Western Post for launch

News September 14, 2015

Western Post, a newspaper founded by seasoned journalist, Tunde Rahman, is to be lancé officiellement on Tuesday, September 15, 2015. Selon a statement by the management of the newspaper published by Western Post Newspaper Nigeria, the launch Will take up at Civic Center Hall of Bashorun Agodi in, GRA,... Read more
Cross River SWAN lauds president Buhari for re-appointing Ambassador Okpo
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar   President Muhammadu Buhari has been commended for the re-appointment of Ambassador Joshua Okpo as Rector of the prestigious Maritime Academy of Nigeria (MAN), Oron, Akwa Ibom for second term of four years.   The members and executives of the Sportswriters Association of Nigeria (SWAN),... Read more
1. Congress decries the deplorable condition of Federal roads in Cross River State and urges the Federal Government to urgently address the situation.   The Government’s attention was been drawn especially to the collapsed portions of the Calabar/Ikom/ Ogoja highway as well as the federal highway axis of Atimbo/Akpabuyo... Read more
Infrastructure Bank announces N1bn profit before tax in 2014
  Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Infrastructure Bank Plc (TIB) on Friday announced N1billion as profit before tax for its 2014 financial year.The Chairman of the Bank, Alhaji Lamis Dikko, stated this in his Annual Report at the bank’s Annual General Meeting at Transcorp Hotels, Calabar. .He said that the... Read more
Prof. Zana Itiunbe Akpagu is new Vice Chancellor of  Unical
From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar The Governing Council of the University of Calabar hon Friday announced as the new and 10th Vice Chancellor of the institution. Akpagu is the immediate past Deputy Vice Chancello r(Administration) in the university. According to a statement by Mr Effiong Eyo, the institution’s spokesperson Akpagu... Read more
Courageous residents in Bayelsa apprehend 3 armed robbers
Members of the public in Swali area of Yenagoa apprehended three out of four armed robbery gang that operated in car that robbed a couple of N3 million in commercial tricycle.   It was gathered that gunshot fired at the driver of the tricycle alerted people in the neighborhood... Read more
Ebonyi to set up joint Security guards
A Joint security guards will soon be put in place in Ebonyi State. Governor David  Umahi disclosed this in Abakaliki while receiving the new commissioner of police for the state police command,Mrs Peace Abdallah. Goernor Umahi,  who was full of praises for the  immediate past  commissioner of police in... Read more
I Lost In My Unit, Ward, Local Govt. To Labour Party says Sen. Gershom Bassey Of PDP
  From: Diana Okon-Effiong, Calabar   The election petition tribunal sitting in Calabar was told by a witness that although he roundly lost in his unit, ward and Local Government Area he eventually won the National Assembly election.   Sen. Gershom Bassey,(PDP)  representing Cross River South at the current... Read more
E-commerce will fast track Buhari’s economic diversification plan
By Oluwatayo Alofun Following the down turn in the international price of crude oil and its effect on oil dependent economy like Nigeria, the Nigeria president, Muhammadu Buhari has reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to foster development of non-oil sectors and the speedy diversification of the country’s economy. Reacting to... Read more
Umahi charges new LG chiefs to develop  agriculture own councils
The Ebonyi  State Governor, Chief David Umahi, has charged the newly appointed Caretaker Committee Chairmen of the  13 Local Government Areas in the state to go and develop agriculture in their respective areas. “You are going there to develop agriculture.  That is what you are going to do.  The... Read more