By Ikwen Atuaka The ‘screening before payment’ method adopted for the payment of local government employees in Cross River state has been heavily criticized from several quarters with the Chairman, National Union of Local Government Employees, NULGE in Obudu, Comrade Ferdinand Ugbong also joining the dissenting voices. Ugbong made his stand known while speaking with
Recently, the Legal Practitioners Privileges Committee (LPPC) published the final list of successful candidates for the conferment of the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) for the year 2015. The Chief Registrar of the Supreme Court of Nigeria who also doubles as the Secretary to the Committee further announced that the new silks would
The primary elections may have been bungled, the general elections may have been unfair in its conduct, the PDP may have shown undue arrogance and outright intimidation on the voting population, but at the end of the day, a Governor emerged, he may not have been the best of the twenty two, but I think
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The rendering of service to humanity with the fear of God by leaders in various capacities has been described as the essence of true leadership while leaders have also been charged to deliver on their promises as materialism is only momentary. Cross River governor, Benedict Ayade gave this charge
By Our Editorial Team The beauty of any society which prides itself in our modern world of being rooted in the tenets of democracy achieved such prestige based on the fact that there are fire-brand political parties besides the party in power at every given time that serves as effective opposition to the ruling party
Since the dawn of uninterrupted democracy in Nigeria in 1999, Cross River has arguably been a paradise destination in Nigeria in terms of its ever green and clean environment which has made it a haven for tourists within and outside the country. The first Governor of the state in the current democratic dispensation, Mr. Donald
By Ushang Ewa Senator John Owan Enoh In a bid to appreciate the support given to him by constituents during the March 28, 2015 polls penultimate week embarked on a thank you tour round his senatorial district. Owan Enoh who represents the Cross River Central Senatorial District in the National Assembly visited the six local
By Sylvia Etta Against the backdrop of recent dissolution of some Federal Boards and Agencies by President Muhammadu Buhari, the governing All Progressives Congress, APC has warned the Managing Director of the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Mr. Dan Abia to desist from continuously occupying the said office in keeping with the dissolution directives. National