By Our Correspondent The Leader of the 7th Bakassi Legislative Assembly, Rt. Hon. Grace Bassey, has been commended for extending her grassroots interventions beyond Ward 7, which she represents, to residents and groups in other wards of Bakassi Local Government Area. The commendation was made during a livelihood support programme organised by Bassey for constituents…
By Kelvin Obambon The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has inaugurated a 16-member Caretaker Executive Committee to pilot the affairs of its Eastern Zone following the passing of the former Zonal Chairman, Chief Larry Nworuh. The inauguration ceremony took place in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, on Friday, bringing together key industry…
The Nigerian tobacco-control community has rejected a bill seeking to amend the National Tobacco Control Act (NTCA) 2015, describing it as a catastrophic reversal of public-health gains and a wicked attack on young people and future generations. In a joint statement issued on Thursday, the coalition declared that the bill must not advance, regardless of…
By Ovat Abeng The presidential candidate of the Nigeria Democratic Congress( NDC) in the 2027 elections, Mr Peter Obi, yesterday visited the Faith Foundation College of Nursing Sciences, Nsukka, Enugu State, where he expressed delight at the progress of projects underway at the institution. Obi, who inspected some of the ongoing projects, was received by…
By Ovat Abeng Chairman of Nnewi North Local Government Area, Hon. Echezona Anazodo, has denied allegations that he or the local government received or managed billions of naira generated from the allocation of shops at the Agbedo Motor Parts Market in Nnewi, insisting that the council had no financial involvement in the privately executed market…
Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has outlined infrastructure development, human capital development, economic diversification and job creation as key priorities that will guide the state’s 2027 budget. Governor Otu disclosed this while speaking at the opening of the 2027 Budget Consultative Forum for the Southern Senatorial District of the state, yesterday at…
By Ovat Abeng The Wife of the Anambra State governor, Dr. Mrs. Nonye Soludo, has emerged as the winner of the Health Activism category at the 2026 BudgIT Active Citizens Awards, a national recognition celebrating individuals and organizations making remarkable contributions to civic engagement and social development across Nigeria. The prestigious award ceremony, according to…
By Ovat Abeng Special Adviser to Governor Charles Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State on Youth Reformation/Empowerment, Dr. Nelson Omenugha, has taken the campaign of his mandate to youths in the Awka Medium Security Custodial Centre, where he encouraged inmates, particularly the youths, to embrace the virtues of hard work, integrity, patience, and lawful means of…
By Kelvin Obambon Mr. Anietie B. Akpan, the Editor-in-Chief and co-founder of PillarToday Newspaper, has passed away. According to an official press statement released by the media organization, the veteran journalist died in the early hours of Monday, August 3, 2026. Described by colleagues as the “intellectual compass” of the newsroom, Mr. Akpan was a…
Donald Duke, former governor of Cross River state, says the Lagos-Calabar coastal highway project is yet another case of misplaced priority from the federal government. He also claimed that the 750km project — with completed sections already straddling a few kilometres in Cross River and Akwa Ibom on the Calabar end, and making incursions into…
