By Egbara Emmanuel 29/05/17  In Nigeria as a country Democracy is a system of government where the political power rests with the nation's population either directly or through elected representatives. According to Abraham Lincoln It is the government of the people, for the people, by the people but in Nigeria Democracy is the government of the rich for the rich and by the rich, From the definition of Abraham one should be able to infer that the purpose of democracy is to build a just society where the interests of all the people are cared for rich and poor, men and women, minorities as well as the majority and the economy works for the benefit of all but in Nigeria the reverse is the case.  Democracy should be about the ordering of society to bring about justice for all but in Nigeria those who loot our common wealth are honoured with National awards why those who steal vegetation are still in prison.  If it does not work for the common good then there is so...

By Egbara Emmanuel and Stephen Adoga THE Alorye grassroots initiative (AGRI), a nongovernmental organization, set up by the wife of the Cross river State Commissioner for environment, Mrs. Eraye Alorye Andeshi has empowered 36 persons from the various parts of the state to enable them fend for themselves. Mrs. Eraye's latest empowerment was facilitated with support from few good hearted Cross riverians. The beneficiaries, who were trained in various fields, received equipment, which would enable them start up vocations in goods and service delivery, so that they could become self-employed and employers of labour in their various communities. The 36 trained persons include youths from all the local government of the state who were trained in , tailoring, shoe making  hair,Catering, bead ,soap making and confectionery.  Special Assistant to Governor Ayade on Youths and student matters Hon. Ogar Declan Genesis said during the empowerment ceremony in Calabar that sinc...

Photo credit: Google.com We are saddened and stunned to say the least by the reprehensible and dishonorable act of urban psychosis of the Nigerian Army yesterday being 27th May, 2017 at Murtala Mohammed Highway Calabar by Transcorp Hotel who were dispatched to maintain tranquility and order— but rather opened fire at the protesting students that were panned by the scorching sun in U. J. Esuene stadium without food or water during the Children’s Day programme. We gathered authoritatively from various sources that the students were protesting over the alleged absconding of the money promised them by the governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade by the Commissioner for Youths and Sports, Mr. Asu Okang. Three students were reported to have been shot with various degrees of injuries the security operative. These are harmless citizens and students for goodness sake! Having observed and assessed the issue critically, we hereby condemn in its totality this brutish and reckless a...

For days running into week, our darling state, Cross River is on the news due to the abrupt proposed change of her prized logo. Neighbours from other states of the federation are sympathizing with us as if we are bereaved. God forbid, we aren’t mourning. Just that we misplaced our logo and seems to be bereft of idea. For varied reasons of personal resolve, I’ve long ago cautioned my pen not to respond to any stimulus of my will in attempting to script any stuff whatsoever as it might directly or obliquely tilts to the governor of Cross River State. I tried to appeal to my stationeries to assume redundant reflex act. But it won’t oblige my request. Again, I’ve been very scrupulous of not delving into the flood of children in the village square struggling for local apple (ibibi) just to avoid being drowned. Nonetheless, what does a man expect when he pours his basket of ibibi in the square? Of course, he’ll surely play host to the gathering of children. That’s the din of Ayade ...

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Fortnights ago, in one of my penultimate articles titled; YALA LGA POLITICS IN FOCUS: A CHRONICLE Of ITS POLITICAL TRAJECTORY, where I attempted to straighten a sloppy contour in Yala political delineation based on available statistics. I inaccurately wrote that Mr. Omaga Odo the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP Cross River State chapter Secretary was from O’oh councilward; rather, he’s from Okpoma ward. Again, the write-up portrayed Gabu and Yache as unit ward. There’re actually autonomous wards of their own. Also, I mistakenly omitted Wanikade ward from the list of wards in constituency II. The error and omission are highly regrettable and no harm whatsoever conceived or intended. As June 17 approaches, a lot of political blitzes are ongoing— consultation, enlightenment campaign, permutation, and scheme and gimmick to woo the electorate and court the courtesy of some monopolistic politicians. Varied interests are building up in different directions. Some are in line with zoning par...

By Adoga Stephen The media activist, Egbara Emmanuel, has described the up Coming Cross river by-election holding soon as a measure of the preparedness of Ayade led government in collaboration with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) to conduct free, fair and transparent elections, and hence a litmus test for 2019. He also called on Cross riverians to come out en masse and vote for the people Democratic party candidates in the by-election, Yala local government council Ogar Declan Genesis, describing him as “the right man for the job.” In a statement issued in Lagos by his Media Assistant, Mr.Oyi Adoga, Egbara said in the light of the massive irregularities that always marr out council election, it was imperative for the INEC to get its acts right this time around so as to rekindle confidence in the state's electoral system. Egbara said the conduct of credible polls was a democratic emergency, particularly as Cross riverians and petitioners have come to the...

Charly boy blast Biafra secessionist!!! Called Nnamdi Kanu "pikin" delivered venom. "I guess it’s about time I break my silence on this matter. From 1967 to 1970 my youth was scandalized with the horrors of the Nigerian civil war. I was never on the front line as a fighting soldier, but I was in the boys’ brigade transmitting from the naval headquarters then in Oguta. With the daily air raids and the smell of death all around us, we were thankful every day we managed to stay alive. I remember a sight that has never left me till today at the tail end of the civil war. I was walking down the street on my way to the stream to fetch water, lo and behold was the sound of death (air raids). As we all ran in different directions looking for a safe place to take cover, I turned around to figure the direction my friends were running in, all of a sudden I saw the head of one of them yanked off the body, as a result of the fighter jets that killed innocent civilians for fun. Wh...

The General Public And Members Of Our Great Party, The Young Democratic Party, YDP Are Hereby Informed Of The Commencement Of The Sell Of Intent/nomination Forms For Chairmanship And Councilorship Positions In The Forth Coming Local Government Elections In Line With The Guidelines Given By The Electoral Umpire, CROSIEC. The Forms Goes For N170,000 And N70,000 For Both Chairman And Councilor Respectively. However, The Forms Are Free Of Charge (foc) For Female Aspirants. The Purchase Of Forms Begins Today Being 20th Of April And The Deadline For Submission Is April 29, 2017 For More Information, Visit Our Secretariat @ 78 Marian Road Opposite Federal Pay Office Or 84/85 Ndidem Usang Iso, Marian. Contact Us Via: 08066435655; 07032461628 or 08066714208 Comr. Ogar, Emmanuel Oko. Publicity Sec./ Acting Secretary.

By Egbara Emmanuel. I have no doubts at all, that since 2015 when the reins of government changed in Nigeria, decision-making on problematic areas of the economy have been submerged in uncountable controversies. The government is underperforming. It has woefully failed in immeasurable instances; where it has sidelined the needs and aspirations of majority of the population, who for no palpable reason have to grapple with two more years of deception, and public display of wealth by government officials. There has been too much of rhetoric, counter-accusations, lies, and commentaries based on nothing but extreme mudslinging that carries the burden of unsubstantiated facts. This has become the hallmark of the present administration in Nigeria , a country that started benefiting from oil revenue for decades, but has nothing much to show in terms of practical economic benefits. New challenges emerging in Nigeria, and the ones that appeared to have been met by the introduction of n...