By Ademola Orunbon At least a total number of One hundred youths have been empowered across the three Senatorial Districts of Ogun State, in different vocational skills, including Catering, Baking, Tie and Dye, Coding, Animation, as well as Arts and Crafts, facilitated by the government in collaboration with two private firms; IHS Nigeria Limited and…
As part of its averred commitments to initiate life touching projects, the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC last Thursday commissioned a 3.2km road in Delta State. The Ijaw National leader and Chairman of Pan-Niger Delta Forum, PANDEF, Chief Edwin Clark, who performed the commissioning however applauded the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, for embarking on…
The governor of Akwa Ibom State, Mr. Udom Emmanuel, the Senate President, Senator Ahmed Lawan, former Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba, current and past senators and other and top dignitaries from different parts of the world are expected to Grace the burial ceremony of Late Senator Etang Edet Umoyo. A statement from the family signed by Mr…
BIC, a world leader in Stationery, Lighters and Shavers, announced the launch of its continent-wide Art competition. The Stationery giant is searching for talented ball pen artists to submit their exceptional artwork for an opportunity to be named the Art Master of Middle East and Africa. The BIC Art Master competition was first held in…
Following the recent threat by the National Coordinator of the Concerned Advocates for Good Governance, (CAGG), Barrister Olusegun Bamgbose, to shut down Aso Rock, if the Abducted students of Greenfield University are killed, the threat has gained support from Independent persons. The Youth leader and the publisher of TrackNews Online, Mr Ogidi Ben Bara, has…
The Federal Government has proposed salary cuts for workers as a way of reducing the high cost of governance in the country. The Minister of Finance, Zainab Ahmed, said the FG was working to reduce the high cost of governance by doing away with unnecessary expenditures. Disclosing this at the policy dialogue on corruption and…
As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to mark the 2021 Press Freedom Day, governments at all levels have been urged to remain committed to Press freedom at all times. This is contained in a statement by the Cross River State Chairman of the Nigeria Association of Women Journalists, NAWOJ, Comrade Umo Bassey Edet…
You might be of the opinion that the role of an aunt is to love and guide her niece by being a confidant to her niece especially with things she’s unable to share with her mother. However, for the Banyakole tribe of Uganda, the duty of an aunt goes way beyond merely giving advice. The…
By Frank Ulom Half a million naira (N500,000) has been shared among the winners of the maiden edition of “Sharing Our Story”, a Photography and Videography competition organised by the Cross River State Government in conjunction with EddyLiz Studio. The finale which held on Sunday, December 20, 2020 at Transcorp Hotels, Calabar, saw 8 Finalists;…
By Frankie Ulom The family of Governor Ben Ayade’s late Special Assistant on Waste Management, Prince Otu Duke, has asserted that the Governor has shunned them. PARADISE NEWS learnt that the Cross River State Governor has not showed any concern since his Aide died on the 3rd of April, 2020, through an alleged medical neglect…