By Grace Orok Evicted Big Brother Naija housemate, Offiong Anthony Edet better known as ‘Thin Tall Tony’ or ‘TTT’ says his wife had warned him about making public, their family affairs before entering the reality television show. TTT made this known in Calabar recently during a press briefing organized by his support group after his
By Uchino Amatey The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has been adjudged the best performing Governor in the basic education sector, by Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). According them Governor Ayade achieved this feat following the release of the matching grant intervention funds for four years (2012-2015), to enable the State
By Archibong Jeremiah An unidentified man between the age of 35-40 has been cooling his feet in Police custody in Calabar for slapping an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP). The man was pounced on by a team of over 10 policemen after he openly slapped the Police ASP few minutes into the second half of
By Grace Orok The Founder of a Non Governmental Organization, Development Option (DO) Dr. Daniel Uduak has advised the Cross River State Government to be all-inclusive and recognize the role of Traditional Birth Attendants (TBAs) and they should be allowed to operate with a given limit or scope in other to have healthy women in
By Archibong Jeremiah/Otobong Clement The Cross River State Commissioner for Environment, Engineer Mike Eraye has described the attitude of people in the State towards waste management as “not encouraging”. Engr. Eraye who made the assertion in Calabar said: “The attitude of our people towards waste disposal is not encouraging; our mind is dead mostly when
By Jonathan Ugbal Calabar born Big Brother Naija housemate Bassey Ekpenyong was evicted Sunday from the show. Bassey polled a paltry 9.80 percent of the votes placing him fourth behind fellow housemates, Tboss, Bally and Debbie-Rise who were also up for eviction. A lively Bassey told host Ebuka that he has no regrets about his
By Ogar Monday: House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Government says it will not pay compensation to anyone whose land is located at the area where the proposed new cities will be located. The Commissioner for Lands and Housing, John Inyang disclosed this during a stakeholder’s forum with the central senatorial district to
By Jonathan Ugbal The Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital has been shut down following illegal activities around the premises. The Guardian reports that the officials of the Federal airports Authority of Nigeria (FAAN), representatives of the Cross River State Government and the community in a communique issued after a