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Share THE Calabar-Itu highway, a federal link road connecting Cross River and Akwa Ibom states, has become a major eyesore following years of neglect by successive administrations. The deplorable state of the roads, according to some businessmen who daily ply the road from Aba to Uyo and Calabar for food business; garri, yam, rice and other farm edibles majorly produced in northern Cross River State, including Ugep, Ogoja, Odukpani, Obubura and Ikom, has dwindled the volume of trade between the two sister states and other parts of the South-South and South-East regions. “We have encountered accidents on several occasions along this road trying to get to Calabar, the state capital, while trying to access the northern part of Cross River state, where we buy our farm produce like garri, yams and rice for sale in major markets in other states,” Nwachukwu Nnana, a dealer in farm produce laments. ....
By Udora Orizu The Pan Niger Delta Forum (PANDEF) has called on the Federal Government to declare the inflammatory statements credited to muslim Cleric, Sheik Gumi on the activities of the terrorists and bandits as hate speech. The statements include those inciting the terrorists against Christian soldiers and equating them with Niger Delta agitators. This is just as the Forum named Senator Emmanuel Essien as its National Chairman as successor to Air Commodore Idongesit Nkanga (rtd) who died few months ago. A communique issued by the forum at the end of the meeting of its board of trustees and signed by elder stateman, Chief Edwin Clark and former governor of Akwa Ibom State, Chief Victor Attah ....
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Nigeria records 1301 new COVID-19 cases, 15 more deaths Published Nigeria, on Tuesday, recorded 1,301 new COVID-19 cases in the country. The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control (NCDC) confirmed the figure in a tweet via its Twitter handle Tuesday night. Lagos, FCT and Oyo top the list with 551, 209 and 83 cases, respectively. According to the NCDC, Nigeria recorded fifteen additional deaths in the last 24 hours. Nigeria has now recorded 113,305 COVID-19 cases and 1,464 deaths officially. NCDC tweeted: 1,301 new cases of #COVID19Nigeria; Lagos-551 Published DAILY POST has learnt that commissioner for public utilities in Anambra State, Engr Emeka Ezenwanne who was kidnapped on Wednesday night has been released. ....
Akwa Ibom PDP expresses sadness over death of Ekpenyong On By Harris Emanuel, Uyo Akwa Ibom Chapter of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State has officially announced the death of its chairman Obong Udo Ekpenyong. Publicity Secretary, Borono Bassey in a statement said the party is saddened by his demise He quoted the deceased’s physicians, as saying that he died in the early hours of Tuesday, January 19, 2021, from complications traceable to the novel Covid-19 virus. The statement added, “Obong Udo Ekpenyong who assumed office as the 6th State Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party in Akwa Ibom State was the immediate past Commissioner for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, Akwa Ibom State and a former member of the National Executive Committee of our Party. ....