Excited students of Community Secondary School, Ikot Ewa, showing off the donated sanitary pads. By Asuquo Cletus PADBANK, a humanitarian initiative aimed at tackling period poverty in Cross River State, has raised awareness on menstrual hygiene and donated sanitary pads to students of Community Secondary School, Ikot Ewa, in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the…
Gov. Bassey Otu (middle), flanked by the newly sworn in judges, Edu Glory Bassey, Esq (right) and Irem Melody Bassey, Esq (left).. By Anietie Akpan The Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has warned judges in the state against judicial rascality. Otu gave the warning on Wednesday in Calabar when he swore in two…
L-R: Assistant Secretary, Winifred Duke, Chairman of the Guild, Lady Ambassador Beatrice Akunjom; NUJ Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey; Secretary, Hon. Onah Sunday Owoche, Treasurer,Roseline Kelechi and a member of the Guild. By Ita Williams, Calabar The newly elected Executive Council (EXCO) of the Guild of Actors, Cross River State chapter, paid a courtesy visit to…
By Our Reporter Not fewer that seven persons were reportedly arrested by law enforcement agents at the Henshaw Town community of Calabar South, Thursday, while allegedly attending a peace meeting convened by a faction of the Henshaw Town Council (HTC) leadership. Recall that the Henshaw Town crisis, which began about six years ago, had pitched…
Flying Eagles on arrival in Talca on Thursday. By Dianabasi Effiong The Flying Eagles arrived in Talca on Thursday ahead of their participation in this year’s FIFA U20 World Cup finals. Group F games involving Nigeria, Norway, Saudi Arabia, and Colombia will take place in Talca. According to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), the two-time…
By Dianabasi Effiong The final journey for Solomon Arase, the former Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and retired Inspector General of Police, began on Sept. 24 with a day of tributes held at the Police Resource Centre, Jabi, Abuja. According to Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, a requiem mass…