By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has expressed deep regrets and sadness over the tragic death of scores of persons after a tanker laden with fuel skidded off the road and exploded at the New Netim junction, of Odukpani local government area. Ayade who said he was devastated
By Ushang Ewa The All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship candidate, Senator John Owan-Enoh’s ambition may have suffered a major set back on Tuesday, as his elder brother, Professor Anthony Owan-Enoh, as well as a delegation of his kinsmen endorsed Governor Ben Ayade for the 2019 gubernatorial election. Throwing their weight behind Ayade’s second term bid
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has sworn in two former chairmen of Calabar Municipal and Obanliku local government areas as commissioners. They are, Ntufam Donatus Etim who served as Chairman of Calabar Municipal and Dr. Godwin Amanke, also known as ‘Timaya’ who served and was later sacked as
By nature, man is comfortable with the status quo. He prefers the normal due largely to the fear of the unknown. He does not want to set his feet on the body of water until he ascertains the depth. He wants to see the staircase clearly before taking a step. Man does not at any
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent A support group, the Grass Roots Alliance for Ayade on Wednesday in Calabar, donated a multi-million Naira edifice to the campaign organisation of Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade with a view to ensure smooth operations for his reelection. The Director General of the group, Engineer Nsa Ekpenyong while
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent, Efa Sunday and Deborah Obot A former Attorney General of Cross River State and Deputy Governorship candidate of the Labor Party in the 2015 general elections, Mrs. Nella Andem Rabana on Wednesday returned to the People’s Democratic Party with a pledge to work assiduously for the reelection of Governor
By Jonathan Ugbal, Ushang Ewa and Efa Sunday The gubernatorial candidates of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in Cross River State have begun the year with a new campaign strategy of calling each other liars and scammers. Senator John Owan-Enoh of the APC fired the first salvo when he
By Our Reporter If the response of the crowd at the Calabar South residence of Dr. Inyang Asibong where the entire Calabar South constituents were hosted by the wife of the Governor, Her Excellency Dr. Linda Ayade is anything to go by, then Calabar South is already in the bag come March, 2019, for the