Category: Features
-
TCRI Explains Reduction in Communal Clashes, Seeks Support for Gov Otu
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…
-
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN CROSS RIVER INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE (CR-IRS) PRINCE EDWIN OKON
By Frank Odey It is very interesting to observe that marking one year in office has become a norm among political office holders and some private sector chieftains. This is understandable because such officers set short and long term agenda soon as they assume office which put them on focused lane. It is against this…
-
Obong’s Throne: Reconciliation Committee Submits Interim Report, Assures of Truce
By Magnus Effiong The Efik kingdom may soon experience lasting peace among various contenders and interest groups which had been at daggers drawn over succession to the throne of the Obong of Calabar, PillarToday gathered at the weekend. Recall that the Palace had late last year, in response to an advice by the State government,…
-
RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE REVOLUTION IN AKS: A CASE FOR UDA – ODUENIM – ORUKO – UBORO ROAD.
By Edet-Honesty Effiong In an essentially pedestrian, agro – centric, rural economy, infrastructure means Roads. And in socioeconomic governance, road means growth and development. This basically underscores the overwhelming importance of road infrastructure in the overall well-being of a people. Today, Akwa Ibom State is rated as the State with best network of roads…
-
Gov Otu Working as if His Tenure is Ending Tomorrow – HRM Etinyin Edet
HRM (Dr) Etim Okon Edet is the Chairman of the Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council and doubles as the Paramount Ruler of Bakassi local government area. In this interview, the Royal father poured encomium on Governor Bassey Otu for his stellar performance within one year but advised the Governor not to listen to gossips…
-
One Year in Office: Cross Riverians Score Otu High
By Ekanem Whyte/Emmanuela Ezin The proverbial journey of a thousand miles starting with one step aptly describes the generally acclaimed effort of Governor Bassey Otu to restore the battered socio-economic image of Cross River State within one year in line with the pact he entered into with the people when he took the oath of…
-
Alex Oti’s Revelations And The Grave Dangers Of Corruption
By Etim Etim Corruption has been in the news lately, grabbing headlines and seizing national attention. In the week that Yahaya Bello arrayed the police against the EFCC and prevented the agency from arresting him, Gov. Alex Oti of Abia State made startling revelations on the humungous corruption perpetrated by his predecessors. He announced that…
-
Efut Throne Tussle: Combined Assembly Rejects Prof Itam’s Recognition, Says Case in Appeal Court
By Magnus Effiong Despite the recognition of Prof Itam Hogan Itam as Munene and Paramount Ruler of the Efut by the Cross River state government as contained in its press release dated February 29, 2024, the Efut Combined Assembly, the apex decision making body of the Efut people, has again rejected the Professor. The Combined…
-
Nnyin Imibo Eno: Synopsis of Governor Umo Eno’s Giant Strides
By Emmanuel Ndon In Akwa Ibom State, people are living life in a whole new, different way. The food security scheme – an initiative of Governor Umo Eno and intervention program of the Akwa Ibom State Bulk Purchase Agency, enable vulnerable individuals to have essential staple foodstuffs for their families. This reminds one of the…
-
Hardship: Tinubu Should Reset Nigeria Now – HRM Edet
HRM (Dr) Etim Okon Edet is the Chairman of the Cross River State Traditional Rulers Council and doubles as the Paramount Ruler of Bakassi local government area. In this interview, the Royal father said with President Bola Tinubu’s experience in governance and exposure to international politics, the world expects him to begin the process of…
