No Cause for Alarm over Boundary Demarcation by Nigeria-Cameroon Mixed Commission – C/River Govt.
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Cross River Government has appealed to communities located on the boundary between Nigeria and Cameroun to avoid raising unnecessary anxiety over fresh demarcation of their areas. The state government’s advice was given by Mr Ata Ochinke, the Attorney-General and Commissioner for Justice, in an interview... Read more
Former Military Top Brass Floats Good Governance Group in Cross River
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar A former GOC 1 Div. Kaduna, has floated a group which he believes“ will strengthen, sustain democratic institutions and actualise changes in the leadership across board in Cross River’’. Maj-Gen Moses Obi (OON), retired,unveiled the New Agenda Group in an interactive session with some journalists Monday... Read more
Eaglets Begin Training at Hope Waddel Grounds in Calabar
Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Golden Eaglets have resumed camping in Calabar where they began training at the famous Hope Waddell Training Institute, our regional correspondent reports. This follows the ongoing renovation work at the UJ Esuene stadium ahead of the yearly All Nigeria/Cross River Athletics Championship this month and... Read more
Bayelsa Partners U.S Firm on Power As Governor Assures on Security
  Bayelsa State Governor, Hon Seriake Dickson has assured investors to the state on the safety and security of their investments, even as the state is getting ready to host the world to its first Economic and Investment Forum between the 16th and 18th of July, this year. Governor Dickson gave the assurance at... Read more
A Statistically Tested Way to Stop Terrorism and Boost Iraq’s Economy
By Teresa Studzinski, M.A. and Dr. David Leffler Military personnel in Asia, Africa and Latin America practice group Transcendental Meditation to build resilience and to help protect their nations from terrorism and war NBC News reports that U.S. President Barack Obama said “I don’t rule out anything,” and “my national... Read more
Lessons Of Sanusi’s Hurry To The Kano Throne
By Emeka Ugwuonye President Jonathan ought to have learned some important lessons about power from his encounter with Sanusi. As I have said before, Sanusi is the kind of Central Bank Governor that no President would like to have. Of all that Sanusi is alleged to have done wrong,... Read more
Dickson Visits Lincoln University, Sign MOU To Boost Bayelsa State University
The Bayelsa State Government is to send the second batch of scholars to the Lincoln University, Pennsylvania in the United States of America by September this year. The Government is also to sign a memorandum of understanding with the leadership of the Lincoln University as part of efforts to... Read more
The Bayelsa State government has condemned in its entirety, the story making the rounds that, Governor Dickson lavished N2billion to host the 2014 African Movie Academy Awards, AMAA. A Government House statement has described the story credited to the Publicity Secretary of the All Progressive Congress, APC in the... Read more
Nigeria, Realities of Rice Production And The Futility of Cynics’ Doubts
By Richard Mark-Mbaram “I may be wrong, and, sometimes I am; but the thoughts are always my own”. The foregoing words belong to Dele Sobowale, writer, columnist, publisher and as recently revealed, “… an expert on rice production in all its aspects – from farm to table”.   Mr.... Read more
#BringBackOurGirls Campaign And The Evolution Of Hashtag Activism
By Theophilus Ilevbare   Hashtag online activism has continued to prove critics wrong in the amazingly unique way it amplifies disconsolate unheard minority voices, suppressed or subdued by a repressive and despotic government. It draws attention of millions to a horrific story. It gets better when world leaders and... Read more