By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly today approved Governor Ayade’s request to loan 30 Billion Naira from Zenith Bank and United Bank of Africa (UBA). Members who were summoned back from recess to seat this afternoon because of the urgency behind the loan, said the interruption of
By Okwo Kerry The Cross River State Chapter of Judiciary Staff Union of Nigeria, JUSUN has formally handed over the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between them and the State Government recently at Peregrino House Calabar to the Chief Judge of the State, Justice Okoi Ikpi-Itam. Receiving the MoU, the Chief Judge gave the JUSUN
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent As the tussle for who becomes Commissioner in the various Ministries of the State heats up, the Speaker, Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA, Hon. John Gaul Lebo has said that those that will be sent to the House will undergo an aptitude test organized by the
By Jonathan Ugbal, Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade says he is impressed with the level of work done so far as the state prepares to welcome President Muhammadu Buhari for the groundbreaking ceremony of his signature projects. Ayade made this known in an interview while on inspection tour of a portion
By Our Correspondent President Muhammed Buhari will on Monday, September 21st, perform the ground breaking ceremony for the construction of a 260km Super Highway in Cross River State. A statement by the Special Assistant on Media/Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade, Mr. Christian Ita, said the Highway is one of two signature projects of
By Jeremiah Archibong The Paramount Ruler of Calabar South LGA and King of the Efuts in Cross River State, His Royal Majesty, Muri Munene Effiong Mbukpa has called on the Ayade led State Government to swiftly intervene in the matter between him and Prof. Hogan Ita, a factional Muri Munene. The King who is backed
The recent law prescribing death penalty for perpetrators of kidnapping in Cross River emerged as a dominant, mainstream thriller that shocked the conscience of society. While I condemn kidnapping in its entirety, I would argue however that the new law is not human rights compliant especially when mirrored against the nature of crime and its
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly, CRSHA has been accused of back stabbing for enacting the Cross River State Water Front Law without due consultation with the landlords through the appropriate quarters. The accusation was made by leaders of the water front communities yesterday morning in a