By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade, has urged the 7 Carnival Calabar bands to interpret the festival’s theme this year, “Agro-Industrialisation,” in a way that emphasises the value of agriculture to the state’s economy. Speaking on behalf of his deputy, Professor Ivara Esu, Ayade expressed his…
South American Football Confederation CONMEBOL has backed FIFA and called for participating countries to “leave controversies behind” ahead of the World Cup in Qatar. The decision to stage the World Cup in Qatar has attracted renewed criticism on the eve of the tournament. Critics have been focusing on the host country’s criminalisation of same-sex relationships…
Dani Alves will become Brazil’s oldest World Cup star after earning a recall for Qatar 2022, while Roberto Firmino has missed out on Tite’s final squad, with Gabriel Martinelli preferred. Alves is now 39 and made his international debut in 2006, but he is heading to his third World Cup this year. The former FC Barcelona…
By Susan Crabtree, RealClearWire Amid the onslaught of negative ads and accusations on both sides in the bitterly fought Nevada Senate race, Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto’s closing argument includes an urgent but practical message to supporters. During stops at the Great Las Vegas Taco Festival, while celebrating Diwali with Hindus, and at a variety show with…
Eleven Middle East Studies Centers at American universities funded by the U.S. are pushing overtly anti-West ideologies, according to a new report. While there are more than 50 Middle East Studies Centers at American universities, training students in the culture and languages of the region, 11 are designated National Resource Centers, which provide federal funds….
Sen. Jarigbe Agom-Jarigbe (PDP-Cross River North) on Wednesday gave financial support of N1 million to the 50-year-old St. Joseph Centre for the Visually Handicapped located in Obudu, the hometown of the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Ben Ayade. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the school was on the verge of being…
The Federal Government on Tuesday renamed the Legal Aid Council of Nigeria (LACON), Headquarters in Abuja after late Chief Chimezie Ikeazor (SAN). Ikeazor was the founder and President of the Nigeria Legal Aid Association, an association that propelled former President Olusegun Obasanjo into enacting the 1976 Decree which gave birth to LACON. Formed in 1974,…
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has sanctioned a total of 31 officers and men of the Corps over various offences. The disciplinary action was announced by NSCDC Commandant General (CG), Dr Ahmed Audi, in a statement signed by the corps’ spokesman, Olusola Odumosu, on Monday in Abuja. Audi said that 15 of…
The general public has been cautioned by the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA) to be on the lookout for online criminals who engage in identity theft. In a statement released on Sunday in Abuja, Mrs Hadiza Umar, Head of Corporate Affairs and External Relations at NITDA, issued the warning. According to Umar, the organization…
Calabar, Cross River State capital, South-South Nigeria, is noted for its jollying. Everyone wants to live a gentlemanly life even with little economic strength like that of Lagos and other big cities, and you can take advantage of that. Please, note that I used Calabar as an example, this can work in any part of…
