OPINION: Too Many Drug Addicts At Our Airports By Etim Etim Last week’s incident at Nnamdi Azikiwe Airport, Abuja, involving Fuji star, King Wasiu Anyinde Marshal (KWAM 1), ValueJet airline and airport security has once again brought unruly behavior of some air passengers to the spotlight and highlighted the weaknesses of aviation security. KWAM 1…
Gov. Otu paying last respect to late Prof. Ewa during the lying in state in Ugep on Saturday. By Anietie Akpan Governor Bassey Edet Otu of Cross River State on Saturday joined family, friends, and a host of dignitaries in Ugep for the final funeral rites and interment of the late Prof. Ibiang Oden Ewa….
…Otu Returns Home L-R : Chief Asuquo Ekpenyong, Lord Mayor of Birmingham, Councillor Zafar Iqbal MBE, Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, his wife, Bishop Eyoanwan Bassey Otu at the CRID 2025 International Convention in Birmingham, United Kingdom. By Anietie Akpan Cross River indigenes in the Diaspora, last weekend, converged in Birmingham, United…
A cross section of dignitaries at the convention. By Anietie Akpan Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has called on the Akwa Ibom diaspora in the United States to leverage their skills, professional networks, and resources to drive tourism, investment, and cultural heritage promotion in their home state. The Governor in a release from…
Gov. Umo Eno. By Etim Etim It is a rare sight in this country for officials to submit themselves to unpaid-for media interviews, and more uncommon for a governor to open himself up for public appraisal and scrutiny. What we see often is a practice known as ‘’media chat’’, which is essentially a sponsored session…
The Deputy Governors at the Summit. By Anietie Akpan The Nigeria International Coastal Border Platform has declared that all Nigerian laws, including the Suppression of Piracy and Other Maritime Offences (SPOMO) Act, should be harmonized for more efficiency in implementation. This position was part of the 10 point Communique issued at the end the inaugural…