His Royal Highness Obol Ofem Inah Edet, Obol Lopon of Idomi, has stepped into the tussle in the community, calling for peace and unity as political tensions rise over the selection of the would-be councillorship candidate of the All Progressives Congress (APC). Speaking at a peace meeting with the aggrieved aspirants on Saturday at the…
By Joseph Kingston William Shakespeare once said that ‘the heavens themselves blaze forth the birth of kings.’ This postulation emphasizes that each time an extra-ordinary personality is born into the earth planet, even the planetary systems react in a special way to announce the entry of that child into the sphere of human. The Holy…
The immediate past Cross River State Commissioner for Lands and Urban Development, Prof. John Inyang, has strongly refuted allegations of imposing a candidate during the All Progressives Congress (APC) primaries for the Idomi Council Ward in Idomi, Yakurr Local Government Area of the State. Prof. Inyang’s response came after claims of candidate imposition stirred tension…
By Kelvin Obambon CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Presbyterian Church of Nigeria (PCN), Ishie Town Parish, has held its ‘Awards and Tributes Night’ in which some dedicated and outstanding members were honoured as the church marks its 100th Anniversary. The event which took place on Thursday, 17th October 2024, at the PCN Ikot Ishie, Calabar, Cross…
There is tension in Idomi Ward, Yakurr Local Government Area, as All Progressives Congress (APC) members and aspirants have voiced their grievances over the alleged imposition of a councillorship candidate by the former Commissioner for Lands, Professor John Inyang, further deepening political divides within the community. The controversy centres around the nomination process for the…
By Edet-Honesty Effiong This is my second theme on the 64th Independence anniversary of Nigeria. And just as I did in the first piece, I am still tempted to ask the same question whether we have cause to celebrate at 64. Placed side by side her contemporaries in South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore and even China,…
