“Hey you junior student, come here!” I turned, tapped myself on the chest and muttered, “me?”. “Yes you”, she reiterated, come over here and I walked timidly over to her. “Have you worked today?” No! I said. “Which house are you in?”… “I don’t have a house yet, I-I-I-I am a new student in J.S.1.”…
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Today, the 7th of November 2018, as we inter the earthly remains of John Odey, I would like to for a few moments, recall my thoughts about him. John was my friend of 36 years. We met for the first time in October 1982 as new entrants into the University of Calabar. He was then…
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Wofai Okoi Ewa, deputy governorship candidate of the Social Democratic Party, SDP, Cross River State, says an Eyo Ekpo led government in CRS, will never turn over N25, 000 as annual revenue from the very busy Watt Market in Calabar. This he maintained will not happen because the administration understands what simple and transparent budgeting…
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L-R: Former deputy governor of Cross River State, Efiok Cobham, former Information Minister, John Odey and Ekpo Okon, APC deputy governorship candidate, enjoy a moment together, a couple of years ago. Odey who passed on recently will be buried tomorrow, November 7, 2018. He will be missed dearly by his family and friends who have…
The gruesome murder of four young men in Bendeghe Ekeim, Etung Local Government Area, Cross River Central, has been linked to the renewed secret cult clash between to rival cult groups in the area. Our reporter in nearby Ikom gathered that a disagreement between some of the young men, suspected to be members of the…
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Ranti Ekpo, a public health consultant, has advocated for increased community participation in primary healthcare delivery to guarantee greater access to healthcare, especially for Nigerians at the local level. In addition, she wants in place, appropriate healthcare delivery systems that work for people in rural communities rather than policies imported from other climes, to accelerate…
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