissioner of police for the state police command,Mrs Peace Abdallah. Goernor Umahi, who was full of praises for the immediate past commissioner of police in... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The election petition tribunal sitting in Calabar was told by a witness that although he roundly lost in his unit, ward and Local Government Area he eventually won the National Assembly election. Sen. Gershom Bassey,(PDP) representing Cross River South at the current... Read more
By Oluwatayo Alofun Following the down turn in the international price of crude oil and its effect on oil dependent economy like Nigeria, the Nigeria president, Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to foster development of non-oil sectors and the speedy diversification of the country’s economy. Reacting to... Read more
The Ebonyi State Governor, Chief David Umahi, has charged the newly appointed Caretaker Committee Chairmen of the 13 Local Government Areas in the state to go and develop agriculture in their respective areas. “You are going there to develop agriculture. That is what you are going to do. The... Read more
Reflecting on the media and social critics in today’s Nigeria
Opinion September 8, 2015
By Bayo Adeyinka A nation is as transparent as its media. A nation is also as corrupt as its media. The more corrupt a nation’s media is, the more corrupt that nation is also. In fact, the corruption of a nation is directly proportional to the corruption of its... Read more
By Valentine Obienyem The former Governor of Anambra State, Mr. Peter Obi has challenged Nigerians to emulate the virtues of Prof. Dora Akunyili. He said this while delivering Dora’s one- year memorial lecture at Nike Lake Hotel. Speaking to the press after the lecture, Obi said that Nigerians from... Read more
