By Archibong Jeremiah Sen. Mathew Mbu Jnr. emerged as the new Cross River State APC Chairman. The Cross River State APC resolved to elect a substantive Chairman after five years of numerous legal tussles. See pictures from the press briefing unveiling the new Chairman which had top part below.
By Archibong Jeremiah Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Stephen Udeme Brown who was accused of attempting to rape Mrs. Kate Agbor, a resident of Calabar has been invited by the Inspector-General of Police (IG). The invitation by the Police Inspector General inside sources say is for questioning. Relatively, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs
By Nsa Gill, The Nation Newspaper The Cross River State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has resolved to elect a substantive chairman after five years of numerous legal tussles. The party, in a meeting of the State Working Committee (SWC) last weekend, resolved to replace Dr. Matthew Ojong Achigbe, who died in a
By Cletus Ukpong, Premium Times The Managing Director of Cross River Basin Development Authority has been suspended from office by the board of the agency. Bassey Nkposong was suspended on Thursday after an ad-hoc committee which looked into how the agency was being run accused him of irregularities in the award of N250 million worth
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Assembly members in Cross River State have have accused the Governor, Benedict Ayade of funding the campaign of President Muhammadu Buhari despite being in the opposition. The state has eleven National Assembly positions. 10 are occupied by Mr. Ayade’s People’s Democratic Party (PDP). The members in a statement issued on
By Archibong Jeremiah Prince Michael Nku Abuo, Director General, Cross River State Migration Control Services agency has denied allegation of fraud against him by the State Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Mr. Okon Owuna. Abuo in a letter with reference CRSG/MCS/Vol.2/005 denied that he has never defrauded anyone especially as it relates to the
By Patrick Obia The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has scheduled Cross River Northern Senatorial District, Obudu State constituency and seven other States bye-election to Saturday, October 31, 2020. In a press release issued by the Commission in Abuja on Tuesday, 11 August, 2020 states that, it is as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic
By Archibong Jeremiah Prince Michael Nku Abuo, Director General, Cross River Migration Control Services Agency has been accused of fraud by the State Government. According to a public notice by the Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural Resources, Ntufam Okon Nyong Owuna disclaiming Prince Michael Nku Abuo said has been parading himself as the Coordinator of the Accelerated