By Elijah Ugani The wife of the Cross River State Governor Dr. Linda Ayade has stated that early detection of cancer is very important in its elimination. The First Lady who was represented by the Commissioner of Health, Dr. Inyang Asibong made the assertion during the commemoration of the 2016 world cancer day held in
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Ahead of the December 9, 2016 date set aside by the Supreme Court for its ruling on a pre-election case of age falsification filed by Barrister Joe Agi against Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade, the Cross River State Chapter of The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) says it is
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has performed the ground breaking ceremony for a Post Service Housing estate for its retired officers and civilians at Adiabo, Calabar. Ayade, Thursday, in the company of the Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai for the ceremony, called on the need
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has reconstituted its Committees for the 2nd Legislative year. This was disclosed in a press release by Azogor Ideba, the Chief Press Secretary (CPS) of Hon. John Gaul Lebo, Speaker Cross River State House of Assembly. According to the release, seven
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State Commissioner for Education, Mr. Godwin Ettah has disclosed that within the next budgetary year, the salaries of primary school teachers will be handled by the State Government rather than the Local Governments. The Commissioner said this at the 2016 revised budget hearing by the
By Solomon Asha Communities in Cross River have been charged to consciously and deliberately develop some conflict resolution and reconciliation mechanisms to settle differences peacefully without resorting to violence and wanton destruction of lives and property. The immediate past Deputy Governor of Cross River State and Chairman, Communal Crisis Panel of Inquiry gave this advice
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Okoi Obono-Obla has been screened by the Senate following his nomination as a non executive member representing the south south zone on the board of the Nigeria Communications Commission, NCC by President Muhammadu Buhari. Obla alongside 6 others were screened Tuesday afternoon in Abuja by the senate committee on communications headed by
By mid November, it will be one year, since “the face of Obudu Ranch” took the final bow out of planet earth. And no one seemed to have heard. Born approximately about a hundred and nineteen years ago in 1897, as guessed by close family sources, OBOH, AUGUSTINE USHAGA grew to become one of the