By Frank Ulom The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Bassey Otu on New Media Advocacy, Awade Friday, also known as Last Prophet and Otwetwe, has been detained by the police in Calabar, Cross River State. According to Diana-Mary Nsan, Awade was detained on Thursday alongside some men who accompanied him to his mother-in-law’s funeral in…
By Daniel Agbor Concerns over rising tensions in parts of Cross River State linked to the ongoing Lagos–Calabar Coastal Highway project have prompted swift engagement between government authorities and the construction firm, Hitech Construction, following a formal petition by the two local government chairmen. The petition, jointly raised by the Chairman of Akamkpa Local Government…
By Joe Udo Akwa Ibom State Governor, Pastor Umo Eno, has charged young people to be diligent and committed to any service roles under their care. Speaking at the funeral of the mother of his aide, Nsikak Luke — the late Madam Comfort Isaiah Luke — held in Ikot Oku Nsit, Nsit Ibom Local Government…
By Frank Ulom Do you know that Shakira’s “Waka Waka” heavily samples a 1986 song, Zangalewa by the Cameroonian group, Golden Sounds? Well, know that today – “and the beat, melody and chorus were taken from the song without permission”, Africa Facts Zone reported. According to an interview with AP, the 44-year-old Colombian claimed she…
By Solomon Dalung In moments of moral crisis, societies instinctively look to their intellectuals for clarity, courage and truth. Unfortunately, Prof. Kwede’s recent intervention in defence of Prof. Joash Amupitan, SAN, represents not a beacon of intellectual honesty, but a troubling descent into an orchestrated academic cover-up. His statement, rather than addressing the substance of…
