By Jonathan Ugbal Following protests by the staff union in the office of the Auditor General of the Federation against the acting head, Anthony Ayine nominated in December by President Muhammadu Buhari, Cross Riverians have condemned the action with some citing sinister motives as the driver of the agitations. The Senior Special Adviser on Public
By Ushang Ewa In a show of appreciation for the support during the legal tussle of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, his wife Dr. Linda Ayade Saturday night met with members of a political support group, ‘Team Linda’ at the residence of the Commissioner for Lands, John Inyang in Calabar. Hosted by the wife
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The quite village of Ikoneto in Akpabuyo local government area came alive Saturday, to a bevy of cars and personalities for Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade’s Chief of Protocol, Asikpo Okon paternal grandmother’s memorial service. Ikoneto, a 50 minutes drive from Calabar, the capital city of Calabar is
By Jonathan Ugbal Investors coming into Cross River State in the past two years were uneased with the legal issues surrounding the Governor, Senator Ben Ayade causing a slowdown in the investment drive of the current administration the Cross River State government says. Spokesperson to the Government and Commissioner for Information, Rosemary Archibong disclosed in
By Archibong Jeremiah Mr. Donald Duke, former Governor of Cross River State has accused the Senator Liyel Imoke administration of not allowing Tinapa and Obudu cattle ranch work. Donald Duke bared his mind while speaking to journalists after a recent facility tour of Adsuit hotel in Calabar. His words: “Tinapa is embarrassingly simple to get
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government says the new year holds a brighter future for residents as execution of all programs and projects that were in the pipeline will begin in earnest. “In the year 2017, we are expecting the Governor to take the bull by the horn and take Cross River State
By Ikwen Atuaka The Auto technicians association in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River have accused the local government council of selling land meant for them to non members of the association and non auto technicians. The Chairman of the auto association who simply gave his name as Boniface and known popularly as
By Ushang Ewa Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade says the recent recapturing of the Sambisa forest by the Nigeria Army is a show of gallantry and capacity which has restored confidence in the lives of the residents in that place. Ayade represented by his deputy, Ivara Esu, stated this Thursday in Calabar during the launch