PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) in Cross River State has trained over 1914 ad-hoc staff, in preparation for the February 26, 2021 Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo Constituency byelections in the state. The Cross River Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Cyril Omorogbe, who disclosed this...
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PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The first female Sector Commander of the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) in Cross River State, Mrs. Elizabeth Akinlade has said the essence of FRSC road enforcement is to reduce accident rates in the state by 15 per cent. Addressing Journalists on Tuesday during a...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The lingering crises facing the Ohanaze Ndigbo in Cross River State has taken a new dimension as a High Court sitting in Calabar has adjourned hearing of the matter between parties in the tussle for leadership of Ohaneze Ndigbo in the State. The matter came...
A domestic worker, identified only as Blessing, has gone into hiding after allegedly stealing money and jewellery valued at over N13.9m from her boss’ residence in the Victoria Island area of Lagos State. Blessing’s boss, Pearl Ogbulu, on Tuesday, said the suspect allegedly perpetrated the crime about a week...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The immediate past State Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress in Cross River State, Pastor Bassey Ita has declared his intention to run for the position of Zonal Publicity Secretary of the party in the South South geopolitical zone. Bassey Ita, who had served...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – President Mohammadu Buhari has commended the Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade for his investments in rice production. President Buhari gave the commendation on Tuesday while bestowing on Governor Ayade, an Excellent Award in recognition of his government’s effort in that regard. Governor Ayade received...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The newly elected chairman of Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), Ambassador Ogar Osim has pledged that his executive will work towards ensuring that the 2023 general elections is freed of violence and bloodshed. Ambassador Osim made the pledged at the end of his election at INEC...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Inter-Party Advisory Council (IPAC), the umbrella body of registered political parties in Nigeria, on Friday elected the Cross River State’s Chairman of Labour Party, Ambassador Ogar Osim, the new Chairman of IPAC in the state. Osim replaces Anthony Bissong Attah of YPP who had...
By BASSEY EFFIONG, Calabar – The Human and Environmental Development Agenda (HEDA Resource Centre) has Petitioned the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) to investigate the alleged fraud, mismanagement of Public funds, embezzlement, corruption and sharp practices, against EMOSTRADE ENGINEERING LIMITED for abandoning the ₦1.2 Billion Ikom Specialist Hospital Project in...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – The Governor Ben Ayade’s industrialization policy has been described as a goodwill for the All Progressives Congress (APC) led government in Cross River State, which is capable of attracting more goodwill from Nigerians to the party, the governor’s Special Adviser, Cocoa Development and Control, Dr...
An NGO, Coalition for the Promotion of Gender Justice, on Monday said it was possible to achieve 50 per cent and more success in the war against Gender-Based Violence (GBV) by 2030 if the mass media step up reportage of the menace. The Cross River-based group disclosed this in...
The Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike has banned nightclubs and prostitution in the state. Governor Wike gave the order in his New Year broadcast in Port Harcourt on Saturday. The banned nightclub activities including nighttime trading and street prostitution especially along Abacha road and surrounding streets particularly in...
PATRICK ABANG Calabar – The member representing Etung and Obubra Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Mike Etaba, has empowered the people of his constituency with 150 Motor-Bikes, 31 Mini-buses, two Siena buses, sewing machines, fertilisers and mechanised farming equipment. Hon. Etaba said on Monday that...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – The National Examinations Council (NECO) has begun moves to make its examinations compulsory in schools across the 36 states of the federation. The council, in a statement by its Head of Information and Public Relations Division, Mr Azeez Sani, said it has secured the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Daniel Edem Bassey, A Bamboo dealer near the Calabar River has lost property worth thousand of naira including physical cash of three hundred and fifty thousand naira as fire razed down his home at Edet Ansa street Bayside Calabar, Cross River State. According to the...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar -: Cross River State Commissioner for Rural Transformation Okokon Effiom has instituted the “Madam Beatrice Akinsheye Ayade Foundation for Best Journalists in the state. The award which is exclusively made for Correspondent Chapel members will commence on January 2022. In an interactive session with the Executive...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Former President of DR Congo, Dr Joseph Kabila and that of Mozambique, Joaquin Alberto Chissano are expected in Calabar next week, where they are billed as keynote speakers at the 3rd Leader Olumba Olumba Obu public lecture on global peace and unity. Other dignitaries includes...
By JOHN ONAH, Abuja – THE Executive Secretary of Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC) Dr. Hamid Bobboyi, has disclosed that a total of 1147 communities across the country will benefit from special intervention projects under the School Base Management Committee (SBMC). He made this disclosure during the National flag...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Linda Ayade, Wife of Governor Ben Ayade on Monday said the state government is targeting no less than nine hundred children across the 18 local government Area’s for the second phase of vaccination against Poliomyelitis. The First Lady said this in Calabar during the official...
PATRICK ABANG, Calabar – Chidi Onyemaizu a Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade on Print Media has alleged that the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) lacked the fibre to talk about anarchy in Cross River State. Mr. Onyemaizu, stated this on Sunday while reacting to the party’s press release...