By Patrick Obia Opposition party in Cross River State, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), has tackled Governor Bassey Otu of the All Progressive Congress (APC), on the over N70 Billion received from the federal government as interventions and palliatives Fund. In a press statement made available by the State Party Publicity Secretary, Mike Ojisi, called
By Sylvia Akpan Popular Ogoja-born music artist, Sunny Neji has lamented how Ibom Air canceled his flight from Calabar to Lagos. The singer took to his Facebook handle to air his feelings and frustration in the experience that occurred twice last week. He opines that should the airline operators no more ply the Calabar route,
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu has approved the recruitment of two thousand five hundred (2,500) personnel from the Salary Grade Level 03 to Salary Grade Level 09 into the state civil and public service. This was contained in a letter signed by the Chairman, Civil
By Beatrice Ori Basic Rights Counsel Initiative (BRCI), a non-governmental organization dedicated to protecting the rights of women and girls in Nigeria and human rights has been awarded an outstanding dedication award for improving the lives of women and girls in Nigeria. The esteemed award given by CUSO International highlights the organization’s commitment to making
By Favour Adinya Following the two week break embarked on by the Management of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), due to the nationwide protest by some angry Nigerians against the biting hard economy, the school environment has witnessed total tranquility. Our reporter went round the Calabar main campus of the university and observed
I am a bit excited at the ongoing effort to ensure LG funds get to elected Chairmen. Many people have been talking to me from my Local Government Area, Obudu in Cross River State, about their intention to run for Chairman in the planned election. On average, Obudu LGA gets an average of N200 million
By Winifred Michael, Anita Otu, Joy Ushie And Fortune Erim The Management of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has announced the resumption of academic activities after shutting down for two weeks due the nationwide #EndBadGovernance protest. In a circular number 437 signed and made available by the Registrar, Victor Ene, said all duties,
By Patrick Obia The Commissioner of Police in Cross River State, CP Gyogon Grimah, has assured that priority will be given to the welfare of officers wives in the state. CP Grimah gave the assurance in a goodwill message at the 60th anniversary of Police Officers’ Wives Association (POWA), Cross River State Command. He stressed