By Emmanuel Onwuka By 21, Audu had already lost a great deal to tobacco. What he thought was a cheap adventure became one of his most expensive investments. He is among the many young Nigerians who live on the fringes of Nigeria’s administrative capital, Abuja. According to an account published by Premium Times in May…
Thirty-three state governments spent at least N512.10bn on Government Houses, Governors’ Offices and travel and transport in the first six months of 2026, an amount about 4,713 times higher than the combined six-month salary of Nigeria’s 36 governors, an analysis of state budget implementation reports has shown on Monday. The analysis showed that while a…
By JOF Media The Joseph Ogogo Foundation (JOF) is steadily redefining what community development can achieve when humanitarian intervention goes beyond immediate relief to address the interconnected challenges confronting rural communities. Across Obanliku Local Government Area of Cross River State, the Foundation has embarked on a series of carefully targeted interventions designed to improve access…
José Mujica of Uruguay is the world’s poorest president. He was the 40th president of his country, Uruguay. While in office between 2010 and 2015, Mujica was described as being “the world’s poorest president” due to his austere lifestyle and his donation of around 90 percent of his US$12,000 monthly salary to charities that support…
By Solomon Azu At the General Hospital Calabar, 26-year-old Blessing Etim unbuttons her wrapper and brings her 45-minute-old daughter, to her breast. The baby latches immediately, eyes closed, tiny fist clenched. “I was told to give her water because of the heat,” Blessing says softly, patting her daughter’s back. “But the nurses here told me:…
On April 29, 1992, a 25-year-old army captain named Valentine Esegragbo Melvine Strasser walked into Sierra Leone’s State House and became the youngest head of state in the world. He had not planned a revolution. He had simply marched from the war front to protest unpaid salaries and a government that had abandoned its soldiers…
In Cross River State’s sporting world, table tennis is not just seen as a sport played in school halls and community centres. It has become a structure of influence, development, as one of the few sports tha brings laurels and glory to the state. Having produced renowned stars keep representing the state and nation at …
By Zana Media As the political landscape ahead of the 2027 general elections gradually takes shape, stakeholders across Obudu, Bekwarra and Obanliku Federal Constituency are increasingly engaging in discussions about the quality of leadership required to advance the collective aspirations of the people. Among the notable personalities being mentioned in the emerging contest are Prof….
By Kingsley Agim Three years after Governor Bassey Edet Otu assumed office on the strength of his People First Agenda, few sectors provide a clearer measure of the administration’s performance than healthcare. Once constrained by ageing infrastructure, workforce shortages, inadequate financing, and uneven access to quality medical services, Cross River State’s health sector is today…
The pages of history of our Democracy cannot be complete without the contributions of individuals, who as patriots, continue to beam their light in changing socio-political outcomes. Every era has its peculiar issues and challenges, so statesmen are valued by their unrelenting contributions in shaping the society. A deep dive into Orok Duke’s political involvement,…
