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Teachers’ Day: Orok Duke Salutes Cross River Teachers, Calls for Greater Investment in Education

Teachers’ Day: Orok Duke Salutes Cross River Teachers, Calls for Greater Investment in Education

By Kelvin Obambon On the occasion of World Teachers’ Day, Rt. Hon. Orok Duke, PhD, the Cross River State Representative on the Governing Board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC), has extended warm felicitations to educators across the state, describing them as indispensable nation-builders. In a statement made available to journalists in Calabar on…

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2027: Cleric Warns of Potential Violence, Urges Voters to Protect Their Votes

2027: Cleric Warns of Potential Violence, Urges Voters to Protect Their Votes

By Victoria Omini As Nigeria marks its 66th Independence anniversary, the Senior Pastor of Message Point Assembly, Apostle Dr. Bassey Udosen, has raised serious concerns over the political atmosphere ahead of the 2027 general elections, warning of possible widespread violence while urging citizens to reject vote buying and actively safeguard their ballots. Speaking in an…

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Calabar South Violence: ADC Governorship Candidate Condemns Attack on PDP Gathering, Demands Immediate Probe

Calabar South Violence: ADC Governorship Candidate Condemns Attack on PDP Gathering, Demands Immediate Probe

The governorship candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) in Cross River State, Ambassador Nkoyo Toyo, has strongly condemned the recent reported attack on the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) consultative meetings in Calabar South. Describing the violence as a dangerous assault on democratic participation, Toyo warned that the incident serves as a troubling harbinger of…

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Zana Akpagu's double membership of ADC and PDP: When desperation and political ambition collide with the 21-Day Rule

Zana Akpagu’s double membership of ADC and PDP: When desperation and political ambition collide with the 21-Day Rule

By Joseph Odok, PhD Esq. Nigeria’s new electoral regime was designed to make political parties more accountable, their membership more transparent, and the nomination of candidates less vulnerable to manipulation. The controversy surrounding Zana Akpagu’s lies and fabrication of his movement from the African Democratic Congress (ADC) to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) deserves to…

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Minister seeks grassroots partnerships to empower women

Minister seeks grassroots partnerships to empower women

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim, has called for partnerships with organisations committed to empowering women and delivering measurable impact at the grassroots. Sulaiman-Ibrahim made the call in Calabar, Cross River State, on Saturday while speaking at the 3rd Annual Women Conference and Empowerment Campaign of the Women Life Enhancement Initiative…

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Northern Stakeholders Validate Otu’s Second-Term Bid, Seek Bloc Votes for Tinubu

Northern Stakeholders Validate Otu’s Second-Term Bid, Seek Bloc Votes for Tinubu

Stakeholders from the five Local Government Areas of Cross River State’s Northern Senatorial District have validated Governor Bassey Edet Otu’s bid for a second term, reaffirming their support for his administration and calling for bloc votes for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu in the 2027 elections. The engagement, held at the Ogoja Local Government Council Headquarters,…

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2027: APC PCC Women Mobilisation Holds National Summit, Targets 40million Votes for Tinubu/Shettima

2027: APC PCC Women Mobilisation Holds National Summit, Targets 40million Votes for Tinubu/Shettima

All is set for the All Progressives Congress Presidential Campaign Council Women Stakeholders’ Summit scheduled for Monday, October 5, 2026, in Abuja. The summit, to be convened by the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tinubu, is expected to bring together key women stakeholders from across the country as the APC prepares for the formal commencement of…

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