By Patrick Obia Sweetest Kiddies Sanctuary has taken its sensitization and distribution of sanitary pads to Government Girls Secondary School, Big Qua Town, Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of Cross River State, where 900 Lady Care sanitary pads were given out to students. The NGO which is a subsidiary of Sweetest Kiddies Empire whose objective
In the odyssey, by Homer, hospitality is portrayed as the noblest of virtues. Zeus decreed that those who wish for the favor of the Gods must welcome foreign and domestic visitors with hospitality. “A man was supposed to offer the best of his food, his home, and his knowledge before ever asking for his guest’s
You see what is happening between PDP and APC in Cross River State is exactly what I have always prayed for. Boisterous opposition is a real threat to the people in charge. Essentially not because one is better or best than the other, but because there is a formidable contest. Best men are only found
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Independent National Electoral Commission in Cross River State has trained at least 1,914 ad hoc staff for February 26, 2022, Ogoja/Yala Federal Constituency and Akpabuyo State Constituency bye-elections in the State. INEC also outlined guidelines for the elections for the benefit of eligible voters in the elections as contained
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard News Nigeria The Cross River State Governor Sen. Ben Ayade has told youths in the State that no one can change their destiny adding that they should not be intimidated by circumstances of their birth. The Governor gave the charge in Calabar, Saturday during a Youth Summit organized by APC Youths
By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Newspaper The Cross River State’s National Assembly Caucus Chairman, Senator Gershom Bassey has promised to establish “Cross River State Security Trust Fund” in 2023, if elected as the governor of the State. It would be recalled that the Calabar-Oron waterways have not been safe in recent times, as onslaughts of
The Cross River State Government’s 2022 budget of NGN354 billion has received knocks and kudos since the Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade gave his assent to it. Notable among the knocks and kudos is that of Policy Alert that spotted red flags in the 2022 budget and report of the previous year, 2021. In this episode,
By Godwin Oritse, Vanguard News Nigeria There are indications that the protracted congestion at the Lagos seaports may have started pushing exporters to the Eastern ports as more exporters move their export cargoes through Calabar port. Vanguard News Nigeria learned that a total of 80 containers of raw cocoa beans export have been loaded through the