By Vanguard Newspaper Mr. Monday Ogbodum, Chairman of the Cross River chapter of the Trade Union Congress (TUC), disclosed that no civil servant in the state was promoted by Sen. Ben Ayade-led administration in the last seven years. Ogbodum spoke with newsmen on Thursday in Calabar on a wide range of issues as it affected
By Mary Bassey Following the 21 days quit notice issued to Tulsi Chanrai Foundation by the Cross River State Government, the foundation has appealed to the governor-elect, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu to intervene. In a letter obtained by CrossRiverWatch with a reference number MLH/ED/42/VOL1, signed by its Chief Executive Officer, Shravan Kasam, and routed through
By Kingsley Omonobi The Chairman, Police Service Commissioner, Dr. Solomon Arase (IGP Retired) has blamed the seeming lack of success in the operationalization of the Community Policing system in Nigeria on the fact that the citizens do not trust the Police. “In Nigeria, the police have created a bad image for themselves as they are
By Peter Uzoho, This Day Newspaper Chief Executive Officer of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), Mr. Gbenga Komolafe, has reassured that the advent of the Petroleum Industry Act (PIA) 2021 has completely nullified discretionary award of oil blocks to companies and individuals in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. Komolafe made the reassurance
By Lara Adejoro, Punch Newspaper Lara Adejoro reports the latest development, including experts’ opinions on the Indomie Special Chicken Flavour cancer scare The National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control in Nigeria has followed up on the ongoing investigations of the ‘Special Chicken Flavour’ Indomie Instant Noodles which the Malaysian and Taiwan governments
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross River State has expressed regrets that he ran a government where every appointee is a politician. Ayade expressed himself in this interview with TVC. He said: “My mindset, where I am, what I am thinking, with the amount of energy bubbling in my head, I feel sad.
By Eugene Agha, Daily Trust The Nigerian Navy has declared eight security outfits that are conducting secret recruitment exercises as operating illegally in the country. It said the illegal outfits are now selling recruitment forms to unsuspecting members of the public and are also conducting secret military training for members, particularly in the South-West and
By Johnny Edward, Punch Newspaper Nigeria’s second-ranked table tennis star, Edem Offiong, is delighted after she entered the history books as the first Nigerian to win the European Cup Women’s Table Tennis title. It was also the first European title for ASD Quattro Mori Cagliari club. Offiong, currently ranked 142nd in the world, helped her