Category: Interview
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Education is Window to Our Tomorrow, Ndoma-Egba
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN By Anietie Akpan Former Senate Leader, Pro Chancellor and Chairman of the Governing Council of the Federal University Oye-Ekiti (FUOYE), Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN; in a chat with some newsmen in Calabar at weekend. He spoke on the declining standard of education in the country, sexual harassment in universities, the milestones…
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We Inherited N45,000 Only on Assumption of Office, Mayor of Calabar
Chairman, Calabar Municipal Council, Apostle James Anam By Anietie Akpan In late December last year, the College of Veterans of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River Council had an interactive session with the Chairman and Mayor of Calabar Municipal Council, Apostle James Anam. In the almost one hour session, the Mayor opened up…
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Gov Otu is Redefining Leadership, Impacting Cross River – Barr Akiba
Barrister Ekpenyong Akiba is the Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on General Duties. In this interview, Barr Akiba speaks on the impact of the Calabar-based administration on the life of a common man on the streets within the past One and a half years. He also touched other issues of importance. Excerpts: Six to…
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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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#EndBadGovernanceInNigeria Protest In Calabar : Matters Arising
Barr. James Ibor, Principal Counsel, BRCI (middle), pose with Comrade Jonathan Ugbal (R), and other arrested but released protesters. By Ita Williams The EndBadGovernanceInNigeria by a handful of protesters on August 1, kicked started their match peacefully at the Mary Slessor roundabout by Marian road Calabar, Cross River state chanting solidarity songs despite the heavy…
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My 140 Days In Kidnappers’ Captivity In Zamfara, By NYSC Member
INTERVIEW By Etim Etim In the evening of August 17, 2023, twelve Akwa Ibom persons were abducted along Sokoto-Zamfara expressway as they travelled to Sokoto. Eleven of them were young men and women reporting for their NYSC camp for the mandatory one-year service, while one was the driver of the Akwa Ibom Transport company-branded bus…
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One Year in Office: Why We’re Celebrating Governor Otu – Barr Ekpeyong Akiba
With millions of Cross Riverians rolling out the drums to celebrate Governor Bassey Otu’s one year in office, in this interview, Barr. Ekpenyong Akiba, Special Adviser to the Governor on General Duties, throws light on why the day is memorable to Cross River state people. Excerpts: The Governor has been saddled with the responsibility of…
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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…
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Gov Otu is Nigeria’s New ‘Mr Projects’, says Works Commissioner
Hon Pius Edet is the Honourable Commissioner for works and infrastructure in Cross River State. In this brief interview, he scored Gov Otu high on infrastructural development and called on Cross Riverians to lend their full support to the Governor to encourage him to deliver the long-anticipated dividends of democracy. Excerpts: Q: Paucity of funds…
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INEC Insists Nigeria’s Electoral System Recording Significant Progress
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has said that despite challenges, the country’s electoral processes were recording significant improvements as compared to the past. The Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC) for Bayelsa State, Barr Obo Effanga, who said this in Calabar, during a chat with Journalists, said future elections would be better. Effanga rated the 2023…
