Gov. Bassey Otu (R) and his Borno State counterpart, Gov. Babagana Zulum. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Prince Bassey Edet Otu, has extended his deepest condolence and solidarity to his Born state counterpart, Babagana Zulum and victims of the recent flood disaster in Maiduguri, the state capital. The overflow of the primary…
A Rejoinder We have noted with concern recent online reports alleging an ‘illegal’ extension of the Central Working Committee (CWC) of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) by six weeks. In a time when some non-democratic regimes seek to extend power illegitimately for years or even indefinitely, it is ironic, and almost laughable, that the…
OPINION By Etim Etim Very few business organizations are as lucky as NNPCL, Nigeria’s state-owned oil company, founded over 50 years ago. Since its founding, the corporation has consistently failed to perform its basic functions and meet its organizational objectives; and rather than being liquidated or put up for sale for these failures, NNPC routinely…
By Magnus Effiong An advocacy group, ‘Think Cross River Initiative’ has given insight on why incessant communal clashes and killings, which had bedeviled the State for decades in many local government areas, reduced drastically within the past fifteen months. The initiator of the ‘Think Cross River Initiative’, Mr Edem Darlington, who made the disclosure in…
By Anietie Akpan The Progressive Governors Forum (PGF), has thumbs up the Cross River state governor, Senator Bassey Otu’s visionary governance saying, “it is revitalising the state’s infrastructure and economy”. The PGF, composed of incumbent governors of States controlled by the All Progressive Congress (APC), described Governor Otu as an excellent example of a…
Dr Amah Williams, Spokesman of BCS By Anietie Akpan The Executive Council of Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS) with international headquarters in Calabar, southern Nigeria, has excommunicated four of its members. Accordingly, the BCS has cautioned the public against dealing with them as members of the fold. The names of the four were…