NORTH CAROLINA – Democratic Governor Josh Stein of North Carolina issued an executive order on Thursday aimed at strengthening protections for reproductive health care access in the state. The directive mandates state agencies to prioritise women’s medical privacy, safeguard doctors performing abortions, and refuse cooperation with investigations or penalties targeting individuals seeking reproductive health care,…
The recent murder of Brian Thompson, CEO of UnitedHealthcare, has intensified scrutiny of the healthcare and insurance industries, exposing public frustration over high costs and systemic inefficiencies. UnitedHealth Group’s CEO, Andrew Witty, addressed these issues during an earnings call, where he honoured Thompson’s legacy and highlighted UnitedHealth’s record $400 billion revenue and $14.5 billion net…
Jessica Alba has released a statement addressing her separation from husband Cash Warren after almost 17 years of marriage and three children. The actress took to Instagram to address the shocking report that they were going their separate ways despite spending the holidays together. She admitted that they are no longer a couple and said…
CALABAR – The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has released the admission list for postgraduate programmes. The admission list which was released this week by the UNICAL College of Postgraduate Studies is for the 2023/2024 academic session. Note, this is for prospective students who applied for a Postgraduate Diploma (PGD), Master’s and PhD and sat for…
Governors of the 36 states have declared their support for tax reform bills initiated by President Bola Tinubu. They, however, rejected the move by the Federal Government to increase Value-Added Tax (VAT). The governors made public these positions in a communiqué issued at the end of a meeting with the Chairman of the Presidential Fiscal…
Gov. Bassey Otu. By Anietie Akpan, Calabar The Nigerian Navy Hydrographic Department option for the Bakassi Deep Seaport Hydrographic survey served the state government  over $77 billion . Recently the state government had engaged the Nigerian Navy Hydrographic  Survey team to do an in-depth  hydrographic survey of the Bakassi Deep Seaport and about $3 billion…
