By Patrick Obia Hult Prize Foundation is set to stage 2020 challenge in Calabar, the Cross River State Capital. Hult Prize, a foundation is geared towards transforming how young people envision their own possibilities as leaders of change in the world around them. With a US$1,000,000 global startup prize as its anchor activity, Hult Prize
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River Police Command on Monday confirmed that seven detained suspects arrested for various offences escaped from its cell on December 13, 2020 and not 19 as it was reported. The State Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo made the clarification in a release issued in Calabar. Ugbo cleared that
By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Newspaper The new Cross River Obudu International Passenger and Cargo Airport will become operational with effect from next year just as the State Government claims to have paid N900 million compensation to affected land lord communities. Speaking with some newsmen in Obudu recently, the Commissioner for Aviation, Dr. Jake Otu Enya
By Archibong Jeremiah Citizen Agba Jalingo has received Gani Fawehinmi award for Impact and Integrity (GFIIA). The award was presented yesterday as part of activities marking the 2020 Human Rights Day. It was presented by Honorable Justice Olubunmi Oyewole, Justice of the Court of Appeal at the event which held at Radisson hotel, Ikeja Lagos.
By Jonathan Ugbal Stephen Odey, one of the candidates of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the December 5, 2020 senatorial by-elections in northern Cross River has been presented with a certificate of return by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The certificate was signed by the acting Chairman of the commission, AVM Ahmad Tijjani
By Archibong Jeremiah The recently launched Operation Akpakwu by the Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade is yielding result. As a result of the stop and search road blocks mounted by the operation team in strategic locations, one Etim Bassey suspected to be a notorious kidnapper has been arrested and is cooling his feet
By Patrick Obia Following the launch of Operation Akpakwu to curb crime and other vices in Cross River State by the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade, Rights Activist, James Ibor, Esq. has said though the gesture is good but welfare of personnel is sacrosanct. Ibor stated this on his Facebook wall where he added that, outside
By Patrick Obia and Rachel Idim The issue of jurisdiction has popped up again in the ongoing panel of Inquiry into Police Brutality and Restitution sitting in Cross River State. The Police led by DSP Tehemba Dennis, had questioned the jurisdiction of the probe panel in the November 19, 2020 sitting which resulted to heated