By George Odok, NAN President Muhammadu Buhari has inaugurated the Faculty of Law building, University of Calabar (UNICAL) 11 years after it was started. The project was facilitated by Sen. Victor Ndoma-Egba, leader of the 7th Senate, who represented Cross River Central from 2003 to 2015. President Buhari, while inaugurating the project on Saturday in
By Sylvia Akpan The Pentecostal Fellowship of Nigeria, PFN, Cross River State chapter has inaugurated Dr. Trinity Ogar as Chairman. Dr. Trinity was inaugurated along with other executive members yesterday, at Gold City Gospel Ministry International, Calabar, the state capital. The National Inauguration chairman, Archbishop Joseph-Ojo, during his message to the past and present administration,
Money being expended on former governors by state governments as pension and other allowances would soon go up as 18 governors leave office in 22 days, Daily Trust on Sunday reports. An uproar has been trailing the pension schemes of former governors, which have been described as bogus by activists and other stakeholders in the country, who
TOPIC The Obubra Conflict And Communal Crisis In Cross River: Remote Causes And Sustainable Solutions. INTRODUCTION A conflict is usually defined as an argument that has become protracted. As a verb, it loosely means a clash and exists in different forms across all facets of human existence. In Cross River State, one form of conflict
By Etido Okon The National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN), Cross River State has condemned in entirety the resurfaced communal crisis between Ofatura and Ovonum Communities in Obubra LGA of the State. The State Chairman of NYCN, Dan Obo Jnr said communal conflicts which are becoming a ritual in various communities in the State are
Obubra still holds the gold medal for the highest number of communal clashes in Cross River State. Apart from the ongoing clash between Ofatura and Ovunum communities which has blocked the highway, in Obubra alone, there are active or hibernating communal clashes between: Iyamitet and Ababene. Iyamitet and Adun. Ofatura and Apiapum. Onyadama and neighboring
Someone tells you he has appointed you into Government office as Commissioner or SA or PA, and waits until the end of the administration, then invites you to come and do documentation to be given your appointment letters? For a new job or for the job you have finished doing? (that’s if you did any
As a bevy of persons queues up to lobby for the position of Chief Press Secretary CPS to the Governor-Elect of Cross River State, Prince Otu, I am inclined to make a few suggestions that I think may help in his consideration of who the cap fits. Let me start by clearing the doubt if