On behalf of myself and my entire family, I, Dr Clement Oshaka, PDP caucus leader, Bekwarra Local Government Area, heartily congratulate our indefatigable governor, Sen (Prof) Ben Ayade on the occasion of his long-awaited swearing-in as governor of our dear Cross River State, a fulfillment of God’s design for our dear state. May God grant…
By Ernest Irek It took me about twenty minutes to do a double take on the article written by one George E Omini about the political career of Distinguished Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba. After some soul-searching and sober reflections, it dawned on me that I consider myself an appropriate person to throw light on this issue…
By Ernest Irek I really mused over the caption of this piece for a couple of nights before finally settling for it.The alternative could have been the “The beginning of the end” but I felt this might not captivate readers better than the chosen one above. Liyel Imoke was a guy who burst unto the…
By Wofai Iwara Recently the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) commenced a scheme to compulsorily capture the biometric data of all banking consumers pursuant to the issuance of Biometric Verification Numbers (BVN) and in line with its know your customer initiative (KYC) allegedly aimed at improving banking operation and regulations. This is just one of…
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What has informed this meeting that a few members say is a positive movement? Movement can be in any direction, positive or negative, but ours is a positive movement in the progressive direction, suggesting that we are advancing from where we have been to where we want to be. Of course it is obvious, first…
In the last couple of years, it has been extremely difficult to come across an indigene of Calabar, a dweller or visitor, whether it be a first timer, who consciously refuses to point you to the complete elegance of this city, majestically perched on the tip of the Atlantic Ocean and constantly tickled by the…
