By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu has flagged off the livelihood component of the COVID-19 Action Recovery and Economic Stimulus (NG-CARES) program with the distribution of boats to fishermen and riverine communities of the state. While presenting the items to beneficiaries on Thursday at Calabar Municipality
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Police Force has moved to tighten its grips on the international borders with the visit of the Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) on Border Patrol, AIG Badru Banji Lawal, to Cross River State. The courtesy visit paid to Governor Bassey Otu by the AIG in company of the State
Law is the synthesis of the views of the bad man who awaits Court's verdict and that of the good man who believes and obeys the law whether or not the Court is invited to pronounce on it.
By Sylvia Akpan A High Court of the Federal Capital Territory sitting in Apo, Abuja, and presided over by Justice B. Abubakar has adjourned a civil defamation suit filed by Mrs. Elizabeth Alami Ayade, sister-in-law to former Cross River State, Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to October 22nd and 23rd, 2024. Mrs. Alami had approached the
By Patrick Obia Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, has announced the Central Planning Committee members for a befitting state burial for the late Dr. Joseph Wayas, a former Senate President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the 2nd republic, who died over two years, nine months ago. At the instance and intervention
Just last month , June 2024, the street adjacent to Ibom Close known as Iso Qua, a new Toyota Corolla car was stolen. The owner had parked his car briefly to see a friend, by the time he came out, the car was gone. That car is still at large just like my organization’s car
By Godwin Ajom The Cross River State Independent Electoral Commission (CROSIEC) Chairman, Associate Professor Mike Ushie has resigned his position following the State Government’s swipe on the Commission’s “cavalier work attitude”. In a letter to the State House of Assembly earlier, the State Government blamed the inability of the state to conduct Local Government elections
By Godwin Ajom The Cross State House of Assembly, has approved the appointment of His Royal Majesty, Ovai Solomon Osim Edward, the Paramount Ruler of Abi Local Government Area, as the new Chairman, State Traditional Rulers Council. The House confirmed the Royal father’s new role, during plenary following deliberation on a correspondence forwarded to it