By Ike Uchechukwu The National Association of Seadogs, NAS, Pyrates Confraternity has urged the Cross River state government to enforce the Girl-Child Marriages and Female Circumcision (Prohibition) Law of 2000 and to bring culprits to book. The President, NAS Frigate Deck, Chief Koko Henshaw, said this in Calabar, Monday while donating sanitary pads to female […]

…Says N.5bn spent on slum upgrading in four years …UN-Habitat urges teamwork to attain SDGs By Chris Ochayi The Federal Government, Monday, has embarked on review of urban development policy in order to draw vibrant template that would effectively help to harness problems of climate change and urbanization in the country. Minister of Works and […]

Some residents of Makurdi have expressed worry over the increasing prices of staple food items in the markets. The residents, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Monday, said that the prices of food items were becoming unbearable. Mrs Mulumum Terungwa, a housewife said that the current prices of food items, if […]

Fortune and Stephen Nwankwo, a couple accused of the murder of their housemaid, Ms Joy Adole, on Monday told an Ikeja High Court that they had no case to answer. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the couple is facing a four-count charge bordering on conspiracy, involuntary manslaughter and accessory after the fact […]

By Ike Uchechukwu – Calabar Organized Labour in Cross River state has issued a notice to the entire workforce including Local and state government workers to stay at home from Tuesday till further and await further directives. This was contained in Bulletin 1  titled “Commencement of Strike Action” signed by Cross River state organised labour. Labour […]