By Roland Enya-Forte The former Cross River State INEC Resident Electoral Commissioner (REC), Barrister Mike Igini has been said to have misunderstood the position of the State in respect to Law No. 7 of the Cross River State House of Assembly. The accusation was made by Hon. Joe Etene, former Cross River Assembly member representing
By Our Correspondent Former Governor of Jigawa State, Sule Lamido has assured the government and people of Cross River State that the Federal Government will assist with the funding of the 275km superhighway and Bakassi Deep Seaport if elected as President of Nigeria next year. Lamido stated this during a courtesy call on Governor Ben
By Obeten Godfrey The Paramount Ruler of Bakassi Local Government Area of Cross River State; His Royal Majesty Etinyin Etim Edet has described the present condition faced by the people of Bakassi as a national scandal. The Monarch made his position known while speaking as a guest on a topical issue based radio program “The
By Archibong Jeremiah “Reggae culture is fast eroding, it’s a culture of peace practice which should not erode especially because of crisis in our streets of Calabar. It preaches peace, love and oneness. ” This assertion was made by SpyDaMan, CEO of Spartan Entertainment speaking to this reporter on the sidelines of Calar Maica show
By Isek Violet The Supreme Court ruling directing INEC to recognize law No. 7 of the Cross River State House of Assembly has been described as victory of truth over lies, and light over darkness by the member representing Bakassi in the State House of Assembly, Hon. Ekpo Ekpo Bassey. Hon. Ekpo EKpo said this
By Roland Enya-Forte The Industrial training Fund has concluded a 2-day “Nationwide MSME Post-Clinic Intervention Project 2018” workshop for entrepreneurs in Calabar. The workshop which was facilitated by the Industrial Training Fund (ITF) in collaboration with Jos Business School is aimed at continuously building the capacity of entrepreneurs in the State in particular and across
By Obeten Godfrey The 31st convocation ceremony of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) earlier slated for Saturday, March 10, 2018 has been postponed a statement from the Varsity’s management says. The release dated March 6, 2018 and signed by the University Registrar, Mr. Moses Abang, said the postponement was due to “unforeseen circumstances.” However, these
By Elijah Ugani Follow @Elijah_ugani Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade did not celebrate his 50th birthday because he feels enough has not been done to ensure Cross Riverians wear a smile says New Cities Development Board Chairman, KJ Agba. “The Governor said that he is not happy because, there are no smiles on the