From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar. Sen. Helen Esuene, Senator Representing Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District Saturday empowered about 1000 youths and women in Akwa Ibom to be self-reliant. Esuene disclosed this on the occasion of her 2013 Constituency Briefing/Empowerment programme in Eket Local Government Area. According to her, the... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Gov. Liyel Imoke of Cross River Monday announced indefinite suspension of 20 of his 40 cabinet members for failure to attend an important public function. This was contained in a statement signed Monday by the Secretary to the State Government, Mr. Michael Aniah. According to... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Former Attorney General of the Federation, Senator Kanu Agabi, at the weekend in Calabar, reminded journalists in Nigeria of their crucial role in nation building, charging them not to underestimate their worth. He gave the admonition while presenting his keynote address during... Read more
By Comfort Obi A SCARY but heart-warming incident happened in Imo State on September 27, 2013. Two teenagers, Gideon Emenike and Chibuisi Nwafor, aged between 16 and 17 years, performed a feat which not only shocked their rural community of Umuchima Ubaha, Okigwe LGA, but the whole state.... Read more
Police enforcing Islamic law in Nigeria’s city of Kano publicly destroyed some 240,000 bottles of beer on Wednesday, the latest move in a wider crackdown on behaviour deemed “immoral” in the area. The banned booze had been confiscated from trucks coming into the city in recent weeks, said... Read more
The Office of Nigeria’s President on Thursday denied reports that the leader of the Niger Delta People’s Volunteer Force, Mujahid Dokubo-Asari, who was released by security officials in Benin Republic, was flown aboard a presidential jet to Abuja. Mr. Dokubo-Asari was arrested on Tuesday afternoon by the Benin... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Delta State Governor, Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan,m also chairman, National Economic Council on Crude Oil Theft, has urged the International community to give maximum support to Nigeria in the fight against crude oil thieves. Governor Uduaghan while speaking with journalists after his address at Nigeria’s... Read more
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar Cross River State Governor, Senator Liyel Imoke, has greeted the various reform initiatives by the Head of Service of the Federation Alhaji Bukar Aji, to deliver on effective and efficient service to Nigerians. Imoke, who made his feelings know when he received on a courtesy... Read more
The Wife of Cross River State Governor and Founder/ Board Chair of Partnership Opportunities for Women Empowerment Realization (POWER) Mrs. Obioma Liyel-Imoke has called on Faith based Organizations and Spiritual Leaders to join in pneumonia advocacy by preaching consistently to their followers on the need to imbibe the best... Read more
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Obong of Calabar, Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu (V) has appealed to the federal Government to speed up infrastructure development in the South-South Geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The Efik monarch stated this in an address Monday at the opening of the South-South Consolidated Forum’s (SCF)... Read more
