By Leadership Newspaper Can you tell us a little about your early childhood? I had a humble beginning, in a strict home. My father was always on a journey with Scottish missionaries and my mum was a teacher. Of course, there was no way one would have escaped from going to school. I had a
By Judex Okoro, Daily Sun The Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) stakeholders have raised the alarm over the incumbent 18 local government Chairmen’s insistence that Governor Ben Ayade should conduct of council elections before the May 29 handover. The stakeholders wondered why the council chairmen should be mounting pressure on Governor Ben Ayade
By Patrick Obia The incumbent Governor of Cross River, Sen. Ben Ayade, and the Governor-elect, Sen. Bassey Otu have congratulated Muslims on the successful completion of the 29-day Ramadan fast and urged them to pray for peace and unity in the state and country as they mark this year’s Eid-el Fitri. In an Eid-El-Fitr message
By Patrick Obia The State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) in Cross River State, Barrister Alphonsus Eba has said that the mistakes made in Governor Ben Ayade’s Government will not repeat themselves in the administration of incoming Governor-elect Senator Bassey Otu. Reports have it that Governor Ayade is not happy with some of
By Patrick Obia “We only made an appeal to the governor to please help delay salaries payment for two weeks so we can work on this (fish out party members engaged in anti-party activities).” The above are the words of the State Chairman of the All Progressive Congress (APC) Cross River State chapter, Alphonsus Eba,
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Benedict Ayade on Tuesday announced the disbandment of the Scrap Metal Regulatory Agency after accusing it of unwholesome activities. A statement emanating from Government House Calabar and shared by Governor Ayade’s media aides quoted him as saying, “I hear a particular Agency called Scrap Metal Agency Regulatory Agency
By Jonathan Ugbal With just 41 days left for him in office as Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Benedict Ayade has sworn into office a new Commissioner. The Commissioner is Mr. Udiba Effiong Udiba and will lead a new Ministry, Asset Management. It is unclear when Mr. Udiba was appointed and his nomination confirmed
By Ogar Monday and Stephanie Adams -Douglas Claim: A Facebook user shared screenshots purportedly from different media organizations, including AP, Financial Times, News 24, NDTV, and Times of India. In the screenshot, some world leaders had called the 2023 elections a sham and requested for the cancellation of the polls. Verdict: False. The screenshots are