The operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) today (Monday) manhandled and dragged Omoyele Sowore out of the courtroom of a federal high court in Abuja. The rash and harsh action of the secret police was to prevent the rights activist from speaking with journalists present in the courtroom. Sowore had...

Don Silas Don Silas Arsenal playmaker, Mesut Ozil could leave the club for Barcelona in next year’s January transfer window. According to Sportsmole, the La Liga champions are willing to sign the former Germany international on a loan basis with an option to buy him at the end of the 2019/2020 season. The newspaper...

Popular Nigerian lawyer and human rights activist, Femi Falana (SAN) has penned an interesting piece on how Nigerians can curb the excesses of SARS operatives. It’s a must read! During the colonial era, the police force was set up to oppress and intimidate the Nigerian people, coerce and extort taxes from them...

Many Nigerians are confused as to the video trending online where the Anambra state governor Chief Willie Obiano said that it was agreed that herdsmen will pay 500,000 Naira to the family of anyone they kill, and the people of Anambra State will also pay the same amount to the herdsmen if they kill any of them. I...

By Adeola Bakare Beauty Uguoere, the mother of a former Super Eagles striker and coach, Samson Siasia, has recounted her ordeal in the hands of kidnappers. She was freed two months after she was abducted in her country home in Adoni community, Sagbama Local Government Area of Bayelsa State. Speaking to reporters,...

The sitting of the Bayelsa State House of Assembly ended abruptly on Monday as irate youths numbering over hundreds the security storm the complex shooting sporadically distrupting the sitting. The shootings began when the Speaker was about to enter the chambers after a heated three hours closed door meeting with...

Contrary to negative opinions expressed in certain quarters, Nigeria, at 59, has not failed, Cross River Governor Ben Ayade has said. Ayade made the remark while fielding questions from State House Correspondents after a closed door meeting with Chief of Staff to the President, Abba Kyari, at the weekend. According...

Tech giants, Microsoft and the Cross River State Government have entered into a partnership to establish an ICT/Data Academy in Calabar, the state capital. This development is a boost to the efforts of Governor Ben Ayade to make Calabar the first smart city in Nigeria. Speaking in his office at the end of a technical...

Daniels Igoni , Yenagoa The Bayelsa State Police Command on Sunday confirmed the release of Mrs . Beauty Ogere Siasia , the abducted mother of former Nigerian coach Samson Siasia . A member of the Siasia family, Eworikumo Siasia , also confirmed to our correspondent that the 80 - year -old Madam Siasia had been...

guardian.ng Wah gwaan bredrin, everyting ire? Ever heard the word “red eboe” in Jamaica? Your suspicion is true. “Red eboe” was used to refer to the Igbo slaves in Jamaica because of their light skin. Jamaica witnessed the influx of the Igbo race between 1790 and 1809, a time when the British had just passed the...

Temitope Alabi A Redeemed Christian Church of God (RCCG) pastor has been murdered. According to reports, the pastor was stabbed to death during a church vigil. Vanguard reports that the sad incident happened at about 3 am on Saturday at the church which is located on Danjuma Street, off Odili Road in Port Harcourt,...

Ishola Oludare Ishola Oludare A comment credited to Senator Oluremi Tinubu, representing Lagos Central Senatorial District and wife of former Gov., Bola Tinubu of Lagos State, that lazy Lagos youths are always in her house for free money has sparked criticisms on social media. DAILY POST reported Tinubu as saying...

Dear Media: Do Not Celebrate Trump’s Impeachment Proceedings. It is a Sad and Sober Affair COLBY HALL Recent revelations of alleged malfeasance by President Donald Trump in his dealings with Ukraine have presented a serious existential threat to his presidency, more so than any that have come before. By any measure,...

modernghana.com Anarchy is defined as a state of society without government or law. Today, what used to be the country called Nigeria is totally devoid of law and order and descended into the abyss of anarchy. The world condemned the actions of the feudalist so-called Fulani ruling class when they sacked Chief Justice...

Sowore was arrested in Lagos on August 3, 2019 by operatives of the DSS for calling on Nigerians to pour out to the streets to express their anger at the poor state of governance in the country. Nigerian movie star and producer, Stella Damasus, has expressed disgust over how pro-democracy campaigner and Publisher...

