By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Follow @NaijaJonathan The former Chairman of the People’s Democratic Party in Cross River State, Ntufam John Achort Okon has said that the people of Akamkpa and Biase constituency want to retain the position of deputy governor at the polls in 2019. Mr. Okon’s statement follows speculations that the incumbent
By Rolland Enya-Forte The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) has accused operators of Depots and Tank Farms of deliberately causing the lingering fuel scarcity in Calabar as they do not sell products to the “catchment area.” The Chairman, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states branch of IPMAN, Mr. Lawrence Agim disclosed this Sunday
By Rolland Enya-Forte A Calabar based Rights Advocate; Mr. Ben Usang has blamed the Federal Government and petroleum marketers for the lingering fuel scarcity that has lingered in the country since 2017. Mr. Usang said that the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) and the Independent Petroleum Marketers Association of Nigeria (IPMAN) have failed Nigerians as
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan Rear Admiral Matthew Emuekpere has been appointed as the new Flag Officer Commanding (FOC) the Easter Naval Command (ENC) of the Nigerian Navy (NN). The Acting Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Navy Captain Suleman Dahun disclosed this in a statement on Friday in Abuja which said the new appointments and
By Ushang Ewa The All Progressives Congress in Cross River State has described as “fraudulent,” the Rice Village project of the Cross River State Government. The party in a statement signed by its state publicity secretary, Mr. Mens Ikpeme also accused the state of smuggling rice into the state which it uses to deceive the
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan The Cross River State Government has said that the Enyimba football club of Aba is currently on its own in Calabar, the state capital as the club is yet to inform the state if they are going to use the U.J Esuene stadium as their home for the 2018/2019 Nigeria
By Ogar Monday The Chief of the Air Staff (CAS), Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar has completed an operational visit to the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) 305 Special Mobility Group (SMG) Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The CAS who commissioned 3 blocks of newly constructed one bedroom transit accommodation for it’s personnels serving at the
By Our Reporter Information reaching our newsroom has it that the Cross River State Police Command has arrested 8 suspects that allegedly murdered an Inspector of Police (name unkown) on Christmas day in Uyanga community in Akamkpa LGA. The information from our Police source reveal the body of the deceased was taken to a shrine