By Our Correspondents President Mohammadu Buhari today perfomed the ground breaking ceremony for the 260km Super Highway from Calabar to Obudu. The super highway is one of Governor Ayade’s signature projects along with a Calabar Deep Sea Port which the governor has promised to complete in his first tenure in office. The President arrived the
President Muhamadu Buhari loves Cross River State, a lot! Cross River State was the second state he visited on his campaign trail prior to the election that held early this year. It was not an accident. That is what he wanted to do. When the President loves you, he doesn’t hide it. If he doesn’t
By Clement Oto-Obong/Kerry Okwo President Mohammadu Buhari touched down at the Margaret Ekpo International Airport in Calabar this morning and after a brief ceremony and parade by members of the Armed Forces, he along with the State Governor, Senator Ben Ayade were meant to depart in presidential chopper to the scene of the ground breaking
By Ushang Ewa The city of Calabar, Cross River’s capital is wearing a new look with preparations in top gear for President Muhammadu Buhari’s visit to flag off the superhighway scheduled for tomorrow, Tuesday October 20, 2015. From the early hours of Monday, security operatives could be seen sweeping through nooks and crannies with populated
By Archibong Jeremiah, House Of Assembly Correspondent Exactly three months since Hon. John Gaul Lebo, Speaker Cross River State House of Assembly (CRSHA) announced the opening of the first ever media center for the Cross River House of Assembly Correspondents, the Chairman Cross River chapter of Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ), Pastor Ndoma Akpet, has
By Jonathan Ugbal Ahead of the rescheduled groundbreaking ceremony of the 260 kilometers dual carriage superhighway the Special Assistant, Technical to Governor Benedict Ayade, Mr Eric Akpo says host communities along the corridor are excited and hospitable. Akpo said this Tuesday, at a cleared stretch of the highway in Nsan, Akamkpa local government area while
By Archibong Jeremiah A Sienna Space bus belonging to Transport Company of Anambra State, TRACAS was yesterday afternoon involved in a lone accident. The TRACAS bus according to eye witness broke down at IBB Way by U. J Esuene stadium, Calabar yesterday afternoon at about 1:50pm then a passerby volunteered to aid the driver push
By Our Correspondent An Eight Man Committee has been inaugurated to restructure the Cross River State Institute of Technology and Management ITM, Ugep. Performing the inauguration, the Deputy Governor of the State, Professor Ivara Esu, said the Committee is set-up to restructure the Institute with the overall aim of cutting down operational and running cost