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…
By Our Reporter The Living Faith Church, also known as Winners’ Chapel, has concluded its weeklong programme, tagged ‘Shiloh 2024’ with harvest of souls and testimonies across the globe. The event had a theme ‘Ever Wining Wisdom.’ The global event, which was viewed live by millions of worshipers via satellite, witnessed an unprecedented mammoth crowd…
Archbishop Emmah Gospel Isong, the President and Founder of the Christian Central Chapel Int’l (CCCI) 8 miles, Calabar, who doubles as the National Publicity Secretary of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria (PFN) once had a near-death experience mid-air in a Texas-bound flight. Archbishop Isong, in the account below, narrated how he came back to life…
By Princewill Kingston Chinese expatriates operating in Nigeria, people of other ethnic nationalities and indeed Cross Riverians from all walks of life have attributed the prevailing peace and unity in Calabar and indeed all Cross River state to the pragmatic leadership dispositions of the Obong of Calabar, His Eminence Edidem Ekpo Okon Abasi Otu V…
