The ancient city of Calabar is known for its cleanliness, greenness, freshness, warmth and a tourist delight. These are some of the qualities that have earned the city as one of the cleanest in Nigeria. Due to this, the influx of tourists into the State is gradually increasing, either for leisure or business. In the
It is no news that nobody from Northern Cross River was favoured with an appointment by President Muhammadu Buhari when he was elected as a President in 2015. No doubt, a lot of appointment came to Cross River State, many of which were concentrated in Cross River Central. With the weight of these appointments, one
Being a tribute to the late Comrade Sanctus Odey; A lover of God, Nature and Man which sad event occurred in a manner too gruesome to recall. When mummy, my siblings and I could not reach you for some days, we became worried and began reaching out to neighbors around to check up on you
Elections are important part of democracy. Elections provide opportunity for citizens to vote candidates or parties of their choice to govern or represent them in an organized manner in a democracy. Democracy is the preferred form of government the world over and Nigeria is a democratic nation though the democratic experience has been interrupted by
Since Prof. Zana Akpagu emerged as the 10th Vice Chancellor of the University of Calabar, it has been one sucess story to another. The erudite varsity administrator has broken many records and set new ones which may take his successor a decade to equal his records. His emergence in 2015 as the 10th VC of
His Excellency, I wish to use this opportunity to congratulate you on your victory in the just concluded polls. I would have loved to recap a few ideas I’ve shared with you in respect of governance in the State, I will however try to see how I can put all together in this article. Sir,
Now, if you are not from our state, Cross River, some of these names may not be familiar. To our Cross River youths; If someone told you Governor Ayade and Senator Owan Eno, were fighting, that person is a perjurer. Vena Ikem has already joined Ayade back in PDP. You are aware. Senator Rose Oko
April 2018, Cross River State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, wept profusely at the State Executive Council chambers whilst signing the N1.3 trillion budget of kinetic crystallization into law. The governor asked Rev. Fr Bob Etta, his Special Adviser on Religious Matters, to commit the budget to God and while the prayer was ongoing, Ayade broke