Author: Anietie Akpan
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Prophecy by Archbishop Emmah Isong on Rivers State Fulfilled
Archbishop Emmah Isong. By Anietie Akpan Archbishop Emmah Gospel Isong of the Christian Central Chapel International (CCCI) aka “City of Testimonies”, Calabar had prophesied current political developments in Rivers State. The renowned prophet of God had on Jan 1, 2025 by 1am at FAITH MANSION WORLD CENTER, City of Testimonies, Ikot Eneobong, 8 Miles, Calabar,…
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OPINION: Back to Ground Zero: Who Advised President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to Do This?
President Bola Tinubu. Reaction to President Bola Tinubu’s State of Emergency on Rivers State by SEN. BABAFEMI OJUDU I have just picked up my phone after breaking my fast to find multiple missed calls and countless messages about an alarming development: President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has reportedly declared a state of emergency in Rivers State.…
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Police Promotion Exam Has Come to Stay – PSC Chairman
By Dianabasi Effiong The Police Service Commission on Tuesday continued with its ongoing Plenary Meeting with the promotion of 219 senior Police Officers to different ranks. The Commission also stated that the promotion examination had come to stay in the Nigeria Police Force. The Commission had on Monday approved the promotion of 66 Officers, including…
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PSC Approves Promotion of 66 Senior Officers, Others
By Dianabasi Effiong The Police Service Commission has approved the promotion of 66 senior Police Officers. This was made known in a statement dated March 17 by the Head, Press and Public Relations, Ikechukwu Ani. The Commission also approved the promotion of 20 Commissioners of Police to the rank of Assistant Inspectors General of Police.…
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Cross River Govt. Opens Technical Bids for Revitalization of Oil Palm Estates
By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Government has opened technical bids for the privatization of some her age-old agro-allied estates and industries in the state. They are Erei Farm Settlement Oil Palm Estates, comprising the following: Ikun, Urugbam, and Egbor Oil Palm Estates, all in Biase Local Government Area. A press release dated March…
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Rejoinder: Addressing False Claims on Medical Doctors, Nurses in Cross River State
By Kingsley Agim The attention of the Cross River State Ministry of Health has been drawn to misleading claims circulating on some blogs alleging gross inadequacy in the number of doctors and nurses in the state. These claims are baseless, deliberately misleading, and intended to downplay the significant strides made by the government of His…
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“Evacuation Permit” Levies on Trucks in Cross River is Illegal, CRHA
By Itam Offor The State House of Assembly has condemned the imposition and collection of illegal and unauthorized levies captioned “Evacuation Permit” from trucks hauling granite from quarries in Akamkpa 1 State Constituency. The House in its sitting last week, subsequently urged the Ministry of Environment to stop the illegal collection and also withdraw such…
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OPINION : Dubem Onyia! God Why Now?
Chief Dubem Onyia. By Ikechukwu Ani I stumbled on a social media report that faithful Monday afternoon of March 10, 2025, and before me was the shocking news break that my boss (will forever remain my boss), the debonair, industrious, and effervescent Chief Hon. (Sir) Dubem Onyia, former Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, two-time…
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Group Counters Ex-President Obasanjo on Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway
By Dianabasi Effiong The Tinubu Media Support Group (TMSG) has countered former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s criticism of the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project, saying it is precisely the same as the Lagos-Ibadan expressway which he constructed as the then military head of state in 1978. The group also said that if the Lagos-Ibadan expressway was not…
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Why We Awarded Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway Project to Hitech – Minister
The state of the Lagos-Calabar coastal road as at 15th March 2025. By Dianabasi Effiong The Federal Government on Saturday explained why it awarded the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway project to Hitech Construction Company Ltd. The Minister of Works, Sen. Dave Umahi, made the explanation during an inspection tour of the highway project in Lagos. “Some…
