By Mary Alawa Mr. Donald Duke, a former Governor of Cross River State has said that he is not a supporter of zoning of the Presidency. Mr. Duke while speaking on Hard Copy anchored by Maope Ogun on Channels TV said, “I have never subjected myself to zoning, when I ran for Governor I was
By Archibong Jeremiah Hon. Jarigbe Agom, member representing Ogoja/Yala constituency in the House of Representatives has sponsored a bill for an Act to enhance transparency in the management and accounting of tax incentives by relevant authorities. According to the Legislator, the bill is to checkmate corruption in the system as well as ensure transparency. The
By Archibong Jeremiah The Special Adviser Inter Party Affairs to the Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and a former Chairman of the State Chapter of the Labor Party, Mr. Austin Ibok has revealed that the ousted former Acting State Chairman of the Labour Party Mr. Baron Eyo was “by law, never a Chairman
By Archibong Jeremiah Mr. Akwaji Henry, a lawyer has commenced distribution of note books to 10 selected government schools across the 10 political wards in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State. It will be recalled that young lawyer also recently organized a footbal competition among political wards in the LGA where trophies and
By Ogar Monday The Cross River State Commissioner for Petroleum Resources, Hon. Itaya Nyong has stated that the State is on the verge of having a modular refinery that will kick off within the next 2 years as plans for the refinery have reached advanced stage. The Commissioner who made this known while speaking with
By Obeten Godfrey Experts in the tourism sector in Cross River State say that the State still lags behind when it comes to tourism development in the country. They barred their minds recently while speaking as guests on the program, “The Dialogue with Agba Jalingo” on Hit 95.9FM, Calabar on the topic: Sustainable Tourism in
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government Hose Correspondent
By Ogar Monday An NGO, Instincts of Hope Foundation International, based in Calabar with interest in the welfare of the aged and vulnerable children has put together a Give, Clean and Engage (GCE) outreach program in the Cross River State capital. The 2 days outreach started with a visit and distribution of food items and