By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper Listen To The Report The Senate President of Nigeria, Sen. Ahmad Lawan has insisted that Nigeria needs a knowledge-based economy to achieve its desired goals as a Nation saying that the country needs to invest in education as that is the foundation of the development of every country. The Senate
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Cross River State All Progressive Congress, APC, consensus candidate for the 2023 governorship election, Sen. Bassey Otu has commended Sen. Owan Enoh’s decision to step down and support him. In a letter addressed to Owan yesterday, Prince Otu said, “It is with utmost humility and gratitude that
Listen To The Open Letter GOVERNOR BEN AYADE SENATOR BASSEY OTU IS A RISKY CHOICE FOR THE APC Your Excellency not many high-ranking politicians have had a smoother political career than yourself. In 2011, you ran for a seat in the Nigerian Senate and emerged victorious at the first attempt, and in 2015, you demonstrated
By Deji Lambo, Punch Newspaper Listen To The Report A yet-to-be-identified driver has delivered guns to a man, Aji Augustine, who was expecting to take delivery of foodstuffs sent by his mother to him in Lagos State. The PUNCH gathered that Augustine’s mother, who lives in Cross River State, sent the food items to her
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The Association of Cross River Online Journalists, ACROJ, has frowned at the continuous manhandling, harassment and humiliation of commercial drivers in the Calabar metropolis by agents of the Transport Management and Regulatory Agency, TRAMRA. The Chairman of ACROJ, Comrade Edem Darlington, expressed worries over the continuous harassment of
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report Governor Ben Ayade has approved the appointment of Mr. Adie Akabisong as Clerk and Mr. Dominic Asuquo as Deputy Clerk of Cross River State House Of Assembly. The appointment was contained in a press release signed by Mr. Christian Ita, Special Adviser for Media and Publicity to the
By CrossRiverWatch Listen To The Report As the date for political party primaries draws near, more drama is unfolding in the Cross River State All Progressive Congress, APC, as Senator Ben Ayade’s anointed candidate, Senator Bassey Otu was not cleared by the party’s Screening Committee. Meanwhile, Otu’s closest rivals Senator John Owan Enoh and Hon.
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report Senator Owan Enoh, an APC governorship candidate, has announced his withdrawal from the race, throwing his weight behind the ‘consensus’ arrangement spearheaded by Governor Ben Ayade. The former lawmaker had said he needed to consult with his constituents after the Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade had anointed Prince