LET'S DIRECT/CONNECT CUSTOMERS TO YOUR BUSINESS. By Adoga Michael Oyi In line with The Eagles Voice Media mission in bringing latest information to public which includes but not restricted to helping business owners and customers locate their buyers and sellers respectively, the eagles voice blog has decided to...

By Goddy Anyogo The Dean of the the Faculty of Agriculture, Forestry and Wildlife Resources Management, University of Calabar, Prof. Ausaji A. Ayuk has commended a team from Pennsylvania State University (PSU), USA who were in his office to pay a courtesy visit recently. According to Prof. Ayuk, their visit was timely...

John Owen Nwachukwu John Owen Nwachukwu Femi Fani-Kayode, a former Aviation Minister has sent his best wishes to the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Nnamdi Kanu on the occasion of his birthday. In a message his sent via his official Twitter handle, @realFFK, Fani-Kayode prayed God to grant the IPOB...

One of the suspects arrested over the murder of the Commandant of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College Secondary School in Jaji, Navy Commander Oluyemisi Ogundana, allegedly planned the attack in a church. The suspect from Kogi state identified as Bernard Simon, killed Ogundana after she removed him as the Parent...

Mad Melon BREAKING CREATIVE INDUSTRY NEWS REST IN PEACE MAD MELON Eternity is reality; hit maker of the DANFO DRIVERS duo has left for eternity. I recall that in 2007 when the duo of Mountain Black and Mad Melon popularly known as DANFO DRIVERS were signed on by D and I music a befitting accommodation was provided...

Cross River State Governor, Sir Ben Ayade has assured that the ongoing construction of a spaghetti flyover and other flyover bridges at Odukpani Junction will soon be completed. The governor gave the assurance when he visited the construction site where major civil, mechanical and structural works are moving in rapid...

CRoss River SUBEB chairman, Dr. Steve Odey guiding pupil through some lexis.     The Chairman, Cross River Universal Basic Education Board, SUBEB, Barr. Stephen Odey Ph D has flayed reports that Senator Ben Ayade, the governor of the state has given directives for the termination of appointment of one thousand...

FIVERR BEGINNERS CLASS Learn how to best the Indians and Americans in selling your craft on FIVERR - what is FIVERR Fiverr is an online marketplace for freelance SERVICES Writing ( various forms including article writing, ebook writing creative writing, proof reading and editing, copywriting), Graphics design, video...

INFORMATION TO HELP PLAN YOUR EVENT The Cross River State Carnival Commission has scheduled the following dates for the Carnival Calabar Dry Run 1st Dry Run   20th October 2019 2nd Dry Run  17th November 2019 3rd Dry Run December 15th  2019 Time: 12 noon Consequently the general public is...

CREATIVE INDUSTRY NEWS The Cross River State chapter of the Creative Industry Group 'CIG' has unveiled it's first project, a creative television show aimed at marketing the state as world class investment and tourism destination as well as promote indigenous acts. The chapter coordinator, Odama Groovydee Abednigo...

Tomori whose root is traced to Nigeria was born in Canada, he lives in England and his parents are from Nigeria, therefore, making him a citizen of three nationalities.  Fikayo Tomori reveals he is ready to play for Nigeria ByLawrence Solomon Fikayo Tomori, one of Chelsea's wonder kids has revealed he is...

by Chinyere Okoroafor An Ibadan-based fashion designer, Esther Isaiah, on Wednesday accused her step-father, John Dickson, of raping her and sexually abusing her younger sister. Testifying in a Mapo Customary Court in Ibadan, Isaiah, 20, also alleged that her step-father was responsible for her childlessness. “Our...

United Nations (UN) affiliated organisations are set to hold Okpoma Day of Peace 2019 in Okpoma, headquarters of Yala Local Government Area, Cross River State. The UN Affiliates include, Universal Peace Federation, Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, Youth and Students for Peace, Global Educators. The...

John Owen Nwachukwu Pastor Ken Akinmade of Christ Church, London, UK on Sunday said there is a concerted effort by some people in power to bring down Vice President Yemi Osinbajo. He said that some of the people who were working frantically to drag the name and integrity of the Vice President in the mud...