By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Government has revised downwards, the 2020 budget of Olimpotic Meristemasis by a whopping 87 percent. The Governor, Benedict Ayade had on November 21, 2019, presented the 2020 appropriation bill of NGN1,100,167,507.09 to the House of Assembly. The Assembly passed the budget barely 24 hours to the new year
By Jonathan Ugbal The new commissioner of police in Cross River, Mr. Abdulkadir Jimoh has resumed office stating that he wants to help the state grow her internally generated revenue (IGR). CP Jimoh was redeployed to the state last week and arrived via flight from Abuja on Sunday. And, upon meeting heads of units and
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Governments Accelerated Agricultural Development Scheme (AADS) may help in easing the headache Governor Ben Ayade currently faces in appointing party men who worked for his re-election. Mr. Ayade had met with the former polling units agents, ward chairmen, and other party men across the 18 local government areas shortly after
By Jonathan Ugbal The Command of the Nigerian Navy Ship (NNS) Victory may have navigated unfavorable waters when its troops decided to invade the premises of Potomas Hotel in Atimbo, Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River state on the 24th day of May 2020 as the owner, OtoObong Peter has filed a fundamental rights
By Agency Reporter Worried by the squalid and deplorable living conditions of the host communities of the Obudu Ranch Resort in Obanliku Local Government Area, Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has promised to change their situation with the provision of social housing. Governor Ayade who was on a one-week working visit to the
Introduction Emergency management is described as the managerial function charged with creating the framework within which communities reduce vulnerability to hazards and cope with disasters through safety and response measures. The trend has evolved alongside man’s exploratory self with safety measures improved on daily from common items such as pens to massive engineering structures like
By Jonathan Ugbal Four years after the Lagos line section of the Mile 2 market in Ikom was razed in an inferno, traders are currently counting their loses after their shops were consumed by fire on Friday night. The incident occurred in the wee hours of Friday with early reports suggesting a faulty electrical system
By Jonathan Ugbal The abandoned spaghetti flyover of the Cross River state government is currently causing a gridlock at the Odukpani junction axis of the Calabar – Itu – Ikot-Ekpene and Calabar – Ikom – Katsina-Ala highways. The spot is the only intersection linking Calabar, the Cross River capital with Northern, Eastern and Southern Nigeria.