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The University of Calabar has inducted 216 graduates of the Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science into the Medical Laboratory Science profession. Speaking at the Godswill Akpabio International Conference Centre during the 22nd Oath-Taking and Induction Ceremony of the Medical Laboratory Graduands, the Vice Chancellor of Unical, Prof. Offiong Efanga Offiong described the inductees as “problem-solvers, innovators and nation-builders” and charged them to uphold the ethics of the profession. Represented by the Deputy Vice Chancellor Academic, Prof. Ekaete Enang, the Vice Chancellor reminded the new Medical Laboratory Scientists that learning does not end with graduation, urging them to continually update their…

A secret voters’ registration exercise has been going on at the Presidential Lodge, Calabar, suspected to be at the instance of the APC led state government.It was gathered that the exercise started since the window was opened by INEC for online registration of potential voters across the country.Sources said some officials of the state government, with supports from the chief of staff, Government House, Dr Emmanuel Ironbar, have been mobilizing people to go there to register, for a fee.Even, some of the people who had registered earlier, were said to have been conscripted to register at the government facility’s illegal…

Despite the Supreme Court judgement that gave full and unfettered financial autonomy to local government chairmen in the country, the governor of Cross River State is still in full control of allocations to the 18 local governments. This explains why the chairmen are not able to execute any project. Only penultimate week, the governor moved to renovate a mini civic centre in Ekori, Yakurr Local Government, a project that ought to be handled by the local government.A few weeks ago, councillors were seen in front of their bushy legislative chambers posing for a picture for the world to see how…

Barely two weeks after a group, the Cross River Alliance For Progress(CRAP) in Cross River State accused the state governor, Apostle Bassey Edet Otu of taking over his current wife, Eyoanwan, from his former mentor, Dominic Edet Bassey, even when the man was still alive, another group in the state has said that the governor lacks the moral credentials to lead the state.Saying that Apostle Otu was yet to defend himself over the allegations of wife snatching, president of the Calabar South Youths Initiative, Eteyen Bassey, said that the since the governor was now an apostle and Eyoanwan a bishop,…

The Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission, NDDC, Dr Samuel Ogbuku, says the Commission is committed to complying with the tenets of the Public Procurement Act in project delivery.Ogbuku, who stated this in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, during a Capacity Building Training on Public Procurement for NDDC Executive Management and Directors, said it was necessary to ensure management staff understand the details of the procurement process.The Managing Director noted that the Commission’s contract award letter was digitised to prevent the circulation of fake award letters, acknowledging that many directors and service providers had been in trouble with the…

A Kwara State High Court sitting in Ilorin, the state capital, has sentenced an Islamic cleric, Abdulrahman Bello, to death by hanging for the murder of 24-year-old Hafsoh Yetunde Lawal, a final-year student of the Kwara State College of Education, Ilorin.Delivering judgment on Thursday after four months of trial, Justice Hannah Ajayi found Bello guilty of killing the victim, who was reportedly his Facebook lover.The court, however, discharged and acquitted four co-defendants: Ahmed Abdulwasiu (41), Suleiman Muyideen (28), Jamiu Uthman (29), and Abdulrahmon Jamiu (31), who were initially arraigned alongside Bello.Bello had confessed at the beginning of the trial to…

A new report released by the World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated 20.6 million new cases of cancer and close to 10 million deaths are recorded globally every year, while the disease remains the second leading cause of death, after cardiovascular disease.This was as the Federal Government expanded financial support for cancer patients through targeted health funds and insurance initiatives, while ramping up investments in local research, drug production and clinical trials to improve access to affordable cancer care.The WHO report noted that cancer claims more than 26,000 lives daily, and without urgent action, yearly cancer cases are projected to…

The Management of the University of Calabar (Unical) says it has noted the statement by the Secretary of the Niger Delta Activists Forum, Comrade Ogar Emmanuel Oko, regarding the general safety of students in hostels, particularly in ‘Malabor’ and Halls 8 and 9. But the management said in a statement on Tuesday that assure staff, students, parents, guardians and the general public should be assured that the University of Calabar remained safe and secure. “The welfare and safety of students remain a top priority of the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Offiong Efanga Offiong, and the entire University administration. “As part of Management’s…

A deliberate effort has been made by Nigeria to catapult Nigeria’s cocoa export capabilities, courtesy of the minister of state for trade and industries, Senator John Owan Eno, who is galvanising other countries in the West African sub region for the purpose.Accordingly, four countries-Nigeria, Ghana, Côte d’Ivoire and Cameroon- are expected to launch a joint push to retain more value from the global chocolate industry.The fresh move is aimed at ending decades of exporting raw cocoa beans while importing finished products at far higher prices.The four countries, which produce about two-thirds of the world’s cocoa, are expected to sign the…

Mr Portrait Peterson Asim, a former aide of the immediate past governor of Cross River State, Prof Ben Ayade has opened more can of worms on the alleged fraudulent activities of the state governor, Apostle Bassey Edet Otu.In a series of video shots on social media, the former aide who appears to have so much information on the atrocities of the governor and his wife, Eyoanwan, whom he prefers to call Francisca, noted the misuse of public funds by the governor in various areas.For example, he spoke about how about N11 billion was approved by the state exco for the…