By Our Correspondent Three members of the Abi Local Government Legislative Council have been suspended for 60 days. In a resolution during plenary Tuesday February 17, 2015, the Legislative House suspended the trio for 2 months citing anti-party activities as reason for the suspension. The affected legislators include Hon. Vincent Echeng Bassey representing Ekureku ward
By crossriverwatch admin In an October 22, 2014 request letter to the NOUN Vice chancellor, Ndoma-Egba explained that owing to “the large population of our citizens who yearn daily for university education without access, the peculiar geography of Cross River and the distance from Ikom to Calabar Study Center at the southern tip of the
By Archibong Jeremiah Men of the Nigerian Police, State Housing Division, Calabar on Friday 13th February, 2015 foiled an armed robbery attempt by a two man gang who allegedly broke into the shop of one Mr. Ekerette Akpan of No. 23 Ikot Effa Street Calabar Municipality at about 9pm, and made away with about half
By Aplefe Ojong As the April 11, 2015 date for the re-scheduled Gubernatorial and State Houses of Assembly elections inches closer, more and more political groups are declaring their support for the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) candidate the election, Sen. Ben Ayade. One of such support came recently from a political group, “Good Leadership Crusaders”,
By Our Correspondent Cross River State Resident Electoral Commissioner, Dr. Okey Ezeani on Monday in Calabar said the shifting of the general elections is good for the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) as it gives the electoral body ample time to address some hitches that have hampered the distribution of the Permanent Voters Cards (PVCs)
By Our Correspondent President Goodluck Jonathan has directed that in addition to his duties as Minister of Tourism, Culture and National Orientation, Cross River born Edem Duke, should oversee the activities of the Federal Ministry of Information, until a substantive minister is appointed for the ministry. Jonathan announced this appointment on Monday in a statement
By Bassey Ita All Progressives Congress, APC governorship candidate in Cross River state, Mr. Odey Ochicha has lamented the slow pace development and growth of the state under the current democratic dispensation stating that the APC administration waiting in the wings is on a mission to rescue the state from the brink. He was speaking
Pictures by Peter Offem Ubi The opposition Labour Party in Cross River State yesterday flagged off their campaign in Yakurr LGA with a mammoth crowd that thronged the venue to welcome candidates of the party for various positions in next months’s general election.