By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State logo which has had blue and white as it colors may be changed in the coming days information from Government House Calabar suggests. The Governor, Senator Ben Ayade had informed the State Executive Council last week Thursday that a new flag has been designed which
By Ushang Ewa The Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, Professor Zana Akpagu has been knighted. Zana, a member of the Roman Catholic Church last weekend became a Knight of Saint Mulumba following the completion of the initiation rites as stipulated in the constitution of the order. He was decorated at the St. Bernard
By Jonathan Ugbal All is now set for the second edition of The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo quarterly Town Hall Meeting. The edition with the theme; “Harnessing the potentials of the creative economy to create jobs for the youths” will kick off by 11:00 AM at Transcorp hotel Calabar. “Our special guest, Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba
By Ogar Monday A coalition of Nongovernmental organizations with interest in child rights, Prevent Abuse Against Children Today (PACT) has said it will soon beginning collating information of kids living in the streets of Calabar, the Cross River State capital. PACT secretary, Theresa Okpa made this known recently while attending to some kids who decided
By Ogar Monday: House of Assembly Correspondent The Hawking Rights Protection Bill has been passed into law on the floor of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The bill for a law to make provisions for the protection of livelihood Rights and the Regulation of Hawking in the state was sponsored by Regina Anyogo
By Nandi Bette YESTERDAY Behind close doors they decided our fate. Pawns on their Chess Board. we became. YESTERDAY In our absence, our heads got shaven. Behind our backs They gave us a king. YESTERDAY From the opulence of their comfort abodes amidst popping of Champagne and clicking of glasses they toyed
By Jonathan Ugbal The wife of Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River, Dr. Linda Ayade Saturday in Obudu concluded the official inauguration of the Cross River Women Emancipation Initiative (CROWEI), a development initiative in the 18 local government areas of Cross River State. Dr. Linda had launched the initiative at the state level several weeks
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade paid the May salaries of civil servants in the state ahead of time yesterday. At about 5:00 PM local time on Sunday, April 30, 2017, civil servants under the State Government payroll system began receiving alerts from their financial institutions that May salaries