Author: Anietie Akpan
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One Mpox Case Confirmed In Cross River
Commissioner for Health, , Dr Henry Ayuk, By Kingsley Agim A monkeypox (Mpox) case has been confirmed in Okoshe community in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State . The Commissioner for Health, Dr Egbe Ayuk, made the revelation, Saturday, in Calabar, informing that a report from the National Reference Laboratory, Abuja, had…
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Colleagues Pay Tribute To Late Jerry Ashiple In Valedictory Service
The Lying in state. By Ita Williams, Calabar A valedictory service was held on Friday at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre, Calabar to honour the life and works of Comrade Jeremiah Ishel Ashiple, a renowned journalist who recently passed away. Colleagues and family members gathered to pay their last respect and bid farewell…
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Foundation Set To Open AI Center In Abuja
Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman The Shamsuddeen Usman Foundation (SUF) is set to establish the first artificial intelligence (AI) center in Nigeria to help in the development of education in the country, according to a trustee of the foundation, Sadiq Usman. He stated that that AI presents Nigeria an opportunity to leapfrog to the fourth industrial revolution…
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Hold Ministerial Briefings At The Press Centre, NUJ Tells Cross River Govt. Exco Members
By Anietie Akpan The Nigeria Union Of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council has frowned at the non involvement of the Union in current on going ministerial press conferences by members of the Cross River State Executive Council. Rising from its monthly congress presided over by the State Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey at the Ernest…
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First Lady Empowers 1000 Petty Traders In Akwa Ibom With N50,000 Each
Senator Akon Eyakenyi (L) presenting a cheque for N50,000 to a beneficiary on behalf of Nigeria’s First Lady. By Anietie Akpan The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu under its Economic Empowerment Recapitalization Programme, has empowered 1000 petty traders in Akwa Ibom State with N50,000 grants to boost their…
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Why The Prolonged Power Outage In Akwa Ibom, MD, Ibom Power
MD, Ibom Power Company Ltd; Engr. Meyen Etukudo. By Anietie Akpan For some days now, Akwa Ibom state has been in total black out causing so much hardship to residents and businesses. In the hit of this, the Managing Director of Ibom Power Company Ltd; Engr. Meyen Etukudo, threw some light on the issue. His…
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Biafra Separatists Allegedly Down Cameroonian Military Helicopter
By Anietie Akpan Biafra Separatists group, suspected to be the Black Marine has reportedly brought down a Cameroonian Military Helicopter in Bakassi Peninsula. Sources close to the Black Marine said that the Helicopter reportedly crashed after separatist militants on Thursday, August 22, fired several explosives targeting the helicopter. It was gathered that the military aircraft…
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Otu Commits ₦1bn Matching Funds For Development Of MSMEs In Cross River
Gov. Bassey Otu (Second R) and the SMEDAN officials after the signing ceremony in Abuja. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Government has signed a Matching Fund Collaboration of N1 billion with Small and Medium Enterprises Development Agency of Nigeria (SMEDAN). The fund is for the development of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in…
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Cross River Taskforce Uncovers Illegal Mine Sites, Arrests Culprits
By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government has uncovered several illegal mining sites in the state and some culprits have been arrested. This huge catch is collaborative effort, comprising representatives from the Federal Ministry of Solid Minerals Development and the Cross River State Government, under the State Taskforce on Illegal Mining that conducted a…
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SAP, Renewed Hope And The Lessons Of History
President Bola Tinubu. OPINION By Etim Etim Karl Marx once told us that history repeats itself, first as a tragedy and second as a farce. George Santanya put it differently. ‘’Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it’’. Does history repeat itself in Nigeria? Let’s examine recent developments. General Ibrahim Babangida came…
