Author: Anietie Akpan
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A’Ibom Govt To Boost Ibom Air Fleet With Two Additional Bombardier CRJ Aircraft
Akwa Ibom Commissioner for Culture And Tourism, Sir Charles Udoh during the briefing. By Anietie Akpan Determined to increase the number of aircraft in Ibom Air fleet, Akwa Ibom State Government has approved the immediate acquisition of two Bombardier CRJ aircraft. Currently Ibom Air has five Bombardier CRJ aircraft and two Airbus 220-300 in its…
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CROSIEC, Security Agencies Partner For A Hitch Free Council Polls
Chairman of CROSIEC Dr Ekong Edet Boco in a warm handshake with the CRS Cp Gyogon Grimah during a courtesy call on the Commissioner recently in Calabar. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) and Security Agencies in the state have resolved to partner for a crisis free Local Government elections in…
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Open Letter To The Governor On The Blatant Desecration Of The Nigerian Chronicle
Gov Bassey Otu OPINION By Dominic Kidzu It took an early morning call from one of the national officers of the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) to spur me to this cause of action, which I consider to be in the specific regard of the corporation, the protection of the identity of the newspaper and…
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Why CRHA Orders Investigation Into Massive Logging In Okuni Forest
Large scale immature and under-girth sizes of Tropical High Forest Timber in the Chinese company logged illegally in the Okuni community forest, its environs, By Anietie Akpan A petition from the Rainforest Resource & Development Centre (RRDC) has caused the Cross River State House of Assembly. (CRHA) to set up a special committee to investigate…
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Ajaero: We Must Fight Fascism Furiously
OPINION By Etim Etim There have been exuberant celebrations at the National secretariat of the NLC in Abuja and at its state offices on August 29 as the NLC President, Joe Ajaero, returned from the police headquarters after meeting with police chiefs in Abuja. Ajaero was invited for interrogation for allegedly being involved in serious…
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Former Governors Ebri, Imoke, Pass Vote Of Confidence On Otu
Gov Bassey Otu (L) with former Gov Clement Ebri at the ceremony…recently By Anietie Akpan Cross River State former governors, Clement Ebri and Liyel Imoke, have expressed confidence on Governor Bassey Otu for his visionary leadership. A press release by the Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Nsa Gill, the duo said this visionary leadership…
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CRHA Sets Up Special Committee To Investigate Illegal Wood Processing In Okuni
By Itam Offor The State House of Assembly has set up a Special Committee to investigate alleged illegal wood processing in Okuni community by a Chinese company operating without due registration with relevant authorities. The Special Committee has; HON Egbe Abeng Chairman, while Hon Martins Achadu, Bette Philip Obi, Thomas Aruku, Eyo Bassey and Odey…
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VON Strengthens Media Partnership With Cross River
L to R: The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, RT. Hon. Peter Odey exchange souvenirs with the Director General of VON, Mallam Jibrin Baba Ndace at his temporary office in Calabar on Wednesday. By Eme Offiong The Government of Cross River State has been urged to intensify collaboration with Voice of Nigeria for wider…
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UNICEF, Stakeholders Decry Yawning Gap of Mothers Not Doing Exclusive Breastfeeding…It Is An Injustice
By Anietie Akpan United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and other stakeholders have decried the yawning gap of women not breastfeeding their babies within one hour of delivery and doing the compulsory first six months exclusive breastfeeding. For not doing this, they said it is a sin and a great act of injustice mothers are doing…
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NFF Hires German, Bruno Labbadia, As 37th Super Eagles Head Coach
Bruno Labbadia By Dianabasi Effiong The Nigeria Football Federation has announced that it has reached an agreement with German tactician, Bruno Labbadia, to become the Head Coach of Nigeria’s Senior Men National Team, Super Eagles. NFF General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi, said in the early hours of Tuesday: “The NFF Executive Committee has approved the…
