Calabar, Nigeria – To foster full participation in its flagship tourism event, Carnival Calabar, the Cross River State Government has declared Friday, December 27, and Tuesday, December 31, 2024, as public holidays for civil and public servants. The announcement aligns with the state’s policy of promoting active involvement in the globally renowned carnival, which has…
Calabar, Nigeria – Agba Jalingo Foundation for Investigative And Accountability Journalism (AJFIAJ) will be holding its one-day symposium in January 2025 in Calabar, Cross River State. The symposium, dubbed “The Biggest” in the state, is open to the general public, media practitioners, journalists, bloggers, vloggers, law enforcement agents, storytellers, and stakeholders interested in freedom of…
Barrister Ekpenyong Akiba is the Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on General Duties. In this interview, Barr Akiba speaks on the impact of the Calabar-based administration on the life of a common man on the streets within the past One and a half years. He also touched other issues of importance. Excerpts: Six to…
Few days to the popular cultural display ‘Nyoro Ekpe,’ scheduled for December 30, 2024, at the Botanical Garden along the Mary Slessor Avenue, one of the organizers of the event, Etubom (Arch) Bassey Eyo Ndem, has explained reasons for the cultural event. In a chat with our reporter in Calabar, Etubom Ndem, who is also…
By Our Reporter The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on General Duties, Barrister Ekpenyong Akiba, as well as the Executive Secretary of the Calabar Urban Development Authority (CUDA), Chief Ayi Etim Effiong have bagged Honorary Doctorate Degree. The Apostolic Church Bible College and Seminary (ACBCS), which affiliates with University of Calabar (UNICAL), conferred the…
