This is a column by Ken Henshaw, Executive Director of We The People. WITTY THOUGHT is a brisk review of situations in Nigeria with intent to revive social consciousness. They will insist they are different, but remember, they made the promises together, they worked together, they failed Nigerians together. NOTE: Opinions expressed in this article
#CRSLeadership Goals is a column by Wofai Ewa focused on the #CRSConversation. It is aimed at improving social consciousness. ECONOMY In 2017, the Cross River State economy produced a Gross State Product (GSP) of around N890 Billion, forming 0.78% of Nigeria’s GDP, with CRS ranking as the 24th largest economy in Nigeria, 12th in Southern Nigeria
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade has left Calabar for Abuja to attend a high-power APC meeting. Sen. Ayade took to his Facebook page to disclose that the reason for the trip is to defend Cross River interest at the National level. According to him, “this morning I left for
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Chancellor of Arthur Jarvis University, Akpabuyo, Sir Arthur Jarvis Archibong has called for the strengthening of the traditional institution in Cross River State. Sir Arthur made the call while fielding questions on ‘One On One’ with Citizen Agba Jalingo which was live on Facebook. He went on to state that the
By Sylvia Felix The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), has urged eligible Nigerians to take advantage of the commission’s online open portal for the Continuous Voter Registration (CVR) exercise. INEC said since its formation, “this is one of the Commission’s innovations to enhance voter experience by making the registration exercise faster, easier, and less crowded
By Maxwell Effiong “Journalists should throw light whenever there is confusion in the State. We have a lot of journalists who have been here with us since 1999; zoning has never been practiced in our State and I challenge you to stand up and speak to that fact.” The above statement is credited to Sen.
By Asare Asare, Daily Post Chairman of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State, Mr. Venatius Ikem has flayed Governor Benedict Ayade over his pronouncement that he has zoned governorship to the southern senatorial district of the state. In an exclusive chat, Ikem said Ayade is not realistic with his pronouncement. “I don’t
2022 has arrived with the expected political declarations to take power to next year, and aspirants are all hitting the roads and combing the rusty clefts they abandoned in the last four years and oiling them for power grab. The people too are making a kill, feasting from the spoils of the quadrennial rendezvous of