President of the 10th Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio. By Ken Harries There’s a trend in Nigeria where accusations are louder than the coin box, and everyone scrambles to the high ground of moral outrage. Yet, here comes Senator Godswill Akpabio, the President of the 10th Senate, going against the trend like a devoted monk who…
One of the sacred cars torched. By Anietie Akpan A new dimension of crime is sneaking into Cross River state as unknown persons on Thursday, February 26 attacked and set ablaze a portion of St Mary’s Catholic Church in Boki Local Government Area (LGA) of the state. The incident according to reports occurred at about…
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, SAN By Anietie Akpan Following the ceding of Bakassi to Cameroon through the 2002 judgement of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the subsequent implementation of the Green Tree Agreement (GTA) of 2005, so much water had gone under the bridge through the action or inaction and the docile approach…
Environmental Experts and other forestry stakeholders during the stakeholders conference with the Journalists on Wednesday in Calabar. By Ita Williams, Calabar In a move to address the escalating issues of deforestation and forest crimes, Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and key stakeholders in the forestry sector have called for a comprehensive review of the Cross River…
By Ita Williams, Calabar A High Court in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for the rape of an eight-year-old girl, a case that has exposed a tragic chain of neglect and abuse. Justice Blessing Egwu delivered the decisive verdict on Tuesday against Mr. Uduak Udo, lamenting the…
Deputy Governor, Senator Akon Eyakenyi speaking at the ceremony. By Ekaette Okon-Joseph The Akwa Ibom State Government on Wednesday stepped up efforts to integrate women in fishing and fish processing into formal cooperatives, positioning Uruan’s vast aquatic economy as a launchpad for broader agricultural ecosystem development. Speaking at a women’s mobilisation and sensitisation programme in…