The United Nations Positive Livelihood Award Centre (UN-POLAC) has designed Mr Ekpei Ukam with the honoree status of ‘Peace Ambassador’. The investiture ceremony took place during the UN-POLAC’s conference as part of activities to mark the 2023 International Day of Peace at Calabar Municipality Council Hall, Calabar. Presenting the award, the Director, Cross River State…
The church and other community-based social organisations should mobilise and actively be at the forefront of community-based prevention of diseases, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, Cross River State Health Commissioner has advised. Dr Ayuk who took his health advocacy, Sunday, to the Presbyterian Church of Nigeria, Ikot Nkebre-Calabar, told the church to actively align with government…
The Cross River State Commissioner of Health, Dr Egbe Ayuk has advocated for integrated programming to advance immunisation and other prevention programmes in child health. Dr Ayuk, who made the advocacy, recently, at Primary Healthcare Centre, Ikot Omin, Calabar, while flagging off the polio immunisation cycle in the State, admonished the good work being done…
This Sunday’s Big Brother Naija: All-Stars eviction show proved once again why it’s an All-Stars season. The evening was packed with drama and unexpected turns. The evening commenced with Big Brother addressing the previous week’s transgressions. A heated altercation between Alex and Pere led to both being penalised. Pere received a strike for aggressively removing…
By Frank Ulom A stray bullet has hit Dr Betta Edu, Minister of Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation over her statement that President Bola Tinubu will eradicate poverty in Nigeria by 20230. The bullet was shot by one Essien Otu, a Cross Riverian, while commenting on Edu’s statement on Saturday (August 26) in a popular…
By Frank Ulom Women networks under the ‘Women Voice and Leadership Project’ of ActionAid Nigeria, funded by Global Affairs Canada, have condemned in strong terms the alleged scandal with regard to the unwarranted intimidation and sexual harassment at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) where the erstwhile Dean of the Faculty of Law, Prof. Cyril Ndifon,…
By Chris Njoku Prof. Florence Obi, Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) has disclosed that the management of the institution had no vested interest in the suspension of Prof. Cyril Ndifon, former Dean Faculty of Law. Obi made the remark during a press briefing on Monday (August 22) in Calabar, following allegations that…
…Dr Ephraim was abducted since July 13 in Calabar By Christian Njoku CALABAR (NAN, CONVERSEER) – Dr Uche Ojinmah, National President of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) has disclosed that they may embark on a national action if their abducted member in Cross River was not returned in seven (7) days. Ojinmah made the call…
…Many are asking how she’s going to care for a 2-year-old baby at age 50. 47-year-old South African screen goddess, Bubu Mazibuko has taken to social media to announce that she is expecting a baby Mazibuko made the announcement 3 days ago on her Instagram page while sharing a video clip of her and her…
The perennial gridlock at the ever-busy Odukpani Junction, which serves as the artery into Calabar from the Central and Northern parts of the state as well as Uyo, will soon be a thing of the past as construction of the spaghetti flyover and the first phase of the superhighway, which will serve as a bye-pass,…
