By Adannia Timothy Asaba massacre On 7 October 1967, Colonel Ibrahim Taiwo ordered his men to gun down 700 Asaba Indigenes, consisting of men and boys over the age of 10. Taiwo wasn’t held accountable until he died in 1976. In fact, he was rewarded with the military governor of Kwara State 1975-1976. Fast forward…
By Christie Asakem A true Christian simply put, is anyone who follows the teachings of Christ. This is according to Webster, Cambridge, Oxford, and Collins dictionaries and also Wikipedia. The word ‘Christian’, actually emanated from the world. They were the ones that first called the disciples of Christ, Christians, hence they should know a thing…
By Kingsley Agim Cross River State Commissioner for Health, Dr Henry Egbe Ayuk, has confirmed an outbreak of measles at Navy Primary School and Penniel Primary School, both in Calabar. Confirming the outbreak in a release signed by himself, the Commissioner also reported other yet-to-be-confirmed cases in Akpabuyo Local Government Area. “The State Rapid Response…
By Frank Ulom Is it now a thing that people prefer animals to humans? In the midst of hardship in the current Nigeria, a woman just spent N54,000 for food for her dog that will only last for 2 days. Just like that? The gesture has made Mr Andrea Ekeng Inyang, SA to Governor Bassey…
By Christie Asakem Dolls make perfect sense as toys – a small human, for small humans to play with – and they have been around forever, unsurprisingly. We had miniature play people way before anyone invented trains, Pokémon or all the other kids’ stuff (OK, maybe we always had slime). A small soapstone human figure…
