Akunjom Leads Guild of Actors to NUJ, Calls for Partnership in Storytelling

Akunjom Leads Guild of Actors to NUJ, Calls for Partnership in Storytelling

L-R:  Assistant Secretary, Winifred Duke, Chairman of the Guild, Lady Ambassador Beatrice Akunjom; NUJ Chairman, Comrade Archibong Bassey; Secretary, Hon. Onah Sunday Owoche, Treasurer,Roseline Kelechi and a member of the Guild. By Ita Williams, Calabar The newly elected Executive Council (EXCO) of the Guild of Actors, Cross River State chapter, paid a courtesy visit to…

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7 Arrested in Henshaw Town Community Amidst Peace Move, Paramount Ruler Reacts

7 Arrested in Henshaw Town Community Amidst Peace Move, Paramount Ruler Reacts

By Our Reporter Not fewer that seven persons were reportedly arrested by law enforcement agents at the Henshaw Town community of Calabar South, Thursday, while allegedly attending a peace meeting convened by a faction of the Henshaw Town Council (HTC) leadership. Recall that the Henshaw Town crisis, which began about six years ago, had pitched…

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Arase’s Final Journey: Day of Tributes, PSC Names Chairman’s Conference Hall After Him

By Dianabasi Effiong The final journey for Solomon Arase, the former Chairman of the Police Service Commission (PSC) and retired Inspector General of Police, began on Sept. 24 with a day of tributes held at the Police Resource Centre, Jabi, Abuja. According to Ikechukwu Ani, the Commission’s Head, Press and Public Relations, a requiem mass…

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Mother of All Empowerment, Otu Splashes ₦800m grants on Cross Riverians

Mother of All Empowerment, Otu Splashes ₦800m grants on Cross Riverians

Gov. Bassey Otu (middle); Rt. Hon. Mike Etaba (4th left); Deputy Speaker of C’River House of Assembly, Hon. Sylvester Agabi (3rd right); Gov Otu’s Chief of Staff, Chief Emmanuel Ironbar (2nd right); Etinyin Francis Efa, Paramount Ruler of Akpabuyo; Chairman of Bakassi, Hon. Effiong Okon (1st left); Commissioner for Youth Development, Barr. Ijom Ukam (2nd…

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Dep. Gov. Odey leads C’River delegation to 80th UN General Assembly

Dep. Gov. Odey leads C’River delegation to 80th UN General Assembly

By Frank Ulom NEW YORK (CONVERSEER) – The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Dr Peter Odey, has led a delegation from the state to the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80), currently being held in New York, United States. The state delegation includes, High Chief Higgins Peters (Natural Leader of the North) and…

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