CALABAR – The Special Adviser to the Governor of Cross River State on Projects/Programs Monitoring and Evaluation, Mr Raphael Morphy, weekend, led a delegation of the Implementation Monitoring Committee (IMC) of the National Economic Council (NEC), Abuja, who conducted an on-the-spot assessment of major project sites in Cross River State. Their mission was to identify…
LEICESTER – In a bizarre and comical moment during Leicester City’s 2-0 victory over Southampton, Jamie Vardy added to his reputation as a Premier League mischief-maker with a cheeky stunt involving an injured referee. Midway through the first half at the King Power Stadium, debutant Premier League referee David Webb was accidentally knocked to the…
PHILADELPHIA – A hit-and-run driver has killed a pedestrian in West Philadelphia. The driver kept going after hitting the victim, a man. According to the police, the incident happened along North 63rd Street near Girard Avenue. READ ALSO: Pennsylvania woman Christina Solometo poops on another driver’s car in road rage incident The police, who are…
OGOJA – The global celebration of World Table Tennis Day (WTTD) resonated deeply in the heart of Ogoja, Cross River State, as the town joined the International Table Tennis Federation (ITTF) family in a vibrant grassroots event that brought together communities, refugees, and dignitaries in a powerful show of unity and inclusion. The event, held…
CALABAR – The neighbours of Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, have been in darkness for six months due to a faulty transformer. According to the residents of Ekorinim, Calabar, especially those living around the Governor’s house, the last time they saw electricity was in November 2024. Efforts have been made by the residents,…
NNEWI – Nigeria Police operatives attached to Otolo – Nnewi, Anambra State on Thursday, 1st May 2025, arrested two suspected kidnappers, cultists in the area, recovered one foreign-made pistol, three live ammunition and a lady’s motorcycle suspected to have been stolen. The State Police Public Relations Officer, SP Tochukwu Ikenga who disclosed this in a…
ABUJA – In a decisive effort to arrest long-standing inefficiencies in Nigeria’s refining operations, the Group Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL), Bayo Ojulari, has removed the managing directors of the company’s three major refineries located in Port Harcourt, Kaduna, and Warri. According to Peoples Gazette, the leadership shake-up, which…
11 Milken Community School students hospitalised after violent confrontation with Israeli teens during Independence Day celebration in Tiberias. “I think it was really complicated for them, that it was Jewish Israelis… the from-afar version of a country is very different than when you’re in it.” — Sarah Shulkind, Head of School TIBERIAS — A celebratory…
ABUJA – As Nigeria joins the rest of the world to celebrate International Workers’ Day, the Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) has paid glowing tribute to the nation’s workers, praising their unwavering resilience and indispensable role in national development. In a statement signed by Comrade Muhammed Ishaq, the party’s National Publicity Secretary, the PRP marked the…
CALABAR – The Acting Vice Chancellor of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Prof. Francisca Bassey, has approved the appointment of Mr Cornelius Ellah, Acting Head of the Department of Journalism and Media Studies, as Chairman of the University Management’s Media Team. The appointment is conveyed in a letter signed by Mr Victor Ephraim…