Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association in Cross River State, Dr. Felix Archibong, tells By Muhammed Lawal, Punch Newspaper why members of the body withdrew their services after their colleague, Mrs. Ekanem Ephraim was abducted in July. Why did medical doctors in Cross River State embark on an indefinite strike? We are not on an
By Patrick Obia A few days before the start of the English Premier League and other leagues across Europe in August, one of the biggest sporting events in Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State, Comrade Adamade Unity Cup 2023 10th edition has kicked off; bringing total entertainment both home and abroad. Kicked off
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial District at the National Assembly, Sen. Jarigbe Agom Jarigbe has tendered 1,531 exhibits and presented 33 witnesses to defend his electoral victory at the Saturday, February 25, 2023 Presidential and National Assembly elections. Jarigbe, represented by his legal team, headed by Mba Ukweni,
By Alphonsus Iormaan In a maiden friendly football encounter, the University of Calabar (UNICAL) Football Club defeated the Rovers Football Club of Calabar 4 goals to 2. The match came as the UNICAL’s Student Union Government (SUG) Director of Sport, Diogo Pele led the football team to victory against the Rovers. The match took place
By Jonathan Ugbal The member representing the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra Federal Constituency in the House of Representatives, Hon. Peter Akpanke; his counterpart in the Wukari/Ibi constituency, Prince Ayuba Marpar and a former Commissioner of Lands in Cross River State, Professor John Inyang were on Wednesday honored as fellows of the Educational Management And Policy Publishing (EMAPP) Nigeria.
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) has confirmed 13, reject one out of the 26 Commissioner nominees sent by Governor Bassey Otu. The Speaker of the Assembly, Rt Hon. Elvert Ayambem, had said the 26 nominees will be confirmed in batches to enable the House to
By Godwin Otang and Veronica Utsu Nigerians and members of the Nigerian Labor Congress (NLC) as well as the Trade Union Congress (TUC) on Wednesday protested around Calabar, the Cross River State capital to press home demands for a better society. The organized labor is seeking a reversal of the hike in electricity tariffs and
If you have used the Roman numerals before, you will notice easily that the figure “zero” has not always been around. The world, for a very long time, did not know and did not make use of zero. But today, it’s unthinkable to do mathematics, languages, or live without the zero, nought, nil, or nada,