By Efio-Ita Nyok CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Mlumun, 17, looks through her well-worn notebook in the dusty courtyard of a northern Cross River secondary school. Her grades are in the high 80s, and she writes neatly, but there is a persistent worry in her eyes. The family’s daily meals are barely within her father’s means as…
By Joseph Odok The Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) is mobilizing for protests and potentially a strike in August 2025 due to several unresolved issues with the Federal Government of Nigeria. The planned protests and potential strike raise concerns among students and parents about disruptions in the academic calendar, especially considering the current economic…
President Bola Tinubu. By Joseph Odok Subsidy on health is becoming very necessary in Nigeria today because of pressure that is a result of astronomical jump in the price of pharmaceutical and medical care. Therefore the news that President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved a subsidy on kidney dialysis in federal hospitals across Nigeria…
By Ogar Emmanuel Oko This piece was almost concluded and billed for publication on August 9th. However, due to the vicissitudes of life, it has tarried until now. On that fateful Saturday, August 9th, I left for my usual exercise. Upon returning, I was informed of the demise of my older brother, Mr. Ogar Solomon…
Children, accused of being witches by either their parents, care givers, ‘pastors and prophets,’ are still being tortured and killed in cold blood, particularly in Akwa Ibom and Cross River States where the Child Rights Act had been passed into Law. JOSEPH KINGSTON chronicles this untold story in this article. Few years ago, one Bishop…
