By Our Reporter The Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has elected Edem Darlington as its new Chairman. Mr. Darlington succeeds Hope Obeten publisher of Calabarblog, who has been appointed Chief Press Secretary by the Speaker of the Cross River state House of Assembly. Similarly, Archibong Jeremiah was returned unopposed as the Secretary. Comrade
By Jonathan Ugbal The leader of the enforcement team from the Department of Public Transport (DOPT)which allegedly caused the death of Mr. Michael Eyo Essien, a hawker at Watt Market in Calabar is currently in Police Custody says the acting Director General of the DOPT, Mr. Godwin Nyiam. “I have brought the driver and leader
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Government 2019 budget estimates provide a total of NGN1,420,000,000 (one billion, four hundred and twenty million Naira) for Governor Ben Ayade’s travel and transport for the 2019 financial year. Of this figure, his local travel and transport is expected to gulp NGN800,000,000 (eight hundred million) while NGN620,000,000 was
By Jonathan Ugbal The Independent Petroleum Marketers Association in Cross River State has suspended it’s week long strike leading to a scramble for petroleum products in the capital city of Calabar which had witnessed reduced vehicular movement. The scarcity was caused by a leadership tussle between factional chairmen, Lawrence Agim and Edet Umana after Mr.
By Jonathan Ugbal The Police command in Cross River has arrested two suspects in connection to the death of a hawker simply identified as Michael who was killed in a confrontation with officials of the State’s Department of Public Transportation DOPT, in Calabar on Friday. The command’s public relations officer, Mrs. Irene Ugbo, a Deputy
By Ilam Patricia Fuel scarcity has rocked Cross River State as virtually no patrol station is selling the premium motor spirit (fuel) in the State capital. The incident which started last week with no station selling at 8 Miles and a handful within the metropolis is biting harder. According to a petroleum dealer who spoke
From the day the Department of Public Transport, DOPT was established by the former Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Liyel Imoke there have been constant agitation over the scope of their duties. It’s difficult to clearly define what the Agency was exactly created for as many see it as duplication being that there are
Two years ago I protested vehemently when the Cross River State Government wanted to pass one fancy law to regulate and criminalize hawking in the State; some people thought I was being paranoid when I was shouting everywhere that Governor Ayade should not sign that Bill into Law; but sadly, the Governor who loves fanciful