Governor Bassey Otu By Anietie Akpan Cross River state government under the leadership of Governor Bassey Otu, has so far paid off about N70 billion of its inherited debt in just 16 months in office. The State Commissioner for Finance, Mr Michael Odere, said this during an interactive session on Tuesday evening Governor Bassey Otu…
By Anietie Akpan Following escalated violence between Cameroonian forces and pro Biafra Separatist in Bakassi Peninsula, trade and maritime traffic between Cameroon and Nigeria in the area have been suspended temporarily. Top sources told Pillar Today, that the Governor of Cameroon’s Southwest Region, Bernard Okalia Bilai, ordered the suspension of trade and maritime activities with…
OPINION By Etim Etim Watching a football game live at the stadium provides a different set of thrills and fun. The shouts, drumming, cheers, boos and the side comments and commentaries from the fans create an exciting atmosphere that you don’t have watching it on TV. This is part of the reasons I flew into…
Senate President, Senator Godswill Akpabio OPINION By Etim Etim I have seen the screenshot of the text messages that went between Senator Godswill Akpabio and the late Ufot Ebong in which Ebong, in his sick bed at Ibom Specialty Hospital, Uyo, acknowledged receipt of $35,000 from the Senate President. The money was meant to assist…
By Anietie Akpan The implementation of the European Union Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) aimed at ensuring that commodities imported into the European Union (EU) are not driving deforestation and forest degradation has been postponed by one year. The regulation was due to come into force by December 2024 as part of the resolution of the delegation…
Leader Olumba Olumba Obu. By Anietie Akpan As the Rivers State crisis deepens, the Spiritual Leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS, Olumba Olumba Obu is invoking spiritual intervention for Governor Sim Fubara and his administration. Accordingly, he has ordered his teeming faithful to converge in Port Harcourt, capital of Rivers State…