By Ushang Ewa No fewer than 23 cases of Cerebrospinal Meningitis have been confirmed by the Cross River State government with one confirmed dead on Wednesday. The Cross River State Government says the recorded cases are mainly from Ogoja and Yala local government areas of northern Cross River State; both more than 250 kilometers north
By Ogar Monday Photographers in Calabar, the Cross River State capital who participated in the photo walk and master class events organized by the Peter Bello Foundation in November 2016 have been certified and awarded in a ceremony held recently. The Executive Secretary of the foundation, Amanda George said a photography competition tagged “Calabar Unseen”
By Ikwen Atuaka The 3-day tour of Honorable Legor Idagbor, the member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra federal constituency in the green chambers of the national assembly ended Wednesday in his hometown, Bekwarra. Rep Legor toured the 30 political wards of the constituency thanking them for voting him in 2015 and took time to listen to their needs
By Jonathan Ugbal The non-dredging of the 87 kilometers Calabar Channel which has rendered the Calabar port nearly inaccessible is currently impacting negatively on business operations in no fewer than 23 states of the federation including the Federal Capital Territory says the acting Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE) Vincent Onome Akpotaire.
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has acquired a license from the federal government to generate 21 megawatt (MW) of electricity, the Governor, Ben Ayade said Tuesday in Calabar. “We have received a license to generate and sell electricity, and the certificate is in our pocket. Everything is from the
By Ushang Ewa The Special Adviser to former President Olusegun Obasanjo on National Assembly matters, Senator Florence Ita-Giwa Thursday in Calabar announced that she will be defecting to the All Progressives Congress (APC) today (Friday) at Bakassi. Ita-Giwa who has been a member of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) for about 14 years now said
By Grace Orok Evicted Big Brother Naija housemate, Offiong Anthony Edet better known as ‘Thin Tall Tony’ or ‘TTT’ says his wife had warned him about making public, their family affairs before entering the reality television show. TTT made this known in Calabar recently during a press briefing organized by his support group after his
By Uchino Amatey The Executive Governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has been adjudged the best performing Governor in the basic education sector, by Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC). According them Governor Ayade achieved this feat following the release of the matching grant intervention funds for four years (2012-2015), to enable the State