Gov. Bassey Otu briefing Journalists at the media parley. By Anietie Akpan The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has declared that money for the $3.5 billion Bakassi Deep Sea Port will not come from the state. He also stated clearly that the state government was not taking any loan for the project…
The High Court of South Africa, Northern Cape Division sitting in Kimberley, has sentenced Itumeleng Reclin Machabe, aka Bendow (27), to two life terms and 44 years of imprisonment after he was convicted of r3ping and k!lling 11-year-old Relebogile Segami, r3ping two other minors and distribution of p0rnographic images of young people. The National Prosecuting…
Linda McMahon and President Donald Trump. Photograph Source: The White House – Public Domain During Donald Trump’s first presidential term and the Joe Biden presidential administration, proponents of education reform declared their movement dead. Their well-funded campaign to blame teachers for low scores on standardized tests, threaten public schools with closures, and ramp up market…
IKOM – Senator John Owan-Enoh, Minister of State for Industry, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade & Investment, announced on Monday that the federal government has signed over 100 Import Duty Exemption Certificates (IDECs) in the past three months. The revelation came during a facility tour of the Ikom Cocoa Processing Factory, followed by a roundtable…
The Naira continued to strengthen against the dollar at the parallel foreign exchange market on Tuesday, February 18, 2025. However, the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has yet to update the official rates again, more than 16 hours after the market closed. At the black market, the Naira gained N20 against the dollar to trade…
MD/CEO of AKICORP, Pastor Imo-Abasi Jacob. By Anietie Akpan The Akwa Ibom State Government and the Bank of Industry (BOI) have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the N4 billion counterpart funding to drive entrepreneurship development in the state. Speaking at the MoU signing ceremony, Tuesday, February 18, the Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of…
