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In 2015, the people of Obubra witnessed another milestone in the political history of the local Government Area as one of their illustrious sons, Rep. Michael Etaba the Chief Executive Officer of Future Oil, was elected under the umbrella of the peoples Democratic party (PDP) to represent Obubra/Etung  Federal constituency Of the State in the lower house of the national Assembly, replacing the Etung  born veteran politician and present senator representing cross river central in the upper chamber of the national assembly. The people have been celebrating what they call the dawn in Obubra as for a very long time now, no son of the Local government area has tested that exalted office in the state. On the other hand, the Obubra sons, Hon. Friday Okpechi( catch fire) and Hon. Dr. Elucate Ekom were also elected under the same platform to represent Obubra 1 and 2 respectively in the cross River State House Of Assembly. These three honourable members as well as their commissioner c...

  Veteran nollywood actress Chief Mrs. Chinwe Owoh emerged the chairperson of the actors guild of Nigeria, Enugu State Chapter. The election which was held on the 2nd of December last year at office of the guild, national museum, Enugu was transparent and fair and was well attended by members. In a congratulatory message, the national president of the guild, Chief Mrs Ibinabo Fiberesima thanked the entire members of the chapter for their firm resolve in ensuring that the election was conducted peacefully despite threats to disrupt the process by those  she referred to as enemies of the guild. Ibinabo expressed her gratitude to the out gone executive, especially the chairman Stan K. Amamdi whom she described as her hero. Members of the guild revealed that their reason for massively voting for the nollywood  cry cry actress was because of her commitment and selfless service to the guild. On her part,  the new chairperson of the guild thanked the en...

A group of northern youth organizations on Tuesday issued a communiqué referred to as Kaduna Declaration to the igbos residing in the north to leave the region within three months They also mandate all northerners residing in the South East to relocate back to the north in the said three months interval threatening that as from 1st October this year there will initiate a visible action to prove they are no longer part of the federal entity called Nigeria or share anything with the Igbos. The spokesman of the group, Alhaji AbdulAziz Suleiman while briefing newsmen in Kaduna Tuesday said, “With the effective date of this declaration, which is today, Tuesday, June 06, 2017, all Igbos currently residing in any part of Northern Nigeria are hereby served notice to relocate within three months and all northerners residing in the East are advised likewise. “All northern civil society and pressure groups are by this declaration mandated to mobilize for sustained, coordinated campaigns at the...

Some Nigerian cities are fast becoming uninhabitable for the low income earners because of the cost of living. It will shock you to find out our list of five most expensive cities in Nigeria in 2017 1.  Abuja Abuja being the capital of the most populous black nation in the world is unarguably the most expensive city in Nigeria with the high influx of people from within and outside the country. Life in this city is unbeatably and unaffordable for the low income earners. The poor who come to Abuja are made to spend under bridges and abandoned buildings. On the other hand, this is where the big money spenders reside. 2. Calabar I used to believe that after Abuja, the next most expensive city in the country is Lagos, but my belief changed when I visited that beautiful acient city recently. As you may be aware calabar used to be the capital of Nigeria before it was moved to Lagos. A normal flat in calabar is most expensive than Lagos. As at time I visited the city, a drop was one ...

The Efik people inhabit the cross river estuary and the banks of the calabar river in Nigeria and in the western Cameron. They migrated from Palestine in the first and second centuries through Egypt and the Nile into ancient Nubia and later migrated through Sudan in the tenth AD into their present location to form the city States ( clans) of old calabar in the now south South geo political zone of Nigeria. The four original clans settled at Ibom in Arochukwu and later resettled at Enwang, Iniong,  Ito, Ukwa and Eki to this present day.   The Ibibio people on the other hand are believed to have inhabited their present location from time immemorial. Although some scholars believe that they must have migrated with their Efik counterparts from Cameron and separated on reaching the calabar river. Two account point to the fact that both Efik and the Ibibio people originated from the Jewish state of Israel, especially with some similar names and cultures practiced by the two group...

A beauty queen Miss Evan Ojukwu has lamented the percieved absence of nollywood talented actress, mother and wife, Mercy Johnson okojie claiming that her new job as senior special assistant on entertainment, arts and culture to the governor of Kogi state  has stolen her from  the industry as well as her fans. Queen Evan Ojukwu stressed that the beautiful and talented actress was very much alive before she took up an appointment as SSA to Gov. Yahaya Bello. She claimed that prior to mercy Johnson's appointment as SSA, the nollywood sweetheart was almost the only face on all movie posters and jackets in the market but that  right now, mercy Johnson is no longer anywhere near it. It will be recalled that mercy Johnson's appointment officially took effect from 1st may this year and has kept the sexy actress from movie locations recently as she is seen busy with her official duties.Her appointment was announced with 62 others in a statement issued by the secretary to the st...

The  people of Anambra state have endorsed Gov. Willie Obiano for second tenure. Speaking to Amaka Nwanyaku and Stanley Onuegbu on Wednesday the 8th of March 2017 during Israeli Rural Development and Agriculture expert conference held at Dora Akunyili Women Development Center in Awka, the SSA to the Governor on youth mobilization Hon. Tony Uche said over 2000 prominent people and organizations in the state have so far endorsed the candidacy of his excellency, chief Dr. Willie M. Obiano for second tenure, including CAFE ambassadors an organization founded by her excellency wife of the governor, chief Mrs. Ebere Obiano to carter for the poorest of the poor in the state. According to the astute politician and leader of cafe ambassadors, prominent traditional rulers, trade unions, artisans, businessmen, farmers and others have expressed their satisfaction in Willi Obiana's four years in office and are ready to support his bid for a second term.     In a separate inter...