The Lying in state. By Ita Williams, Calabar A valedictory service was held on Friday at the Ernest Etim Bassey Press Centre, Calabar to honour the life and works of Comrade Jeremiah Ishel Ashiple, a renowned journalist who recently passed away. Colleagues and family members gathered to pay their last respect and bid farewell…
Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman The Shamsuddeen Usman Foundation (SUF) is set to establish the first artificial intelligence (AI) center in Nigeria to help in the development of education in the country, according to a trustee of the foundation, Sadiq Usman. He stated that that AI presents Nigeria an opportunity to leapfrog to the fourth industrial revolution…
By Anietie Akpan The Nigeria Union Of Journalists (NUJ), Cross River State Council has frowned at the non involvement of the Union in current on going ministerial press conferences by members of the Cross River State Executive Council. Rising from its monthly congress presided over by the State Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey at the Ernest…
Senator Akon Eyakenyi (L) presenting a cheque for N50,000 to a beneficiary on behalf of Nigeria’s First Lady. By Anietie Akpan The Renewed Hope Initiative (RHI) of Wife of the President, Senator Oluremi Tinubu under its Economic Empowerment Recapitalization Programme, has empowered 1000 petty traders in Akwa Ibom State with N50,000 grants to boost their…
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…
By Anietie Akpan Biafra Separatists group, suspected to be the Black Marine has reportedly brought down a Cameroonian Military Helicopter in Bakassi Peninsula. Sources close to the Black Marine said that the Helicopter reportedly crashed after separatist militants on Thursday, August 22, fired several explosives targeting the helicopter. It was gathered that the military aircraft…