By Violet Fanseh The rice value chain in Nigeria will soon be boosted with the completion and inauguration of a city built by the Cross River State government with a focus on improving its yield said Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Friday in Calabar, the state’s capital in an inspection tour with journalists. The
By Deborah Obot Calabar, the capital of Cross River state, will play host to the Flying Eagles, as they lock horns against their Guinea Bissau counterparts in the African Youth Championship qualifying match. The match is slated for Sunday 20th May 2018 at the UJ Esuene Stadium Calabar by 4pm prompt. Gate fee for the
By Jonathan Ugbal The Udoakaha Jacob Esuene Stadium in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has been slated as venue for two games organized by the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF). The games are the Nigerian Under 20 male side versus Guinea Bissau billed for May 19, 2018 and the Super Falcons game against the Republic
By Jonathan Ugbal The Enyimba football club of Aba will today hosts Ifeanyi Uba football club at the U.J Esuene stadium in Calabar in its Match day 18 game of the Nigeria Professional Football League. Enyimba currently sit ninth (9) on the log after 17 games with 27 points, 10 adrift of league leaders, Lobi
By Jonathan Ugbal There was brief commotion in the Bitiah Irruan community of Boki local government area of central Cross River State on Friday last week when a Chimpanzee decided to follow a farmer home. The farmer is said to have seen the Chimpanzee in the bush and it is unclear exactly what he did
By Obeten Godfrey A drug counsellor and sociologist, Dr. Veronica Undelikwuo, has advised that only holistic sensitization can reduce the high rate of drug abuse in Cross River State and the country at large. Dr. Veronica made the assertion on Episode 94 of “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo,” Sunday 6-7pm on Hit 95.9 Fm, Calabar.
By Margaret John The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), Cross River State Command has disclosed that it intercepted banned drugs weighing 722.469kg in the year 2017 operations. This was stated by the State NDLEA Principal Staff Officer, Operation and Intelligence, Mr. Abu Danladi while speaking as a guest on the “The Dialogue With Agba
By Margaret John The President of the African Council on Narcotics (ACON), Mr. Rekpene Bassey has called for the creation of a special department separate from the National Drugs Law Enforcement Agency that will focus on drugs reduction while the NDLEA focuses on enforcement. Mr. Rekpene who was speaking on “The Dialogue With Agba Jalingo”