Pastor Shyngle Wigwe By Biodun Bello At over 90, this is not how Pastor Shyngle Wigwe had planned to spend the last few years of his long life. For the last 30 years, he’s been living a good life in a peaceful retirement, enjoying the support and benevolence of his industrious and wealthy second…
Rena Wakama, D’Tigress coach. By Dianabasi Effiong The Continental Olympic Body, the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), has named Rena Wakama as the Best Basketball Coach following her impressive performance at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. According to the letter of invitation from the President of ANOCA, Mr. Mustafa Ibaraf, sent through…
Gov. Umo Eno (R), overseeing the laying of foundation stone for the GIFA House . By Anietie Akpan The Golden Initiative For ALL, (GIFA), a Non-Governmental platform of Pastor Patience Umo Eno, in one year, has redefined charity by investing in the lives of women, children, elderly and vulnerable populations in the state. In a…
By Clement Warrie A certain 19th-century king in far away Myanmar, Asia, had found a clever way to punish his enemies and bring them to ruin. He did this by giving them a white elephant as a gift. On the surface, a white elephant gift appears honorable and extravagant, but it was a Greek’s gift….
Some patients at the programme. By Anietie Akpan Over 4,796 indigent citizens of Nsit Ubium Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State have benefitted from the recent free medical and surgical outreach programme in the state. The free medical outreach programme was sponsored by the member representing Nsit Ubium State Constituency in Akwa Ibom State…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has attributed the delay in the payment of outstanding gratuities to endemic fraud and paucity of funds. In spite of these challenges , Otu gave the assurance that payments for the second tranche will commence soon. Fielding questions from Journalists at the…