The Nigeria Olympic Committee (NOC) women’s commission will join counterparts worldwide on March 8, 2025, to celebrate International Women’s Day. International Women’s Day (IWD) originated in the early 20th century to promote women’s rights, especially suffrage. According to a statement released by Tony Nezianya, the NOC spokesperson, International Women’s Day (IWD) is a day to…
By Dianabasi Effiong The Tinubu Stakeholders Forum (TSF) says it is convinced that the next census in Nigeria will provide a more accurate population figure due to new measures introduced by the Bola Tinubu administration. According to the group, the expected accuracy will benefit from the President’s insistence on technology-based voice recognition and facial identification….
By Ita Williams, Calabar In the early hours of Tuesday, the lifeless body of an unidentified elderly man, suspected to be around 70 years old, was discovered lying near the Eyamba Parish Presbyterian Church, in Eyamba, Calabar South. Residents in the area expressed concern over the situation, noting that the deceased was not known in…
By Ita Williams Hope Waddell Training Institution, (HOWAD) one of the oldest schools established in Calabar, Cross River state in 1895 is gearing up for a week-long celebration to mark its 130th anniversary. The grand event, themed “Hope Waddell at 130: A Glorious Heritage Inspiring the Future,” will take place from March 3 to March…
By Magnus Effiong The Presbyterian Church has said that the rift between its Hope Waddell branch in Calabar and the immediate past Cross River governor, Prof Ben Ayade, over part of its land which was taken by the former governor for his residential building, had been settled amicably. The Prelate of the Church, Dr Ekpenyong…
Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey (Centre), Vatican Diplomat, Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Most Rev. Michael Francis Crotty (2nd R); Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabar, Most Rev (Dr) Joseph Effiong Ekuwem (2nd L); Bishop of Uyo Diocese, Most Rev John Ebebey Ayah (1st L) and Auxiliary Bishop of Calabar, Most Rev. Christopher Naseri (1st R) during…