Saturday 8 December, 2018 would go down history as one of the most important days in the history of Boki local government and Cross River State at large as warring communities, Okwabang and Beebo whose clashes have left many dead and properties worth millions of Naira destroyed, were united to present the Vice Chancellor of
By Efa Sunday; Special Sports Correspondent Team Cross River State in the just concluded National Sports Festival Abuja 2018 clinched a total of 22 medals. Also, Hon. Orok Duke Chairman, Cross River State Sports Commission and Leader of Team Cross River delegation to the NSF Abuja 2018 attributed to the not too good performance of
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Wanted militant and leader of the Bakassi Strike Force, Simply Benjamin Ene popularly referred to as G1, on Monday surrendered arms alongside members of his team in a special amnesty offered by the Cross River State Government. The amnesty comes almost two years after Mr. Benjamin had indicated interest
By Our Reporter About two thousand members of the Bakassi Strike Force led by Benjamin Ene on Monday surrendered a cache of dreadful looking arms and ammunition to weapons to Operation Delta Safe bringing to an end five years of militancy at the Bakassi Peninsula and surrounding creeks. The event which took place at the
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has granted amnesty to the Bakassi Strike Force (Agitators), led by their leader G1. The group led by their leader G1 came out in their numbers as well as surrendered many several categories of assault rifle. The surrendering of BSF is
By Efa Sunday; Live From Abuja The Cross River contingent in the ongoing National Sport Festival (NSF) Abuja have bagged 5 Gold, 11 Silver and 5 Bronze to make a total of twenty-one (21) medal placing them at 19th position in the NSF ranking. The team members who participated in only eight sports out a
By Archibong Jeremiah An FCT High Court which sat in Abuja has declared a former Minister of Information, Professor Jerry Gana, as the winner of the Presidential primary of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). Justice Hussein Baba-Yusuf made the declaration on Friday in his ruling and nullified the candidacy of former Cross River State Governor,
By Archibong Jeremiah Hon. Justice Ekwo of the Federal High Court Calabar, the Cross River State capital has ruled as “unconstitutional, illegal, and null and void” for the Cross River State House of Assembly to declare the seat of Hon. Elucate Ekom Okara (Obubra 2) vacant for decamping from PDP to APC. The judgment was