By SaharaReporters The Central Bank of Nigeria has said there is no deadline for the recognition of old naira notes as legal tender in the country. In March, the apex bank under the leadership of its then-Governor, Godwin Emefiele said the old N200, N500, and N1,000 bank notes would remain legal tender till December 31, […]
By Usman Babaji, WikkiTimes The lack of safe drinking water in various schools across Bauchi State is threatening the sustainability of basic and qualitative education (Sustainable Development Goal 4). It is crippling the attainment of the United Nations SDG Goal, being implemented by the Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) and the local actors. The WikkiTimes, in this report, […]
In my stay on earth I have come to the realization that relationships are very key in a man’s life. Relationships open doors that money , fame and your status in the society can not open. You see, if all you have is material possession then you are poor. As you grow in life, you […]
By Agency Reporter The Director of Servicom at the University of Calabar, Prof. Patrick Egaga, was abducted on Sunday night by gunmen at the university staff quarters. Egaga, who is a professor at the Department of Special Education in the institution, was said to have been abducted at his residence. The Police Command in Cross […]
By Chika Mefor-Nwach, The Whistler The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has announced that it is adopting the Computer-Based Test mode for the conduct of the Senior School Certificate Examination. A statement signed by the Acting Head of the Public Affairs Unit of WAEC, Moyosola Adesina, on Monday, stated that the Council has concluded plans […]
By TheInvestigstor Watch slideshow of the 2023 Carnival Calabar 2nd dry run that held yesterday. #SeasonOfSweetness
By CalabarBlog Contesting bands in the 2023 Carnival Calabar are ready to begin the 2nd dry run. They are mustered at 11-11 roundabout. See pictures:
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A video obtained by CrossRiverWatch shows that the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, NAIA is currently closed temporarily as an Aero Cally Boeing 737 300 skid off the taxiway with its nose gear buried in soft ground. Aero Cally is the contraption coined to explain the deal between the Cross River State Government, […]
By Kelechi Ekeledo, AIT The Federal Government has approved funding for 260 roads, designated as palliative projects across the country. This announcement came during a joint inspection carried out by the Minister of Works, Dave Umahi, and Enugu State Governor, Peter Mbah, at the site of a collapsed bridge in the State capital, at the […]
By Archibong Jeremiah Rt. Hon. Orok Duke has been appointed member of the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission. A letter from Sen. George Akume, Secretary to the Federation dated 27 October, 2023 conveyed the appointment. It reads in part “I am pleased to inform you that His Excellency Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR, […]
By Goodluck Ikiebe Abductors of Broadcast Journalist/Editor, Nten Ekpang, with Trust TV have contacted his family, demanding 10 million naira ransom. Ekpang was kidnapped on Wednesday, 1/11/2023 at a village near Lokoja in Kogi State. He was on his way back to Abuja, after taking his family for a holiday in Uyo, Akwa Ibom State. […]
By SaharaReporters The court also awarded N500,000 against the former governor in favour of the incumbent senator. The Appeal Court sitting in Lagos State has affirmed Jarigbe Jarigbe of the Peoples Democratic Party as the winner of the Cross River North Senatorial District election. The court, on Saturday, dismissed the petition by former governor of […]
By Ekemini Simon The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu, has received knocks from Policy Alert, a civil society organization, for prioritizing the Office of his Chief of Staff over the entire social sectors in the state’s budget implementation during the third quarter of 2023. In a statement signed by its Program Officer, […]
By Ben Aroh, The Whistler Notwithstanding the cheapness and security of living in hostels of the University of Nigeria, her students substantially prefer private accommodation. This report by BEN AROH explores the reasons behind their choices and the efforts of concerned authorities to alleviate them. Living On Campus Is Past Glory – Student Jideofor Nwadike […]
By Tina Agosi Todo, Guardian Newspaper An armed robbery gang, yesterday, raided houses and carted away pots of soup at Mbukpa, Ambo, and Adak Uko areas of Calabar South Local Council of Cross River State. Though burglary was a regular occurrence in these areas, the carting away of pots of soup and food items was […]
By Eme Offiong, VON The Cross River State Government through its Tourism Bureau, has commenced the process of providing ₦10 Million bailout funds to businesses in the hospitality and tourism industry experiencing financial difficulty, to revamp the industry. The Managing Director of the Cross River State Tourism Bureau, Mr. Ojoi Ekpenyong kick-started the process with […]
