PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Appeal Court sitting in Calabar has reaffirmed the ruling of the Federal High Court Calabar, which declared Senator Bassey Edet Otu, as the authentic candidate of the All progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River state. Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Federal High Court Calabar,...
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By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Vice Presidential Candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), Governor Ifeanyi Okowa has commissioned the Atiku Abubakar /Okowa campaign office in Cross River State. Governor Okowa while commissioning the campaign office in Calabar over the weekend in company of other South-South Governor, declared...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has expressed optimism that a combined power generation from the two power plants built by his administration will give the state about 50 megawatts of electricity that will guarantee Calabar, the capital, steady power supply independent of the national...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade has tasked entrepreneurs and business students on the emerging trends and opportunities in line with his Industrialization policy in the state. Governor Ayade made the call during the Cross River State Entrepreneurship Conference which was held over the...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Cross River State Governor, Ben Ayade would on November 25th play host to his Kano and Bauchi states counterparts in ,Calabar, the state capital. While in the state, Governor Abdulahi Ganduje of Kano State would grace the 2022 Cross River NUJ media summit as...
The last few weeks in Calabar, the Cross River capital, have been particularly challenging due to the scarcity and hike in price of petroleum products in the city. The new development has affected the price of commodities and transportation fare as short trips that used to cost N50 are...
Gov. Ben Ayade on Sunday declared that Cross River could not remain raw materials producer alone but would aim at adding value to them through industrialisation. Ayade said this in Calabar while flagging off the second Dry-Run for the 2022 Calabar Carnival with the theme: “Agro Industrialisation.” Represented by...
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), says it made seizures of illicit drugs with estimated value of N200 million in Cross River between January and October 2022. This was disclosed by the State Commander of the NDLEA, Mr Kupi Maulse, during an interview with the News Agency of...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Cross River State Government has flagged-off of the 2022 Integrated measles vaccination campaign in Calabar, the state capital. The campaign which would run from Nov. 3 to 10 would see the introduction of the rotavirus and COVID-19 vaccination. NATIONAL ACCORD reports that the rotavirus...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Bakassi Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) have cried for help, accusing the Nigerian soldiers drafted to Ikang Community for ‘Operation Still Water’ of harassing, and intimidating Bakassi IDPs who are predominantly fishermen. In a peaceful protest which kick-started from Ikot Effiom Obutong re-settlement camp and...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – Unknown gunmen have killed a police sergeant attached to the Cross River State Command. It was learnt that the incident occured in the early hours of Saturday around Edgerton Street in Calabar, the state capital. Meanwhile, the state police spokesman, SP Irene Ugbo, has...
The Federal Fire Service said property valued at more than N8 billion were destroyed by fire in Cross River from Janauary to Oct. 26. Mrs Olumayowa Olomola, Commanding Officer, Calabar Command of the Federal Fire Service, disclosed this to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Thursday....
The Police Command in Cross River has confirmed the rescue of three of its men, including an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), held hostage by some community youths. The spokesperson of the command, SP Irene Ugbo, confirmed the release to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on...
By PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The Spiritual Leader of the Brotherhood of the Cross and Star (BCS), Olumba Olumba Obu on Wednesday, said the 2023 general elections is not going to be business as usual but about competence, and will shocked the entire nation According to him, the fate...
By PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Newton Bassey, the senatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party (SDP) for the Southern Senatorial District of Cross River State has vowed to restored the lost glory of the state if elected in 2023 election. He said his quest to serve humanity has influenced...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – The 13 Brigade Nigerian Army, Calabar on Tuesday announced that it has concluded plans to hold a field training codenamed ‘Still Water’. The Assistant Director, Army Public Relations, 13 Brigade, Capt. Dorcas Oluwatope, who disclosed this in a statement, said the exercise would commence...
Mr Victor Ekpo, Managing Director, Cross River State Water Board, has attributed irregular water supply across the state to vandalised pipes and lately to high cost of diesel. Ekpo, who spoke to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on Tuesday, said efforts were on to restore water...
Hundreds of workers were on Wednesday locked out of Government House office by Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River for lateness. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the governor, who arrived at the office at 8 a.m., was surprised to see that many of the civil servants...
Mrs Olumayowa Olomola, Commanding Officer, Calabar Command of the Federal Fire Service, has confirmed the fire incident that occurred inside the Cross River Government House. Olomola who confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN), said that the fire started from an electrical spark from a generator...