By Patrick Obia From the Millicent filling station around Effio-ette, the appalling condition of Calabar-Oban-Ekang Road becomes more apparent as commuters and motorists dread passing the road. The federal government through the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing, with its objective of improving transportation infrastructure and restoring the nation’s road network, approved NGN169 billion for
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has met with some investors and charged them to plow their resources in the tourism, economic, and other sectors in the State. Governor Otu gave the charge during a two-day International Cooperation and Investment Summit held in the Calabar
Bola Ahmed Adekunle Tinubu President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Dear President Tinubu, We at the Committee to Protect Journalists, an independent nongovernmental organization that defends press freedom globally, write to request that your administration take swift and deliberate actions to improve conditions for the press in Nigeria. As you mark three months in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Honorable Peter Odey has held a crucial meeting with the representatives of Ayip Eku Oil Palm Limited and five Host Communities – Okarara, Iku, Abung, Akor, and New Ndebiji in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the State, to resolve a lingering tussle. Ayib Eku Oil
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has warned vehicle owners in the State against operating with legally tinted permits for security reasons. The Police dished the warning in a press release signed and made available to newsmen in Calabar by the Command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP
By Archibong Jeremiah A protest is currently ongoing in Calabar, the Cross River capital over the appointment of Asu Okang as the Commissioner representing the State on the board of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). President Bola Tinubu yesterday approved the appointment of a new Board and Management team for the NDDC, Presidential spokesman,
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has prayed the State Government to wade into the situation of the 1990s Olympic gold medalist – Mr. Bassey Effiom pathetic situation. Bassey, who hails from Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the State won a gold medal in weight lifting during
By Godwin Otang Last June the Cross River State Government issued a press statement that announced the cancellation of agreement on the operation of the state’s owned commercial plane being managed by Aero Contractors. The state instead reassigned the lease manager of its Boeing 737-300, known as Cally Air, to Melers Global Resources, a company