By Ogar Monday Cross River, Ekiti, Akwa Ibom, Ondo, Abia, and Osun States are set to benefit from the United States Department of Agriculture’s program to support cocoa farmers in Nigeria. The program, under the USDA’s Food for Progress program, will be carried out in collaboration with the Lutheran World Relief, and it is meant
By Olalekan Adetayo, Punch Newspaper The Federal Government has shortlisted 41 Directors for the final round of examination towards becoming Permanent Secretaries in the Civil Service. The 41 Directors emerged from the 91 candidates who sat an Information Communication Technology proficiency test on Thursday in Abuja. This means 50 Senior Government officials who sat examination
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A suspect, Ifeanyi Asiegbuelam, has narrated how he helped the late billionaire kidnapper, Collins Ezenwa, popularly known as E-money, to kidnap many rich people from the South-East, especially in Imo and Abia States. However, Asiegbuelam, 32, lamented that despite aiding Ezenwa to perpetrate the crimes, he did not make him rich. Ezenwa,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A man said to be in his early forties has given up the ghost after pumping his stomach with herbs in Calabar, Cross River State capital. PARADISE NEWS learnt that the man identified simply as Mr. Etuma from Abia State, currently residing at Ediba, Qua Town in Calabar Municipality local government, died
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Abia State governor, Dr. Okezie Ikpeazu has described the Cross River State Rice City project constructed by Governor Ben Ayade as the best ingredient for President Mohammadu Buhari’s rice revolution. Governor Ikpeazu while inspecting the automated facilities at the Rice City currently undergoing a test run, during his courtesy
By Jonathan Ugbal Follow @NaijaJonathan and Monday Ogar Follow @ogar_monday In a bid to develop the tourism sector in the nine states that make up the Niger Delta region of Nigeria, professionals and stakeholders will between July 11 and 13, 2018 converge in Calabar, the Cross River State capital for the Niger Delta Tourism Expo.