By Ita Williams Hope Waddell Training Institution, (HOWAD) one of the oldest schools established in Calabar, Cross River state in 1895 is gearing up for a week-long celebration to mark its 130th anniversary. The grand event, themed “Hope Waddell at 130: A Glorious Heritage Inspiring the Future,” will take place from March 3 to March…
By Magnus Effiong The Presbyterian Church has said that the rift between its Hope Waddell branch in Calabar and the immediate past Cross River governor, Prof Ben Ayade, over part of its land which was taken by the former governor for his residential building, had been settled amicably. The Prelate of the Church, Dr Ekpenyong…
Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey (Centre), Vatican Diplomat, Apostolic Nuncio to Nigeria, Most Rev. Michael Francis Crotty (2nd R); Metropolitan Archbishop of Calabar, Most Rev (Dr) Joseph Effiong Ekuwem (2nd L); Bishop of Uyo Diocese, Most Rev John Ebebey Ayah (1st L) and Auxiliary Bishop of Calabar, Most Rev. Christopher Naseri (1st R) during…
By Missang Oyama Today, Olulumo Nation in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State is standing at a tragic crossroads, its lifeline—the rainforest bequeathed by its forebears is under siege by forces that value illicit profit over preservation. A foreign entity, Yellow River Company, has descended upon our ancestral lands like a swarm…
Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan By Tony Nyong, Uyo Protesting Akwa Ibom women have warned Senator Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan against abusing the Office Of Senate President, threatening to invoke Fatua on her. The women protesters came to express anger over the accusation of sexual harassment made by Senator Akpoti -Uduaghan against Senate President Godswill Akpabio. The allegation, the…
OPINION: Former Military Head of State, Gen. Ibrahim Babangida By Etim Etim Nobody had expected that Gen. Ibrahim Babangida would be truthful in all the claims in his autobiography; or that there would not be twist of history in his narrations and recollections. After all, autobiographies in their very nature are typically replete with embellishments…