By Agba Jalingo Cross River State turned 57 years old yesterday, 27th May 2024, after its creation from the South Eastern region along with 11 others by the then General Yakubu Gowon regime. The State capital, Calabar also doubles as the first capital of Nigeria from 1900-1906. With an arable landmass of 23,074km², Cross River…
By Emmanuel Godwin Uyo, Nigeria – The name Aniebiet Francis has gradually become a household name in the Akwa Ibom movie industry because of her unquenchable Passion for the development of the sector. As the Pioneer Chairman of the Association of Movie Producers (AMP) in Akwa Ibom State, Aniebiet at all times insists on quality…
Governor Umo Eno has announced a one-time dress allowance for all local teachers in Akwa Ibom State’s schools, aimed at enhancing their professional appearance, boosting their confidence, and creating a conducive learning environment for students. This initiative is a testament to the administration’s dedication to enhancing the quality of education in the state. During the…
By Mark Eneng Today, 14th May, we celebrate the birthday of a political Colossus, an iconoclast of great quintessence, Hon. Oko Sunday Ebeku a.k.a OTOLO. As a leader who combines traditional political tactics and modern strategic engagement, OTOLO has carved his name on the historical, political ceramics of his Okuku Ward and State at large….
…Entrepreneur Stephen Siegel’s journey from buying and selling cars to owning and operating over 30 Las Vegas properties Stephen Siegel, the founder and CEO of the Siegel Group, has built an impressive empire in Las Vegas through his unique approach of acquiring undervalued assets and tirelessly improving them. With a career that began at the…
By Dada Olusegun The Lagos-Calabar coastal road project is undoubtedly Nigeria’s most ambitious transport infrastructure project since independence. In terms of scope, distance covered, and connectivity, not even the 3rd Mainland Bridge in Lagos, the 2nd Niger Bridge in Onitsha/Asaba, or the Abuja-Kano expressway comes close. It is simply a world-class iconic project. Before I…
By Lucas Leiroz The memory of WWII is being disturbed in countries co-opted by NATO. States “allied” with the US are banning symbols related to the victory against Nazism. In practice, the excuse of repudiating the “Russian invasion of Ukraine” is working to legitimize truly unacceptable acts, such as the rehabilitation of Nazism. Moldova, an…
By Abiodun Komolafe The purported ranking of states by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC), based on their performance in the 2023 Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (SSCE), is the focus of this piece. In the said publication, ‘Lagos State, which hosts many private schools and is home to virtually all Nigerians, is in the…
At least from the very academic viewpoint, war is a condition of armed conflict between at least two sides (but, in fact, states). There are, historically, several types of warfare as conventional warfare, civil war, lightning war (blitzkrieg in German), total war, hegemonic war, liberation war, war on terrorism, etc. However, according to the used…
By Inyali Peter The recently released Joint Administration and Matriculation Board (JAMB) for the 2024 candidates seeking admission into tertiary institutions in Nigeria should worry every patriotic Nigerian. Out of the about one million eight hundred candidates that sat for the examination, a whopping 76% scored below two hundred (200). This means that if the…
