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Rt. Hon. Orok  Duke has urged Nigerians to document their personal experiences, family histories and community struggles to preserve the country’s collective memory and prevent important historical accounts from being lost. Duke made the call while announcing the public presentation of five books in Abuja on October 5, featuring three prose works and two poetry collections exploring the Nigerian Civil War , family history, Calabar’s evolving identity and personal experiences. The author described Welcome to Uyo: The Nigerian Civil War Through the Eyes of the Calabar Child, 1967 to 1970 as his magnum opus, saying the book was inspired by his childhood experiences during the Nigerian Civil War and the humanitarian crisis that unfolded in Uyo , now the capital of Akwa Ibom State . According to Duke, Uyo became a major refuge for displaced persons during the conflict, exposing him at an early age to the devastating consequences of war. He recalled witnessing death, hunger and the...

  The Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong Campaign Organization has kicked off its campaign activities with a stakeholders engagement with Biase Local Government Area , where Senator Asuquo Ekpenyong and Director-General of the Campaign Organization, Hon. Oqua Edet Oqua , formally presented the campaign’s proposed timetable and programs . The meeting, held on Sunday, 11th October at the Campaign Secretariat on Marian Road, Calabar , brought together prominent political leaders and stakeholders from Biase LGA, the Local Government Chairman, Hon. Edodi Eyong; Rt. Hon. Bishop Alex Ukam; Federal Commissioner NPC , Hon. Barr. Ukam Ijom Charles ; State Commissioner for Youths, House of Representatives candidate , Hon. Ngim Okpo; House of Assembly Member, Hon. Engr. Francis Ogban; Director-General of Due Process, Hon. Charles Atu; Prof Uti Egbai, Biase APC Chapter Chairman and all chapter officers, all ward chairmen and secretaries, all Honorable Councillors, as well as all Federal, State and Loca...

By Dr. Jimoh Ibrahim, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the United Nations. Ibrahim holds a Doctorate from the University of Cambridge. To a realist , only power is currency; nothing else matters. In historic times, it was unmistakable: King Henry VIII of England ordered the beheadings of his close allies and principal advisors, Sir Thomas More and Thomas Cromwell.  In France, King Louis XIII is best known for executing a trusted confidant and favourite of the Crown. In 1642, he authorised the arrest and subsequent execution of his close associate and “minion”, Henri Coiffier de Ruzé, Marquis of Cinq-Mars .  In those traditional days, realists primarily served as power brokers, and issuing orders to eliminate subjects did not elicit notable alarm. The subject had no choice in that historic, classical era when the king’s religion was the subject’s religion: “ Cuius regio, eius religio ”.  It was even law then, with no option, originating from the Peace of A...

  Graduates of the Department of Medical Biochemistry , University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Okuku Campus, have secured prestigious international scholarships for postgraduate studies in the United Kingdom, China and Taiwan, underscoring the academic potential of the University’s alumni and the opportunities available for advanced studies and research. The achievements, highlighted in a report by Dr. Ati, Boniface Unimke of the Department, reflect the graduates’ academic excellence and determination to pursue further studies at internationally recognised institutions. Among the graduates are Mrs. Francisca Timothy , who has commenced a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) programme in Biochemistry at the University of Oxford , United Kingdom; Sunday Chukwuebuka , who secured a scholarship for a Master’s degree in Public Health at Tzu Chi University , Taiwan; Clancy Otu Bush , who completed a fully funded Master’s programme in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at the University of C...

  PCC Women Representation in Kano State has commenced community-to-community grassroots mobilisation in support of the 2027 re-election bid of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu, GCFR , and Vice President Kashim Shettima, GCON . The Director of Women Mobilisation of the APC Presidential Campaign Council (PCC), Dr Betta Edu , is leading the nationwide initiative, with Hajiya Maimuna Bello and Hon Tsakuwa represents her in some part of  Kano State.  Haj. Bello announced the commencement of the exercise during a community-to-community mobilisation programme in the state. While Hon. Tsakuwa gathered women in their hundreds at Minjibir Local government to sensitize them on how to speedily progress with the door-to-door mobilization. The movement is aimed at strengthening grassroots structures, expanding community engagement, and advancing the directorate’s target of securing 40 million votes from female supporters nationwide. Bello commended the First Lady, Senator Oluremi Tin...

  The atmosphere in Lafia , Nasarawa State , was charged with political activities on Saturday as party leaders, women groups, supporters and stakeholders of the All Progressives Congress (APC) converged for the North-Central Mega Rally in support of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu ’s re-election bid in 2027.  Among the key women leaders who received the First Lady of Nigeria , Senator Oluremi Tinubu, CON, was the Director of Women Mobilisation of the APC Presidential Campaign Council , Dr Betta Edu , whose directorate is coordinating grassroots women mobilisation for the campaign. The rally, held on Saturday, October 10, 2026, brought together party faithful and supporters in a show of political solidarity with President Tinubu and Vice-President Kashim Shettima ahead of the 2027 general elections . Edu, who is coordinating the APC PCC’s nationwide grassroots women mobilisation, is driving efforts to engage women across the country in support of the party’s campaign. The initia...

  President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will on October 14 inaugurate the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council (PCC) ahead of the 2027 general elections, with former Zamfara State Governor Abdulaziz Yari , Imo State Governor Hope Uzodimma , Dr Betta Edu and other party chieftains expected to play key roles in the campaign structure. The inauguration is scheduled to take place at the Banquet Hall of the Presidential Villa, Abuja . The Director-General of the APC Presidential Campaign Council, Abdulaziz Yari, disclosed this on Friday after meeting with the President at the Presidential Villa, where he briefed State House correspondents on preparations for the forthcoming campaign. Yari said President Tinubu had approved the proposed campaign timetable, with the campaign scheduled to commence with a rally in Kaduna on October 24 before moving to Porhacourt in Rivers State and Maiduguri, the Borno State capital. Ahead of the formal inauguration, Sen Oluremi Tinubu CO...