Recently, ‘Cross Riverians’ once again beheld the sordid pictures of a student of the State-owned University who was brutally hacked to death in cold blood right in front of his faculty building, after finishing his exams. This senseless killing adds to the endless list of unresolved murders in both the University of Calabar (UNICAL) and
In February 2016, while Ayade had traveled, he summoned an emergency EXCO meeting presided over by his deputy and N100 million was approved as licensing fee for the Microfinance been the requirement by the Central Bank of Nigeria. 13 months after in March 2017, Governor Ayade told a delegation from the Calabar Chambers of Commerce
Dear Cross Riverians, If anyone says what we are doing is a waste of time or that social media talk is not working, call that person a liar. Very quick ones that we have achieved within the past one month. 1. Our collective social media shout temporarily frustrated the plans by our governor to coerce
The Fiscal Responsibility Act is a law of the National Assembly. Section 44 and 45 of the Act which deals with conditions of borrowing and verification of compliance with limits provides as follows: Section 44 – (1) Any Government in the Federation or its agencies and corporations desirous of borrowing shall specify the purpose for
1. PROLOGUE Traditionally, the latin phrase, “Ave, Imperator, Nos Morituri Te Salutamus” was used by the gladiators to address the Emperor before a gladiatorial match. It is now universally used in appealing for a remedial action in any human situation or endeavour. It is so today, that we find ourselves in a unique situation. The
For a mass population of the Obudu, people, with unarguably the most politically sophisticated elite class in Cross River State, the Ayade governorship has presented them with an incomprehensible paradox. While his emergence as the first democratically elected governor of northern Cross River State extraction has enhanced their claim to being the drivers of Northern
One of the greatest challenges to the growth of Agriculture in general and rice production in particular in Nigeria is its lack of appeal to the younger generation, who incidentally make up a larger percentage of its population. This is due to the old methods of farming employed in most parts of the nation. Another
Dr. Linda Ayade, the amiable wife of the Governor of Cross River State, Nigeria, is an intelligent, cultured and warm-hearted woman. She is not only easily lovable but also makes one feel at home in her presence when one is with her. Her passion for the growth and development of young people is infectious even