By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Newspaper Cross River State has set aside sum of N500 million as loan to farmers in preparation for post-COVID-19 era.The State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade, disclosed this in Calabar at the inauguration of input distribution to farmers as part of palliatives against the COVID-19 pandemic. Ayade, who said this in
By Patrick Obia Christ Christan Church International (CCCI) university and seminary recently in Calabar, convoked and awarded Doctorate Degrees to five distinguished Nigerians for their service to Christendom and humanity. According to the National President, Nigeria Association of Small Scale Industrialists (NASSI), Dr. Solomon Vongfa who is also an alumnus of CCCI university and seminary
By Patrick Obia and Kelvin Ololo Cross River Government has been urged to stop clamping down on the media and respect rights of journalists in the State. The call was made by Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) in a statement, signed by its Chairman and Secretary, Comrade Darlington Edem and Comrade Archibong Jeremiah
By Patrick Obia Media Practitioners Association of Nigeria (MPAN) Cross River State, has marked 2020 World Photography Day and inaugurate new executives in Calabar. “Celebration of photography” as this year’s theme, flagged off at the millennium park with road walk down to Calabar Municipal Garden as photographers in their numbers display their photographic prowess on
By Patrick Obia Marian market is currently on fire. Or reporter on ground reports that shop owners and good samaritans are battling to put out the fire. There is no sight of men of fire service, people are busy packing their goods while some are busy trying to pour water to the ravaging inferno. There’s
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River Command of Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC) has arrested suspected gangsters in the State with a human skull. Parading the suspects on Wednesday in Calabar, Mr. Danjuma Elisha, the State Commandant of NSCDC said the suspects were arrested by his men on August 18 2020 in Ogoja
By Archibong Jeremiah Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Stephen Udeme Brown who was accused of attempting to rape Mrs. Kate Agbor, a resident of Calabar has been invited by the Inspector-General of Police (IG). The invitation by the Police Inspector General inside sources say is for questioning. Relatively, Sen. Godswill Akpabio, Minister of Niger Delta Affairs
By Jonathan Ugbal A resident of Calabar, Mrs Sylvia Agiande is currently cooling her feet in Police custody after she was arrested for using an electrical iron to inflict second degree burns on her eight year old nephew, Romanus (actual name withheld due to editorial reasons). The incident occurred on Sunday, August 16th at Muri