Akamkpa LGA First Lady, Mrs. Glory Felix Akposi (centre) with some of the students and others. By Anietie Akpan The Wife of the Chairman of Akamkpa Local Government Area (LGA), Mrs Glory Felix Akposi has taken menstrual hygiene campaign to schools in the LGA. Akposi who urged the pupils to remain clean to avoid contracting…
Finance and Appropriation Commitee Chairman, Hon Okon Nyong Owuna. By Itam Offor The Cross River State House of Assembly Finance and Appropriation Committee Chairman, Hon Okon Nyong Owuna has reiterated the need for members of the newly reconstituted committee to work in unity so as to achieve expected results. Hon Owuna who represents Akamkpa 1…
Gov. Umo Eno commissioning the 14.28-kilometre Ikot Ubo-Odot Road, By Anietie Akpan Governor Umo Eno of Akwa Ibom State has reassured the people of the state that the political decision he is taking now will effectively link the State to Abuja. Even though the Governor was not specific on the decision but Pillar Today gathered…
The new look Cross River State Library. By Ogar Emmanuel Oko To eat an elephant, first start from the ear— Yala proverb. To hunt an elephant, firstly, learn how to catch rats. This is what Ayade and Ivara failed to understand. The penultimate administration was manned by two erudite and ebullient scholars — both are…
By Anietie Akpan Two political parties, the Young Progressives Party (YPP) and Social Democratic Party (SDP) have pulled out of the Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) in Cross River State. In a joint statement issued in Calabar on Monday, May, 26, by the Chairman, YPP, Comrade Anthony Bissong Attah and Chairman, SDP, Dr. Ambo Ekpenyong…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Etim Etim The decision of the Umo Eno administration to complete the long-abandoned 200-room hotel and a 5,000-capacity convention centre at the Tropicana complex in Uyo is a clear testament to the governor’s maturity; good intentions and good conscience. For the first time in a long while, we have a leader…