Mrs Nkoyo Toyo, Former Nigerian Ambassador to Ethiopia and Djibouti, has disclosed that Nigeria’s 35 per cent Affirmative Action (AA) policy, was not working. Toyo made the assertion on Saturday in Calabar during a one-day stakeholder meeting organised by Gender and Development Action (GADA), on boosting female representation in the nation’s politics. The News Agency…
Former Governor of Cross River, Sen. Liyel Imoke, has charged Nigerian youths to develop skills that would yield income both from home and abroad. Imoke said this in his opening remarks at the 14th Career Day Conference organised by the Bridge Leadership Foundation on Saturday in Calabar with the theme, “The Creative Economy: Building Nigeria’s…
…says he was given the chance to choose which committee to serve as Vice Chairman Senator Ali Ndume, Senator representing Borno North Senatorial District, has broken the silence after his removal as the Chief Whip of the Senate, saying he led the campaign that made Senator Godswill Akpabio the Senate President. Ndume stated this on…
Governor Bassey Otu with one of the security chiefs OPINION By Nsa Gill When a lie is told against you and you allow the same to fester without setting the record straight, you risk losing your dignity. A middle-aged man who claims to be an activist and borrows the sleeves of a journalist recently…
The Teachers Continuous Training Institute (TCTI) Biase, Cross River State, is poised to strengthen basic and foundational literacy education in the State. To achieve this, the Institute has undertaken a 2-day training programme for one hundred and fifty (150) primary school teachers in select schools in the state, to develop their digital literacy skills. The…
By Magnus Effiong The Paramount Ruler of Etung local government area of Cross River State, His Royal Majesty (HRM) Dr. Emmanuel Oru-Ojong, has appealed to Governor Bassey Otu to intervene in the incarceration of Dr. Oscar Ofuka, former Special Adviser on Cocoa Development and Control in former governor Ben Ayade’s administration. Some powerful officials of…
Ntue-Atue (Dr) Emmanuel Oru Ojong, Paramount Ruler of Etung Local Government Area, has written Governor Bassey Otu over the alleged detention of former Governor Ben Ayade’s SA on Cocoa Allocation, Dr Oscar Ofuka. The letter titled “My Reaction To The Alleged Illegal Arrest and Detention of Dr Oscar Ofuka, Former Aide To Governor Ben Ayade”…
Businesses in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital are being threatened by floods that can be prevented. Following the downpour on Thursday night that extended to Friday morning, 19th July 2024, out-of-state experts who lodged at Beliana Suites located at 48 Esuene Street, Federal Estate, off Abak Road, demanded their money due to the flood. “We…
Nigerian cricket team captain Sylvester Okpe receiving a trophy from one of the officials . By Akanimo Kufre The Nigerian Senior Men’s Cricket team, the Yellow Greens on Wednesday scored 155 runs in the first inning but failed to defend as Kenya batted 156 runs to win 3-2 in the bilateral series. Nevertheless, Nigeria’s Runsewe…
Cross River State Government has flagged off the livelihood component of the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) programme with distribution of boats to fishermen and riverine communities of the state. Governor Bassey Otu, while presenting the items to beneficiaries on Thursday at Calabar Municipality headquarters, described the event as another milestone in his…
