By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu is currently participating in the 19th session of the United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF19), at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The Governor, ably represented by his deputy, His Excellency, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey is...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Government has cleared all arrears of staff owed salaries from 2015 – 2018. “All the 149 staff of Obudu Mountain Races have been paid salaries up till date”. “International investors and corporate bodies to take up and sponsorship of different...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, represented by his Deputy, Rt. Hon. Peter Odey, has attended the 6th meeting of the National Council on Niger Delta (NCND) held at the Unity Hall, Government House, Asaba on Tuesday, April 23, 2024. The meeting, themed,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has inaugurated a nine-member Economic Management Team (EMT) to drive initiatives that should berth good economic fortunes for the state and its residents. Governor Otu, in his charge to the team that he chairs, which has the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Executives of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the South-South region of Nigeria, Saturday, convened in Calabar to discuss crucial political issues bothering the zone, with Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State presiding over the meeting, having been recently conferred leader...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – In his avowed commitment to football development, Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu has made a 100 percent increment of subvention to the State-owned soccer team, Rovers Football Club of Calabar. The Governor, who thanked the management and players of Rovers Football Club for...
Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has announced an increment to the subvention of Rovers Football Club of Calabar from N5 million to N10 million in a bid to reposition the club. Governor Otu made the announcement when the management team of Rovers FC paid him a courtesy...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has called on traditional and opinion leaders of Yala Local Government Area in the state to foster healthier communal ties, peaceful coexistence and good neighborliness as his administration seeks to explore the area’s huge agriculture potentials as...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River Governor, Bassey Otu has granted Miss Arit Abam, an ex-corps member, automatic employment in the state civil service for honouring her father’s sacrifices to give her higher education. Miss Arit Anam, who returned to her father’s thatch house in their village...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu and other notable dignitaries have joined others to witness the funeral and memorial service in honour of the late Obong Enobong Thomas Umanah, founding member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) in Cross River State. In...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has flagged off the first Pastor Ekpeyong Ita Memorial Golf Tournament at the Calabar Golf Club Addressing golfers at the Calabar Golf Club, the governor promised the Calabar Golf Club will be given a face lift starting...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu has denied taking nor signing any fresh loan, both domestic and foreign, since the inception of his administration on May 29, 2023 till date. The Governor’s reaction follows the worrisome figures presented on the spreadsheet of...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Government is set to commence the construction of ten new roads across the state. The Commissioner for Works and infrastructure, Ankpo Pius, stated this in his office during an interactions with journalist on Wednesday . According to him, Governor Bassey...
Commissioner for Works and Infrastructure in Cross River, Mr Ankpo Edet, has said that in spite of meeting decayed infrastructure and empty treasury, the present administration has achieved a lot in its urban renewal pursuit. The commissioner, who disclosed this at a press briefing in Calabar on Wednesday,...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Stephen Odey, has debunked claims in some quarters that the list of state indigenes submitted by school principals was padded . The Commissioner stated this on Monday during a press conference in his office in Calabar, the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Gwon James Gyang from Plateau State has emerged Champion of the 15km Calabar Marathon race on Saturday in the male category with a time of 39 point eight seconds. Also, Chariity Agorfure emerged Champion in the female category followed by Elizabeth Power and...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River State Government has sympathized with the families of 2 youths who reportedly suffocated to death in a mining site in search of a mineral known as Tourmaline at Shikpeshe, PHC, along Buya road in Obanliku LGA of the state. In a...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has felicitated with his predecessor, Ben Ayade on his 56th birthday celebrations. The Governor in a birthday message noted that the former Governor remains an innovative and transformational leader that was committed to the industrialization of Cross...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu, has solicited stronger ties and corporation with the Government of Canada for economic development, human empowerment and other mutual benefits. The Governor made the call, Thursday, February 29, 2024, while addressing a delegation led by the Country...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Bassey Otu has directed the immediate restoration of His Royal Majesty, Prof. Itam Hogan Itam, as the Village Head of Obufa Obio Ukem, Clan Head of Efut Ukem, Muri Munene and Paramount Ruler of Calabar South. Governor Otu said...