Month: September 2024
Breaking News Reports

Cross River Government Sounds Alarm Bells On Employment Extortion 

By Sylvia Akpan And Anita Otu The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has sounded alarm bells on employment extortion unfolding itself in the state. The alarm was raised in a public service announcement signed by the Head of Service in the state, Obol Dr. Innocent Eteng, dated September 23, 2024, with reference

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Breaking News National News Sports

Paris 2024 ‘A Rude Awakening,’ Sports Minister Tells Federations

Federation after Federation made possible podium projections. What happened to those projections? Were they founded on objective reality, or were those projections simply made to please me?” Enoh queried during the ‘no holds barred' session.

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Breaking News Education

Brencare Foundation Extends Hand Of Fellowship To Adolescent Girls, Out-Of-School Teenage Mothers In Cross River

By Favour William And Marvellous Nkanu Brencare Foundation, a non-profit organization with a vision of assisting adolescent girls and teenage out-of-school mothers and other gender-related issues has extended hands of fellowship to not less than 15 beneficiaries of its scholarships and full educational kits in Cross River State. In her recent outreach at Government Secondary

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Breaking News Politics

Governor Otu Directs Documentation Of Newly Appointed Permanent Secretaries

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has directed the documentation of newly appointed permanent secretaries in the state. This was contained in a back-dated dated press release signed by the Secretary to the State Government Prof. A. Owan Enoh, dated 2nd April, 2024 with reference number:

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Breaking News Civic Space

#ENDSARS Protest Victims Demand Compensation In Cross River

By Sylvia Akpan The victims of the 2020 #EndSARS protests in Calabar and other parts of Cross River have cried out for compensation nearly four years after their properties and businesses were vandalized.  Counsel to the victims, Barrister Ituen Ukpono, has written to the government, highlighting their clients’ plight. “The hope and aspirations of many

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Breaking News Education Reports

State Government Suspends Scheduled Interviews For Teaching Position, Finger Foul Play

By Beatrice Ori The Government of Cross River State has suspended immediately the scheduled interviews for candidates intended to be employed as teachers in the state. Governor Bassey Otu, in a press release signed and issued by his Chief Press Secretary, Gill Nsa on Monday, September 23, 2024, instructed the immediate suspension of the scheduled

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Breaking News Politics

CROSIEC Announces New Date For Postponed Stakeholders Meeting

By Anita Otu  The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC), has invited key stakeholders to a crucial meeting scheduled to hold on Wednesday, September 25, 2024. The meeting which was earlier postponed from Thursday, 12th September, 2024 is now slated to be held this week, Wednesday, 25th September, 2024. The meeting, according to a

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Breaking News Education

Government To Host 4-Day  ‘After Studies, What Next’ Summit

By Victory Aunty The Government of Cross River State, is set to host the inaugural Cross River Students entrepreneurship, employability, and mentorship summit, tagged “After Studies, What Next?” The summit is organized through the office of the Special Adviser on Student Affairs in collaboration with Cross Riverians in the Diaspora. Scheduled for November 18 to

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