Front Row: State Chief Judge, Justice Akon Bassey Ikpeme (6th L), Deputy Governor, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey (7th L) and others at the commencement of the 2024/2025 legal year. By Anietie Akpan As the 2024/2025 legal year opens, the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, has urged Judges in the state to…
OPINION By Etim Etim Many Nigerians have never heard of the expression ‘’Federal Might’’ as an important factor in gubernatorial elections until Gov. Godwin Obaseki started talking about it in the weeks leading to the September 21 election in his state. He told the press that Senator Adams Oshiomhole and other APC stalwarts in the…
Édo Governor Elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo (L) and Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu has welcomed the triumph of the All Progressive Congress (APC) at weekend’s gubernatorial election in Edo State with open arms. He extended his heartfelt congratulations to the Governor-elect, Senator Monday Okpebholo. In a…
Governor Umo Eno. By Anietie Akpan The President of the Senate, Senator Godswill Akpabio, CON has congratulated the government and people of Akwa Ibom on the 37th anniversary of the creation of the state. Akpabio, in a congratulatory message made available to some newsmen through his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Hon. Eseme Eyiboh…
OPINION By Chris Edadi My dear party faithful and lovers of our dear party PDP. I choose doing what I am doing today not out of insubordination as it may look like to some without insight but for the soul of this party PDP and for the sake of hundreds of us who have been…
By Anietie Akpan Ex Agitators under the Bakassi Freedom Fighters (BFF) allegedly short-changed in the Presidential Amnesty Programme(PAP) Phase Two, have threatened to lock down Abuja over the non payment of their 12 Years stipend. This was contained in a statement made available to Pillar Today at weekend as issued at the end of the…