By Jonathan Ugbal Ahead of the 2023 general elections and the 2022 House of Representatives by-elections in the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency, the All Progressives Congress (APC) has rolled out 20 motorcycles to support its “aggressive evangelism,” says State lawmaker, Peter Odey (APC, Ogoja). Mr. Odey is the leader of the ninth Assembly of Cross River
By Patrick Obia Monarchs in Etung Local Government Area of central Cross River have banned Oscar Ofuka, an aide of the State’s Governor, Ben Ayade and three others over the lingering Cocoa landlord communities crisis. Ofuka, a native of Bendeghe Ekiem is the Special Adviser, Cocoa development to Mr. Ayade. Others affected by the ban
By Patrick Obia In what was a classical departure from current trends, the Cross River State chapter of the National Youth Council of Nigerian (NYCN) gathered old and young in Calabar to discuss youth-centric issues with a simple message; the youths are the architect of their own future. That was the summary of the maiden
Hon. Elvert Ayambem, Member representing Ikom II State Constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, is already sponsoring – A bill seeking to prohibit open raring and grazing of livestock and provide for the establishment of ranches and livestock and grazing management, regulation and control. That’s the full title of the bill and
By Sahara Reporters The Governor of Cross River State, Ben Ayade has said the anti-open grazing law which some southern states have passed based on the resolution of the Southern Governors’ Forum might lead to war in the country. Ayade said such laws, without taking into consideration the concerns of nomadic herdsmen and farmers, might
By Patrick Obia and Sunday Aborisade (Punch Newspaper) The President of the Senate, Ahmad Lawan, Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State and a former President of the Red Chamber, Senator David Mark, have commiserate with the family of the defunct Second Republic Senate President, Joseph Wayas, who died on Thursday. Lawan in a statement by
A few years ago, Mr. Agi Peter, a young vibrant and the shrewd chartered accountant, the youngest ever Bursar of the University of Calabar since its inception in 1975, brought to the table his ‘paradigm shift’ mantra which was geared at the entrenchment of the world best practices of financial ethics in the institution. It
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ntufam Ekpo Okon has returned to his former political party, People’s Democratic Party, PDP. Ntufam Ekpo decamped from the ruling All Progressive Party, APC, 6 days ago in a letter to his Ward Chairman. See letter below: