By Anietie Akpan Nigeria’s U17 girls, Flamingos will have the advantage of playing their away match against their Burkinabe counterparts in a 2024 FIFA U17 Women’s World Cup qualifying fixture on a neutral ground. This follows the insistence by the world body that the Burkinabes cannot play in Ouagadougou as their home venue is not…
By Chris Thompson During a recent protest at Ole Miss, a group of pro-Palestine demonstrators were met with opposition from a much larger group of counter-protesters. The pro-Palestine protesters were chanting and carrying signs when they were confronted by roughly 200 people who were chanting “Lizzo Lizzo Lizzo” at them. The situation escalated quickly, and…
By Solomon Ugo Cross River State Commissioner For International Donor Coordination, Dr Hippolatus Lukpata on Thursday, congratulated Professor Veronica Ebi Odey on her recent confirmation as a full Professor at the University of Calabar (UNICAL). The University’s Senate at the end of its meeting on Thursday, 2nd May 2024, approved the confirmation of Professor Veronica…
Gov. Bassey Otu By Ita Williams, Calabar In a move to address concerns in the state’s cocoa industry, the Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, has directed the immediate suspension of the Cocoa Allocation Taskforce and Surveillance Team operating in the four government-owned Cocoa Estates in Etung Local Government Area of the…
By Frank Ulom Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State has suspended the Cocoa Allocation Taskforce and Surveillance Team. The Governor also suspended further payments of government lease fees in the concerned area. According to a press release signed by Mr Nsa Gill, Chief Press Secretary to the Governor on Thursday, 2nd May 2024, the…
New Haven, CT police haved released a dash cam footage showing their police cruiser cutting off an ATV rider. Police were called after they received reports of ATV and dirt bike riders at East Rock Park. When one of the officers noticed an ATV rider coming down the road, he angled his car in front…
