Eket Senatorial Media Professionals Frown at Anietie Ekong’s ‘Mischievous’ Outburst, Hail Gov Eno’s Unity Agenda By Anietie Akpan The Eket Senatorial District Media Professionals have issued a strongly worded response to Mr. Anietie Ekong, Media Aide to the Senate President, following his recent article titled “Choose You Whom You Shall Serve.” Anietie Ekong, a media…
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Rivers: Ibas Swears-In 23 Newly-Elected LG Chairmen
Rivers State Administrator Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd) and the newly- elected 23 local government chairmen after their swearing-in ceremony at Government House, Port Harcourt on Monday . By Dianabasi Effiong The Administrator of Rivers State, Vice Adm. Ibok-Ete Ibas (Rtd), has sworn in the 23 newly-elected Local Government Chairmen with the charge for them…
Retired Judge Cries Foul over Arraignment, Seeks Gov Otu’s intervention in Henshaw Town Crisis
As crisis in Henshaw Town community of Calabar South continues without any immediate hope of reconciliation in sight, a retired High Court Judge, Justice Charles Efanga Archibong has appealed to Gov Bassey Otu to intervene in the lingering crisis. In a letter, sited by our reporter, and addressed to Gov Otu, Justice Archibong sought an…
Why the Senate Must Rethink the NCTRN Bill Before It Tears Us Apart
By Ogar Emmanuel Oko This piece was almost concluded and billed for publication on August 9th. However, due to the vicissitudes of life, it has tarried until now. On that fateful Saturday, August 9th, I left for my usual exercise. Upon returning, I was informed of the demise of my older brother, Mr. Ogar Solomon…
One Day, Four Milestones: A New Chapter for Cross River
By Nsa Gill Yesterday;Tuesday, August 12th, Cross River State Government led by our ever dependable Governor Bassey Edet Otu played host to Nigeria’s Vice President, Senator Kashim Shettima, who represented President Bola Ahmed Tinubu at a historic line-up of events, all in a single day. The visit began with the official commissioning of two newly…
Shettima Commissions C/River’s New Aircrafts, ICT Hub
By Our Reporter The Vice President, Senator Kasim Shetima has commissioned two new CRJ-1000 aircrafts, acquired by the Cross River state government to take the State’s fleet to four aircrafts. Senator Shetima, who also commissioned a state-of-the-art ICT hub/digital library designed to boost micro, small and medium enterprises, MSMEs, said the projects would help youths…