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
Elijah Akoji and Aliyu Inuwa Mansir, There were feelings of excitement among the people of the Tudun-Yola community in Gwale LGA of Kano state in 2021 when the news for the construction of the only road connecting their community to other communities in the LGA got to them. If there was anything the people of Tudun-Yola Community ever
By Ben Aroh, The Whistler Retired local government workers and their primary school counterparts in Enugu State are being owed about twenty months’ arrears of pensions. Their gratuities were last paid in 2005. This report interrogates their plights, the cause of the non-payment of overtime, and the challenge before the state government. I Feel I’m
According to the former British Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, “Plans are of little importance, but planning is essential.”, this means with proper planning, the right strategy, and purposeful leadership, lost glory can after all be regained. Cross River State Governor, Senator (Prince) Otu has demonstrated this with the restoration and renewing of the state’s lofty
By Our Reporter The Imo State Government has appointed prominent radio anchor Ukana Omon as Chairman of the 2023 Governor Hope Uzodinma Media Excellence Award Committee. Omon, an associate member of the Nigerian Institute of Public Relations, will lead the 9-member committee comprising veterans, directors of MDAs, chairmen of press associations, and newspaper publishers to
By Our Reporter A media nonprofit based in Cross River State, Godshield Kanjal Journalism Foundation (GKJF) has launched an initiative to track cyber bullying of Nigerian single women by the ‘alpha male’ movement. Codename GBV Tracker, the initiative is aimed at tackling the trend of bullying of women on the internet by some group of
By Sylvia Akpan The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Cross River State branch has suspended its forty-one-day withdrawal of service in the State. The resolution was reached in an emergency general meeting held on Wednesday 23rd and Saturday 26 due to the protracted kidnap of one of her members and Professor of Neurology, Prof. Ekanem Philip-Ephraim,