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The President General of Cross River People's Forum CRIPFO, a pan Cross River Socio Cultural Organization who doubles as Chairman of the Actors Guild of Nigeria AGN Cross River State Chapter, Comr Jo Esse has been honoured by The Actors Guild, South East zone. The event which took place today 6th July 2019 had several nollywood Celebrities in attendance including the President of the Guild, Mr Emeka Rollas. The filmmaker and politician who was accompanied by the guild's secretary, Cross River State Chapter, Comr Moses Ekpedeme expressed his gratitude to the organizers, calling it a great privilege. This is the fifth Award event organized by the Actors Guild of Nigeria, South East has just added anoth

HISTORY AS A FORCE IN NIGERIAN NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT By Simon E. Abang Coneri Magazine| Calabar Thursday, 6 June 2019, 17:56 On Tuesday, 18 June 2019 President Mohammedu Buhari directed all primary and secondary schools across the country to immediately implement the teaching of history as a standalone subject from the next academic year. The presidential action was greeted with fanfare by the majority of citizens across the country who appears to be awakened by the realities of the day. The removal of history as a standalone subject in the primary and post-primary school curriculum and its attendant implication in the country's development is in itself a historical dialogue. However, at the moment our efforts will be an attempt to understand the relevance of history to the country's national development process. Read: The three most important things Cross River State has lost over the Years Understanding history in its literal form is as simple as taking can...

coneri Magazine Super highway:CRSG to replaces 28,000 lost trees with 140,000 new ones ....as DR. AYADE FLAGS OFF TREE PLANTING EXERCISE The Cross River State government has disclosed its plan to replace the 28,000 trees lost as part of the debushing process for the super highway, with 140,00 trees, in its quest to mitigate climatic change. In the same vein, the state government said the measure has become very necessary, so as to ensure the state remains clean and green. Disclosing this in calabar, while flagging  off tree planting exercise in the state capital conducted by the Task Force on Tree Planting in collaboration with the ministry of Climate Change and Forestry. The first lady of Cross River state, Dr Linda Ayade, stated that the state will replace every one tree fallen down with five tree, thereby bring the total number of trees to be replaced by Cross River State  to 140,000 trees under the exercise and that the target of the task force on t...

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Eriacy Confidence Oba Coneri Magazine  Nigerian Singer Timi Dakolo has come out to clarify the public on what he described as ridiculous rumor and misconception. He said their wedding was officiated by Pastor Seyi of Global Impact church and not Pastor Biodun Fatoyinbo, the President  COZA who is accused of raping his wife as speculated by Media. The singer also revealed that he has never been a member of COZA talk more of being a music director in any church.  In an interview published on his instagram handle, the singer said they are not backing down on plans to prosecute Pastor Fatoyinbo. ".First the ridiculous rumor that Biodun wedded us. Please watch the video yourself , does the Pastor look like Biodun Fatoyinbo? His name is Pastor Seyi of Global Impact church officiating the wedding and that is a statement from Yemi Davids ,Pastor of Global impact church on this issue ...but nameless and faceless cyberbullies cant read , can they ? 2• I have neve...

By Eriacy Confidence Oba conerimagazine.blogspot.com Mojs Entertainment, organizers of the prestigious Yala Achievers Awards to pesent the First batch of awardees with their personal picture for the  prestigious award night. Read: Three most important things Cross River State has lost over the Years conerimagazine.blogspot.com YALA ACHIEVER'S AWARD 2019 The Award is geared at rewarding personalities who have and still making meaningful contributions to the development of humanity and society in general. The awardees were painstakingly selected based on their pedigree, competence, character and capacity according to the capacity and forthrightnessof the organizers. The next edition will focus on other personalities as we continue to beam our searchlight on the notable contributions of our people in various spheres of life. Follow  us @www.istagram.com/conerimedia They are five awardees in each batch. Picked randomly, and not in order ...

