By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The federal government has said it will partner the Cross River State government to take its flagship tourism event; the Carnival Calabar to higher heights. The Minister for Information, Culture and Orientation, Alhaji Lai Mohammed stated this Sunday in Calabar during the flag off of the first dry run
By Archibong Jeremiah The Calabar Pharmaceutical Company (CalaPharm) has been said to be the only Pharmaceutical Company in Nigeria tied to a University on students’ research. The disclosure was made by the State Commissioner for Health Dr. Inyang Asibong who appeared on Sunrise, a program on Channels TV in Lagos to discuss the suspected case
By Archibong Jeremiah Senator John Owan Eno, representing Central Senatorial district of Cross River in the Red Chamber has beckoned the Senate to call on the relevant authorities to wade into the boundary crisis between Danare 2 community in Boki Local Government Area and Odam community in the Cameroon Republic. His words: “Mr. President thank
By Ushang Ewa Detained Mr. Ifere Paul whom the Cross River Police Command claims is being held over suspected links to the underground world was yesterday grilles by detectives in the anti-kidnapping unit of the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department. Mr. Ifere was arrested late Thursday by detectives from the state police command led by one
By Jonathan Ugbal Former Commissioner for Environment in Cross River State and Senatorial candidate of the Labor party in central Cross River on the platform of the Labor Party (LP) in the 2015 general elections, Sandy Onoh has return to the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP). Onoh, alongside his supporters was received into the party at
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Cross River State government has requested the federal government’s approval for licenses to explore and exploit petroleum resources in the state through the state owned petroleum corporation, PetroCross. The Governor, Benedict Ayade made the request when he received the Minister of Niger Delta Affairs, Pastor Usani Usani in
By Jonathan Ugbal and Grace Orok The Cross River State Government has said it plans to use paid texting platforms, ticket sales and content marketing amongst others to generate money to support the Miss Africa beauty pageant as a means to ensure its sustainability. The Senior Special Assistant to Governor Ben Ayade on Governor’s office,
By Jonathan Ugbal The arrest of Mr. Paul Ifere, a social media critic of the Cross River State Government has drawn mixed reactions from different quarters of the populace. Mr. Ifere was allegedly arrested by the Police Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city and immediately transferred to Calabar, the Cross River State capital with many