Calabar, Nigeria News

By Luka Binniyat CALABAR - The governor of Cross River State, Senator Liyel Imoke, said that the ceding of 76 oil wells from the state to Akwa Ibom State in June this year has caused untold hardship to the state, noting that President Umaru Yar'Adua had taken a critical look into the matter and has ordered for a review of the directive.

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MEAT traders in the southern Nigerian city of Calabar are counting the cost after a truck carrying more than 100 dogs overturned, crushing scores of canines and triggering a scramble to snatch up survivors.

THE interview by Dr. Udoma Bob Ekarika in Weekly InsightA headlined, If I had been the governor I would have done better, made an interesting reading.

NERDC set to review UBE curricula in 2011 -221009 By Mary Akparanta A LL appears set, at last, for the review of the nine - year Universal Basic Education Curricula, with a recent directive to the Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council by the National Council on Education to that effect.

Emmanuel Obot is still unable to claim his seat in the House of Representatives nine months after a Court of Appeal declared him winner of Uyo Federal Constituency seat in Akwa Ibom State Nine months after the Court of Appeal ruled in the disputed Uyo Federal Constituency seat of Akwa Ibom State in favour of Emmanuel Obot, he is yet to claim his ...

By John Ighodaro CALABAR - The Tinapa Shipping Line, which started operations Monday as a cargo vessel to serve the Tinapa Business Resort and neighbouring state, made its maiden voyage to the dormant Calabar Sea Port in Calabar, Cross River State.

By John Ighodaro CALABAR - Groups that go by the names Bakassi Freedom Fighters and Bakassi Salvation Front surrendered weapons to the Federal Government at the Bakassi local government area secretariat in Bakassi, Cross River State weekend.

By John Ighodaro CALABAR - National Vice-President of the National Association of Nigerian Students , Comrade Egbe Jerome, has called on ASUU to have a rethink on the on-going strike action in the interest of the students.

'In 2011, We Will Protect Our Votes' -080809 By Iyabo Lawal, Ibadan S ince the Court of Appeal judgment, the ANPP in Oyo state seems to have gone to the cooler? 'Why FIRS Is Embarking On A New Tax Drive' -080809 W ITH the dwindling revenue profile of the Federal Government as a result of the global meltdown and the Niger Delta crisis which has ...

What Animal Science Institute Has To Do, By Members -090809 T HE recently created Nigerian Institute of Animal Science held its inaugural induction ceremony in Calabar penultimate Tuesday.

'In 2011, We Will Protect Our Votes' -080809 By Iyabo Lawal, Ibadan S ince the Court of Appeal judgment, the ANPP in Oyo state seems to have gone to the cooler? 'Why FIRS Is Embarking On A New Tax Drive' -080809 W ITH the dwindling revenue profile of the Federal Government as a result of the global meltdown and the Niger Delta crisis which has ...

By Tony Nyong UYO - Hundreds of angry and homeless people from four villages in Itu local government area of Akwa Ibom State yesterday defied early morning rains to protest non-payment of compensation on their demolished private and business buildings along the Calabar - " Itu High way by the state government.

Effort of terminal operators to revive the already moribund Eastern ports with heavy financial investments are being frustrated by the Mallam Abdulsalam Mohammed led management of the Nigerian Ports Authority which has refused to allocate tug boats to the ports in the region.

Gridlock in the city By Regina Akpabio, Seye Olumide and Isaac Taiwo F ROM the Murtala Muhammed International Airport Road to the Apapa- Oshodi Expressway, the story was the same yesterday: No movement for motorists.

By Ifeyinwa Obi Insinuations that the eastern ports may be totally lacking in essential equipment, including tug boats may be actually untrue, as the management of the Nigerian Ports Authority said weekend it has eight tug boats in the eastern ports, out of which six were fully operational.

About one week ago, Mr Emmanuel Obot, the former aide to ex-Governor of Akwa Ibom state, Chief Victor Attah, wrote a letter to INEC, demanding for his alleged certificate of return as the winner of the April 21, 2007 poll into the Uyo Federal constituency.

By Tony Nyong UYO - The tension that gripped Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital, penultimate Tuesday following the killing of two brothers at the Ewet sand beach has resurrected as the police are yet to make any official statement following rumours that the assassins, who committed the dastardly act were apprehended inA Calabar, capital of Cross ...

"This House of Representatives shall live forever," was the memorable phrase that Rep.