Ayade’s industrialization policy a model for African leaders -UNIDO By Emmanuel Ulayi Eriacy Confidence conerimedia.blogspot.com The United Nations Industrial Development Organistion (UNIDO) Regional Director to ECOWAS and Nigerian regional office, Dr. Jean Bakole, has described the industrialization policy of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State as a model for Africa. Bakole who was  in Calabar, the state capital on a courtesy visit to the governor said he was impressed by Ayade's effort at industrializing the state, noting that the governor's vision was in tandem with that of UNIDO for Africa. conerimagazine.blogsot.com "I think I have been to 44 African countries and my last posting was in Ethiopia. What I saw here in Cross River is exactly what the Ethiopian government is doing. Two years ago, I went to the garment factory in Ethiopia and what I saw at the Ethiopian garment factory is exactly what the Governor is doing here," he said. Commending A...

Eriacy Confidence Oba  Conerimagazine.blogspot.com The appeal Court in Enugu yesterday, July 3, 2019, upheld the appeal filed by Senator Dr Patrick Ifeanyi Ubah of YPP. The appeal in Suit No: CA/E/253/19, was filed against the decision of the Federal High Court, Awka Division presided over by Hon. Justice I B Gafai in suit No; FHC/AWK/CS/29/2019. The Federal High Court Awka had ordered INEC to investigate Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and the Returning Officer for February 23 Anambra south senatorial election, Prof Nnama Umenweke for electoral violence during the election and collation of results of the Senatorial election for Anambra South Senatorial District. Delivering judgement, the Appellate Court agreed with the submissions of the learned Senior Advocate representing Senator Ifeanyi Ubah and held that the Federal High Court has no jurisdiction in post election matters. conerimedia.blogspot.com Hon. Justice Ignatius Igwe Agube, JCA who presided and delivered the lead ju...

Eriacy Confidence Oba/ Andrea Inyang Eteng Coneri Magazine *Leadership Academy pays visit to Barr. Efiok Cohbom, felicitate with him on successful completion of tenure and victory at the polls as D.G Campaign Organization.* The Leadership Academy, Odukpani Chapter under the leadership of Mr. Kingsley Ikpeme yesterday paid a courtesy visit to the former Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Barr. Efiok Cohbam in felicitation to his successful completion of his 8 year itch free tenure in office as a distinguish Odukpani Son who served as Deputy Governor of the State. In pressing their mark further, the group expressed their purpose through offer of 'gift' item to the former Deputy Governor. Very notably was an outpour of accolades for his feat at the gubernatorial polls to deliver successfully the PDP candidate as the Director General against all odds and rhetoric. High point of the event centered on the lingering communal crises rocking many communities in Oduk...

Eriacy Confidence Oba Coneri Magazine Re: See the number of casualties in the Lagos pipeline Explosion Many have been feared dead in the pipeline explosion that rocked Ijegun- Ikotun axis of Lagos State.  Reports say many lives have been  lost and properties worth billions destroyed. But the number of casualties have not been officially released. Pipeline vandals have been accused for being responsible. Chaos reigned in the area as residents woke up and ran from their homes. The fire, according to residents, started around 3 am. They said there was no sign of firefighters as at 6 am.

By Eriacy Confidence Oba Coneri Magazine  With the recent dramatic happenings in the country, Nigerians have been made to look out for new episodes of national drama every single moment. Now that the RUGA project to a large extent has come to an end,( that is if the suspension is the same thing as abandonment of the project) like others such as transmission transmission, lost of maze in the National Assembly, the question Nigerians must ask is what is next? What should we expect in the next minute, hour or day? And what is the hope for the geographical entity known as Nigeria. But before that, let us briefly review some of the events that have  kept our nations busy for sometimes now. The review is in no particular order of occurrence. 1.The case of Regina Daniel and Net Nwoko: The marriage of teenaged Actress Regina Daniels to Billionaire Politician Ned Nwoko sparked a huge reaction in the country as both celebrities and other concerned Nigerians reacted and coun...

Eriacy Confidence Oba Coneri Magazine  Rap star Nicki Minaj will perform in Saudia Arabia later this month, organisers of the Jeddah Season cultural festival announced, as the ultraconservative kingdom tries to shed decades of restrictions on entertainment. Saudi organisers said at a press conference Wednesday that Minaj, whose real name is Onika Tanya Maraj, will headline the festival on July 18. Minaj is known for her outlandish performances and flamboyant, hyper-sexualised image. Her music videos often feature figure-hugging, skin-bearing outfits and provocative dancing.  The concert, in line with Saudi laws, will be alcohol and drug-free, open to people of 16 and older and will take place at the King Abdullah Sports Stadium in the Red Sea city. Saudi Arabia is promising quick electronic visas for international visitors who want to attend. Local media reported the headline act, to be televised on MTV, will also feature British musician Liam Payne and Ameri...

