By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly Rt. Hon. Elvert Ayambem has sworn in Aruku Thomas Uko as a member representing Ogoja State Constituency in the 10th Assembly. The Speaker administered the oath of allegiance and oath of membership on Aruku after the Clerk of
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Women’s Memorial Project has paid tribute to a “phenomenal” professor of history, Prof. Stella Attoe who was called yonder after a brief illness. An evening of tribute held in her honor at the Women Development Center, Parliamentary Road Calabar on Wednesday, December 13, 2023, was graced by profiled
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Otu will on December 15, launch the 2023 Armed Forces Remembrance Emblem and appeal week in the State. The Chief Press Secretary to the Governor, Mr. Emmanuel Ogbeche disclosed this in a press release made available to newsmen in Calabar. Governor
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Cross River State Governor, Sen. Bassey Otu has paid tribute to former Governor Ben Ayade on the demise of his younger sister, Mrs. Janet Ateb Oniga, in Kakim, Obudu Local Government Area of the State. Late Mrs. Janet Ateb died on November 24, 2023, at the age of 54
By Godwin Otang The recent position of the Government of Cross River State led by Senator Bassey Otu, on the crisis rocking the Obongship of Calabar, has left the Etuboms more divided as the aggrieved faction disagrees with the government’s position on the tenability of the waiver argument. The State Government on November 7, 2023,
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River State Government has announced recruitment into the State Forestry Commission to fill the position of Forest Rangers. The announcement is contained in a press release signed by the Permanent Secretary of Forestry Commission, Emmanuel Effiong Asikpo Okon JP, dated 6th December, 2023. He said responsible and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Deputy Governor of Cross River State, Honorable Peter Odey has commissioned a skill acquisition center donated by Chief (Engr) David Abang, a retired staff of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPC) and founder of Rural Africa Industrial Skills and Empowerment (RAISE) Foundation. The skill acquisition center situated in Idum-Mbube, Ogoja
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Cross River State House of Assembly has moved a motion calling on Governor Bassey Otu and security agencies to facilitate the immediate release of Prof Patrick Egaga; a senior lecturer at the University of Calabar (UNICAL) kidnapped by unknown gunmen. In a plenary held during the week