By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Army has accused one major and 21 soldiers of fleeing from the scene of a Boko Haram attack and subsequently declared them wanted, military sources said. The soldiers were declared as deserters bound to face dire consequences if found, PREMIUM TIMES learnt from military commanders who demanded anonymity because the
By Jonathan Ugbal Dr. Linda Ayade, the wife of the Governor of Cross River State has alerted the public over the use of fake social media accounts to deceive the public using her name. Mrs. Ayade took to Facebook to express her displeasure on Thursday morning where she shared a screen grab of a Facebook
By Jonathan Ugbal A Federal High Court sitting in Calabar and presided over by Justice Simon Amobeda has set Friday, October 4, 2019 for it’s ruling on the bail application for journalist and rights activists, Mr. Agba Jalingo who is facing trial for alleged treason, terrorism and attempt to topple the Cross River State Government.
By Patrick Obia And Kelvin Ololo. The Governor of Cross River State Sen. Ben Ayade has implore Cross Riverians to remain resolute and rededicate their commitment in spite of challenges faced, as his administration is focusing on restructuring the State and enriching Cross Riverians. Ayade who was represented by His Deputy, Prof. Ivara Esu in
By Kelvin Ololo As Nigerians marks it’s 59th independence days celebration, activists have said that the country is far back where it supposed to be since it gained her freedom from Colonial Master on October 1st, 1960 and call on citizens to wake up and hold the Government accountable. These were intoned by dual guests
By Emmanuel Unah Mpkani, the home of Mr. Clement Ebri, former Governor of Cross River State and current Board of Trustee (BoT) member of the All Progressives Congress (APC) is embroiled in a fierce intra communal conflict with many people reportedly killed. Reports from the area which is about one hundred kilometres from Calabar say
I am moved to send you a note from the confines of my loneliness. By cosmic grace, the authorities of Afokang prison in Calabar where I am confined provided a television in an open hall for all of us who our deeds and/or misdeeds have confluenced. So I have the rare privilege of seeing how
By Emmanuel Ulayi Tech giant, Microsoft and the Cross River State Government have entered into a partnership to establish an ICT/Data Academy in Calabar, the State capital. This development is a boost to the efforts of Governor Ben Ayade to make Calabar the first smart city in Nigeria. Speaking in his office at the end