Eriacy Confidence  Coneri Magazine  he lawmaker accused to have molested a lady in an adult sex toy shop has revealed his own side of the story, claiming the incident happened before he was elected as Senator. He also described the news as fake and one sided as his own side of the assault wasnt captured in the viral video.  He said: 'We will soon release an official statement to the viral video which happened before I became a senator where my younger sister was beaten to a pulp in a shop and I was called upon there; where I had to call an ambulance and a police to come to the scene and it got out of hand I was also assaulted. “It is an old video, but we will soon release a statement to that effect. It was my sister that was at the store and she was assaulted. In fact, she fainted in the shop but they compressed the video and cut that part out of it. “They took her out to resuscitate her, the one standing with a cap is a doctor, the doctor had to come to...

By Eriacy Confidence Coneri Magazine Festus Keyamo has suggested three ways to deal urgently with  Senator Elisha Abbo the Nigerian Legislator who assaulted a lady in an adult toys shop.  . According to him " The case of Senator Elisha Abbo is very straightforward: the Police MUST IMMEDIATELY take three steps: 1. Arrest him (no formal complaint is needed with the evidence on tape) 2. Obtain his statement (if he’s willing to make one) and that of the victim 3. Arraign him in court" Senator Elisha Abbo, a  serving lawmaker, who represents the Northern Senatorial District of Adamawa state after defeating Binta Garba has been criticised for his recent act of slapping a nursing mother repeatedly at a sex toy shop in Abuja . Abbo was seen assaulting the woman in a video posted by Premium Times The assault, which reportedly occurred on May 11 , 2019 , was done in the presence of an armed policeman who rather than assist the victim , arrested her . The Adamawa born Law...

Communual Clash: Odukpani Leadership Academy rises to challenge, sues for peace on lingering security crises. By Andrea Inyang Coneri Magazine The concerned youth of Odukpani Local Government Area under the auspices of "Leadership Academy Odukpani Chapter", a composition of former student's and youth leaders have made a resounding call to leaders at various levels in Odukpani Local Government to rise the challenge of the impending locust that is eating deep into the system, thereby resulting to a massive rural/urban drift in the last few years. The Chairman, Comrade Kingsley Ita Ikpeme and Former Director General of the Greater Calabar,Director General, Greater Calabar Capital City Development Authority Cross River State made the call today while addressing the Elder statemen said it is important that we call out to our leaders at various levels to form a synergy and proffer solutions to the challenges causing the drift, failing economy and insecurity in the ...

By Andrea Ekeng Inyang Coneri Magazine It is no doubt that the youths have the greatest will power, strength, dexterity, confrontational verve, alluring sagacity, viable inputs, know-hows and the technocracy to rejuvenate even pulverized systems through objective innovations. It is also no doubt that youth population in Nigeria  is the largest in the country , so does their involvements in negative and positive endeavours. In politics, the youths have shown some very remarkable interest at least by wearing t-shirts,  carrying play cards to sing for every aspirants during elections and also constituting body guards and thugs for politicians at various levels, hence they sway at the polls as the deciding factor. Oh less I forget and also on social media, the young people dominate....My beloved constituency (laughs). Through this medium we have been able to demonstrate some level of sanity and insanity by way of alignment and realignment. Youths have been able to co...

By Eriacy Confidence Oba Coneri Magazine conerimagazine.blogspot.com The All Progressive Congress APC Candidate for the 2019 Governorship Elections in Cross River State, Senator John Owan Enoh has refuted claims by Conference  of Nigeria Political Parties CNPP led by its Chairman Sunday Michael, Cross River State Chapter that he is in a feud with  Pastor Usani Uguru Usani, former Minister for Niger Delta and factional Candidate of the same party in the last Elections. In a statement released by his Publicity Relations Consultant, Missang Oyama, Owan said such a rumor is not only misleading but also intended to hoodwink and cajole CrossRiverians and indeed the leadership of the APC into believing that there's a feud between them. He however admitted that there have been attempts  to drag him into a media war by what he described as enemies of the party but maintained that he is not willing and may not be ready for any in the future. He said there is no iota of truth...