By Margaret John It was a hustle and bustle on Sunday night as men of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS) chased down and arrested some policemen at about 8:30pm in Calabar, the Cross River state capital. The incident which took place along Etta- Agbor road (both sides) involved some Policemen that mounted a stop and
By Ilam Patricia A Cross River based Enterprise Development Specialist; Mr. Ogban Usetu has opined that the solution to the increasing unemployment in the State is entrepreneurship and not the conditional cash transfer of the federal government, which he described as peanuts. Mr. Ogban made the assertion Sunday evening as a guest on a topical
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent Cross River lawmaker, Honorable Christian Achor (PDP Etung) on Saturday in Effraya doled out items worth about NGN20 million to members of his constituency in an ’empowerment’ wave that has hit the state’s political terrain. The items include 100 units of manual cocoa spraying machines, 3 units of
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has commended the Cross River State’s government industrial drive especially in the agricultural sectors. The branch controller of the country’s apex bank in the state, Mr. Sampson Suwannee gave the commendation on Tuesday while on an inspection tour of the office complex for
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River House of Assembly has given the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade clearance to access NGN20 billion in funding through a bond facility. The clearance follows the approval of the report of the adhoc committee led by Honorable Eteng Jones (PDP Yakurr2) presented on the floor of
By Jonathan Ugbal Federal lawmaker, Honorable Jarigbe Agom (PDP Ogoja/Yala federal constituency) has said that he does not calculate what it costs him when he gives back to his people. Mr. Agom disclosed this to journalists Wednesday in Ogoja shortly after donating over NGN20 million in cash and kind to over 100 members of his
By Ushang Ewa A trader (unnamed) has been banished from Obudu for attempting to plant charms in the Obudu main market. The trader, said to be of Igbo origin has been selling curtains at the Uquart street axis of the market close to Adie Agiopu street and was caught by the vice chairman of the
By Roland Enya-Forte The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has assured a pro Emmanuel Ibeshi support group from Cross River State of a fair playing field and assurances that they will be no imposition of candidates during the party’s primaries. The assurance was given by the PDP National Secretary, Senator Ibrahim Tsauri, while addressing the group