By Ekemini Simon Policy Alert, a Civil Society Organisation that promotes fiscal and ecological justice in the Niger Delta, has identified red flags in the public finance management approach of the five month-old administration of Governor Umo Eno of of Akwa Ibom State. In a statement signed by its Programme Officer, Fiscal Reforms and Anti-Corruption, […]
By Blessing Udeobasi, FIJ When 15-year-old Essien (not real name) lost her mum in 2021, little did she know her life would take a different turn. Being the 7th child of the family, Essien was just in JSS3 when the tragic death of her mom occurred. After the funeral, her father found it difficult to take […]
By Yawale Adamu, WikkiTimes National Industrial Court of Nigeria sitting in Lagos State has ordered United Bank for Africa (UBA) to pay N157 million in compensation to Abimbola Dayo-Aiyetan, a former worker of the company who was coerced to resign from her job. Abimbola who is the wife of a veteran journalist, and founder of […]
By Elijah Akoji, Solace Base In this report, Elijah Akoji of SOLACEBASE uncovered through Fact-Checking how Kano State deputy governor’s claim to have sponsored 52 patients for free eye surgery at Makkah Eye Clinic in Kano State, to be false, and misleading. Investigation has shown that the Deputy Governor of Kano State Aminu Abdulssalam Gwarzo gave misleading information when he said that […]
By Ochogwu Sunday, Daily Post A lawyer, activist and Pan-Africanist, Chetam Thierry Nwala has alleged that the political unrest in Rivers State followed unfulfillable demands by the Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, Nyesom Wike. The activist, who spoke on Arise Television on Tuesday, alleged that the refusal of Governor Siminalayi Fubara to remit […]
By Kingsley Charles The kind of acute panic attack that brings on ‘koro’ is not unique to Africa but, as economic and social pressures build, more men are feeling the squeeze. Late in the evening of Sept. 10, at a busy intersection in downtown Calabar, in southeastern Nigeria, a man raised the alarm that his […]
By Emmanuel Egobiambu, Channels TV The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Governors’ Forum has welcomed the intervention of President Bola Tinubu into the Rivers State crisis, calling on all parties to sheathe their sword. This was contained in a communique issued by the governors on Tuesday evening after they met at the Oyo State Governor’s Lodge in […]
By Agency Reporter Senator Stephen Odey, Cross River State Commissioner for Education paid an unscheduled visit to Government Secondary School State Housing Estate Calabar Municipality, and West African People’s Institute (WAPI) Calabar. The visit was due to the incessant complaints from parents and guardians about the schools’ illegal levies collection. The Commissioner discovered upon his […]
By Unini Chioma, The Nigerian Lawyer The Independent Corrupt Practises and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) reported on Monday that it had filed a criminal charge against the suspended Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Professor Cyril Ndifon. The anti-corruption agency’s spokesperson, Mrs. Azuka Ogugua, stated in a release […]
By Asare Asare, Daily Post No fewer than 20 persons have been feared killed in Sunday’s renewed clash between people of Yache-Ijiegu community in Yala LGA of Cross River State and Tiv settlers from Benue State, over lingering boundary clashes. Specific numbers of casualties are yet to be determined, but women and children are feared […]
By TheInvestigator The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu has ordered the immediate suspension of the Director General of the State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA), Chief Angela Ogeyi Odey. The directive was conveyed through a press release Monday morning with reference number GO/PRESS/012/VOL.II 261 and signed by the Chief Press Secretary to […]
By Wondrous Nnaemeka, The Whistler The second son of Bishop David Oyedepo, the founder of Living Faith Church Worldwide, Pastor Isaac Oyedepo, has reportedly resigned from the ministry. The reported resignation was announced Wednesday by Church Gist, a media platform owned by Pastor Leke Beecroft, one of the long-term pastoral assistants at the LFC Headquarters […]
By Archibong Jeremiah Amnesty International Nigeria has partnered with the Civil Society Network in Cross River State to take the fight for human rights to the next level. The partnership was sealed after a collaborative meeting held in Calabar, the Cross River State capital at Monty Suites on Tuesday, 24 October, 2023. Describing the meeting […]
By Asare Asare, Daily Post The Cross River State Government says it has expended over N2 million to medically rehabilitate ex-Olympian, Etim Ironbar, two months after taking him away from Lagos streets, where he was squatting and doing menial tasks to survive. Commissioner for Sports Development, Agnes Atsu confirmed the development in her office. “The […]