… As Wife of Deputy Governor flags off Safe Motherhood Week activities The Cross River State Government has stated its commitment to keep mothers safe from conception to delivery. With approximately 3000 Women dying everyday from preventable causes related to pregnancy and childbirth in Nigeria, the government of Cross River State under the amiable leadership…
After winning the 2010/2011 Lique 1 title, Lille came back from their shadows to break the PSG Lique 1 dominance jinx by lifting the French topflight league trophy. They were crowned 2020/2021 champions of France on Sunday night after beating Angers 2-1 in the final match of the season. The players fought till the last…
Pharaoh Akahenton Okadigbo, the first son of late Senate President, Dr Chuba Okadigbo, has died. According to sources close to the family, the deceased was involved in a car accident on Saturday night, May 22, 2021, in Abuja and his body was deposited at the morgue. Though the cause of his death has not been…
By Ademola Orunbon No fewer than 1,382 aged and 380 persons living with disabilities in Ogun State have been selected from the State Social Register of poor and vulnerable to receive Federal Government’s COVID-19 cash transfer, to cushion the effects of the pandemic. The State Coordinator, Ogun State Operations Coordinating Units (Ogun SOCU), Mr. Tunde…
A political group, Cross River State Southern Senatorial District Assembly has called for calm in the state following the recent defection of the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade from the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP) to the All Progressives Congress(APC). The group in a statement signed by its Leader, John Offiong on Sunday and made available to THE…
By Simon Utsu There is no gainsaying to the fact that the Cross River polity may have experienced its most intense ever jolt, or should I say rejig in the last couple of decades, due to the events of the last few days. It has been quite amusing seeing those who laughed and scorned me…
By Kelvin Obambon Rovers Football Club Calabar on Saturday demonstrated ‘kindness’ towards Osun United FC by sharing point with the visitors in an atmosphere dominated by pressure. Some 15 minutes into the game played at the UJ Esuene Stadium, Calabar, both teams were still trying to find their feet as the ball moved back and…
Will the security challenges facing the people of Benue in their clash with Fulani Herdsmen ever end? Earlier this week, a teenage girl known as Ahura Jennifer Terwase, was allegedly attacked by unknown Fulani Herdsmen at Borno kru-kru in Taraba State. According to reports from African Vuvuzella on Facebook on Wednesday, Jennifer was macheted on…
To restore hope and eradicate stigma with People Living With HIV, (PLWHIV), the Ogun State Government has joined the rest of the world to celebrate those who have lost their lives in the course of the challenges and those who dedicated their lives to helping people living with the virus. The Executive Secretary/Project Manager, Ogun…
As hunger bites harder and the prices of food pummels in the market, Dr Glory Edet, Honourable Commissioner for Agriculture, Akwa Ibom State has resolved to sell garri which is now a hot cake in Nigeria. Dr Edet was sighted on Thursday at Idongesit Nkanga Secretariat, Uyo, selling garri to Uyo residents who turned out…