By Aplefe Ojong It was a bumper-to-bumper stampede and a reenactment of a carnival like atmosphere yesterday in Calabar as the old capital city was grounded by a mamoth crowd of Cross Riverians from the Southern senatorial district who are asking the state Governor, Senator Ben Ayade to run again in 2019. Leaders, youths and
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has explained the rationale behind expanding government pointing out that his bid to industrialize the state will be meaningless if the people were hungry. Mr. Ayade who said he has a total of 3,843 appointees pointed out that the statistics have
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan The maiden flight of Cross River State carrier, CaliAir may come sooner than expected with Equatorial Guinea the likely destination. Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade Wednesday in Calabar said the state will explore and strengthen its relationship with that country especially in areas of maritime and
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent Follow @ogar_monday First term Assembly man, Mr. Hillary Bisong (PDP, Boki 1) has slammed the Cross River Ministry of Education over the state of the Library complex in Calabar, the state capital. Mr. Bisong said the ministry’s approach towards fixing the complex was against the tenets of the
By Ogar Monday Follow @ogar_monday The police command in Cross River State has confirmed the escape of a murder suspect, Essien Ita from its custody. Mr. Ita was alleged to have been involved in the murder of a traditional ruler, Eyo Eyo Bassey in 2017 and was held in custody at the Bakassi Police Divisional
By Elijah Ugani Follow @Elijah_ugani The Cross River State Government has stepped up its defense against Lassa Fever in the State by organizing a sensitization and awareness campaign around border communities in the State and also providing Personal Protective Equipment for health workers in the State. The State Commissioner for Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong, who
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan A film and music training session will berth in Calabar, the Cross River State capital this summer a statement from the Department of Creative and Knowledge Economy says. “The training session is aimed at creating job opportunities as these two industries which include motion pictures, sound recording and music production
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan< The Cross River State Government has announced the extension of the deadline for entries for the maiden Linda Ayade literary arts and Afi Ekong visual arts competitions. A statement from the Department of Creative and Knowledge Economy signed by the Head, Mr. Emmanuel Etim said the new deadline is February