By Dianabasi Effiong Chief Emmanuel Iwuanyawu has arrived Calabar for his maiden official visit as the new Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Governing Council of the University of Calabar (UNICAL). According to a statement by UNICAL’s Information Officer, Mr Effiong Eyo, the Vice Chancellor, Prof. James Epoke, led other Principal Officers,... Read more
A tattered “Wanted” poster with an infamous screen shot photo of Boko Haram leader Abubakar Shekau promises a lucrative bounty for anyone who can help capture him or any of his commanders. Yet there is little incentive for residents in this battered Nigerian city – epicenter of an ugly... Read more
Lawmakers in Nigeria have passed a bill banning gay marriage, setting prison terms of up to 14 years. Nigeria’s House of Representatives passed the bill Thursday in a voice vote. The Senate previously passed the bill in November 2011. It was not immediately clear if there were differences between... Read more
Activities commemorating the 2013 Major Isaac Adaka Boro Day celebrations came to a climax yesterday in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State with Governor Seriake Dickson conferring an honorary citizenship of the State on African American human rights activist, Reverend Jesse Jackson. Governor Dickson also gave Reverend Jackson an Ijaw name, “Izontariowei”... Read more
In a clear demonstration of concern over flooding affecting some residents of Yenagoa as a result of ongoing road construction works, the state Deputy Governor, Rear Admiral Gboribiogha John Jonah has undertaken an assessment tour of some of the affected parts of the town. Speaking to newsmen at the... Read more
By Dianabasi Effiong No fewer than 2,000 people have further been displaced by a devastating windstorm which ravaged a school block serving as refugee camp for Bakassi returnees in Cross river. The building, located in St Mark’s Primary School, Akwa Ikot Eyo Edem, Akpabuyo Local Government Area, was used as a temporary camp... Read more
By Dianabasi Effiong Dr. Ani Etokidem of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has won a research grant to carry out an intervention study on maternal mortality. Etokidem is a former Sub-Dean and current Head, Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medical Sciences at UNICAL. The... Read more
Bayelsa governor urges leaders to promote unity
Nigeria May 22, 2013
The Bayelsa State Governor, Hon, Seriake Dickson has urged leaders across the country, especially those in the South-South to exercise restraint in their utterances in order not to heat up the polity. Governor Dickson sounded this note of caution when he received the South-South Monarchs Forum who paid him... Read more
The Survey report of the proposed Agge Deep Seaport in Ekeremor Local Government Area of Bayelsa State has been presented to the state Government by the Nigerian Army Engineers. The Deep Sea Port is to occupy an area of about eight thousand hectares, which is an increase from the... Read more
By John Okiyi Kalu Following the publication of my short note yesterday titled “Between Boko Haram and a leader once termed “weak and clueless”, I received some messages on the amnesty program. Principally, people want to know if the President has scrapped the proposed amnesty program which was largely... Read more
