19th National Sports Festival: Cross River Govt. Takes Delivery of Lawn Tennis Courts
Sports October 4, 2014
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Three Lawn Tennis courts for use during the 19th (NSF) billed for Cross River in November have been completed and handed over to the Cross River Government. The “world class Lawn Tennis Courts” which are part of an array of completed facilities for the Centenary... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The leadership of the Peoples’ Democratic Party in Cross River appears to have abandoned its zoning policy for political positions going by the utterances of the Party Chairman, Ntufam John Okon, Friday in Calabar. Okon stated the party’s in response to Sen. Bassey Otu, representing... Read more
Uduaghan Urges Support for Olejeme’s Governorship Bid
Politics September 30, 2014
Support for the Chairman, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund, Dr. Ngozi Olejeme mounted on Sunday, 21 September 2014 in Asaba as Urhobo youth groups urged Urhobo governorship aspirants to drop their ambition and support her. Chairman, Urhobo Youth Movement, Mr. Joshua Akpomedaye who led a delegation of Urhobo sons... Read more
By Agamnetochi Onoh An advocacy group of Nigerian-Americans, the New Generation Nigeria (NGN), has commended President Goodluck Jonathan for the success of the Federal Government’s Transformation Agenda, which it said was steadily laying the foundation for a New Nigeria in which no one is left out. The advocacy group... Read more
Tony Obuh is my son — E. K. Clark
Politics September 15, 2014
Diana Okon-Effiong, Asaba The country home of Chief E. k Clark, Kiagbado, Burutu Local Government Area, was set agog last Thursday, when Mr Anthony Chuks Obuh was a guest to officially inform the respected politician of his intention to succeed Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan as the Governor of Delta State.... Read more
Chairman, Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF), Dr. Ngozi Olejeme weekend declared that she would break the jinx and emerge as the first elected female governor in Nigeria. Addressing party faithful, community leaders, youths and women in Effurun, Uvwie Local Government Area, Olejeme said her governorship ambition was virtually... Read more
Just before the Super Eagles AFCON qualifier with Congo Brazzaville at the U.J Esuene Stadium, Calabar on Sept. 6, Coach Steven Keshi spoke with select Sports writers on wide ranging issues. Diana Okon-Effiong, our Regional Correspondent was at the Transcorp Hotel, Calabar venue. Excerpts: Q: Are you still expecting more players... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, CalabarA former Governor of Cross River State, Chief Clement Ebri has condemned the recent impeachment of the erstwhile Deputy Governor of Enugu State, Mr. Sunday Onyebuchi by the Enugu State House of Assembly. Speaking in an interview in Calabar, the former Governor said the impeachment of... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Caritas Nigeria and JDPC, the humanitarian and human development organs of the Catholic Church in Nigeria, Thursday in Calabar said “persistent’’ insurgency in Nigeria’s North East zone required humanitarian intervention. They spoke through Rev. Fr. Evaristus Bassey, the Executive Secretary of Caritas Nigeria/ JDPC,... Read more
Ikimi, Ribadu and Politics of Defection
Opinion September 15, 2014
By Theophilus Ilevbare In recent weeks the All Progressive Congress(APC) has been rocked with a tidal wave of defection of a founding member in Chief Tom Ikimi and the party’s 2011 presidential candidate, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu to the party Nigerians loathe but can’t vote out of power at the... Read more
