By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Following the recent controversies that have trailed the Cross River State cocoa sector, the Government has set up an 11-man Pre-Cocoa Allocation Committee to determine the total indebtedness to landlord communities and other issues. The government in a press release issued by the Chief Press Secretary to Governor Bassey
By Able Winnard A postgraduate student of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), in the Department of Visual Art and Technology Edak Bassey, has set a new African record as the first to feature in Plein Air Magazine, a United States of America-based magazine. PleinAir Magazine is a bi-monthly published magazine focused on landscape
TOPIC Unleashing the power of gender equality: Uplifting the voices of women and girls to unlock our world’s infinite possibilities. INTRODUCTION Repressive cultures basically refer to practices, customs, norms, and traditions that subjugate a group of people by denying them their rights. The practices have different consequences on the people with some even fatal. In
By Godwin Otang In a sharp twist on the harmful cultural practice of Money Marriage in Becheve Community, Obanliku Local Government of Cross River State, the Becheve Youths Elites, a youth organization in the community has admitted such exist after it had refuted a documentary stating it still exists. The Organization shortly after the documentary
By Patrick Obia Cross River-born Major General Emmanuel Ejim-Emekah has been redeployed to take over as Director of Operations, at Army Headquarters, Abuja. He was in December 2018, promoted to the rank of Brigadier General in the Nigerian Army and in December 2022 promoted to the rank of Major General. Major General Emmanuel is the
By Godwin Otang The member representing Yakurre 1 state constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly Hon. Cyril Omin, has called for more support for Stephen Bassey Offor, one of his ailing constituents. Hon. Cyril made the call shortly after making a N1,000,000 donation to Bassey who has been diagnosed with liver enlargement,
By Asare Asare, Daily Post No fewer than 16 commercial vessels of various sizes berth in Calabar Port every month. The Manager of the Port, Chief Festus Ikechi Olumati, disclosed this when he led a management team to pay a courtesy call on Governor Bassey Otu of Cross River State. Daily Post recalls that the
By Patrick Obia Nigerian Human Rights Advocate and Humanist, Leo Igwe has lauded the Cross River State Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogo Augustine Grimah on the arrest of 26 suspects over the murder of Mrs. Martina Okey Itagbor, accused of witchcraft and burnt to death in Old Netim, Akamkpa LGA of the State. Madam Martina