From: Diana Okon-Effiong ,Calabar Elders and Leaders of Eket Senatorial district have condemned recent purported endorsement of three aspirants from the zone by a group called Elders Forum of Akwa Ibom South as the only aspirants for the 2015 governorship election in Akwa Ibom State. A recent publication in... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River has said that the State was not hosting the 2014 National Sports Festival to win at all cost. Imoke said this Friday night in Calabar while officially unveiling the logo for the 19th National Sports Festival tagged “Centenary Games,... Read more
The Delta State Government has denied paying ransom to the abductors of Ebikeme Clark, son of Chief E.K. Clark to secure his recent release. In a statement made available to Africanewscircle.com, the Secretary to the Delta State Government, Comrade Ovuozorie Macaulay said the speculation of ransom to secure the... Read more
By Victor Unuyu & Bassey Uwe Of recent, there has been a re-insurgence of cheap blackmails by faceless individuals and their surrogates who take pleasure in disparaging the person and government of His Excellency, Chief (Dr) Godswill Akpabio, CON; however, as major stakeholder and with a firm belief... Read more
A huge burden has been lifted at the University of Benin, UNIBEN, as students who have been experiencing accommodation difficulties on campus now have access to a 696-bed, modern hostel built and delivered by the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC. The commissioning and handing over of the hostel turned... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has lamented the death of former President General of Ohazaeze Ndigbo, Ambassador Ralph Uwechue who passed away on Thursday at Ogwashi-Uku, Delta State. Governor Uduaghan in a statement by his Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Sunny Ogefere described the late Uwechue as... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Asaba Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan has signed a 451 billion naira 2014 Appropriation Bill into law with an assurance that more money would be spent on capital projects this year for the benefits of Deltans. Dr. Uduaghan while signing the 2014 Appropriation Bill and... Read more
A landmark achievement for Nigeria’s agriculture was marked when bread made from 100 per cent Nigerian wheat was launched. The bread made from better adaptable breeds of wheat that produce more than twice per hectare of what was tried in the ’80s signaled a major break in Nigeria’s agricultural... Read more
Stakeholders and elders from Ikono/Ini Federal Constituency have appealed to Governor Godswill Akpabio to forgive them over the recent media attacks on him by their son, Senator Alloysius Etok. At a well-attended town hall meeting at the Ikono local government headquarters,Ibiaku Ntok Okpo, the Ikono/Ini people told the Governor... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross River State Government and General Electric (GE) Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to build a training facility at the Government Technical College, Ikot Effanga, Calabar. The training which would cost $1.2million will be used to build capacity for its manpower needs... Read more
