By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report Fusion 196, a political support group in the All Progressives Congress, APC on Tuesday in Calabar pledged its support for guber aspirant, Senator Bassey Otu, saying it will reconcile with aggrieved party members. Senator Otu emerged as consensus candidate of the APC in a meeting presided over by
By Ike Uchechukwu, Vanguard Newspaper Listen To The Report There was wild jubilation on Monday in Calabar, as power returned after 38 days of total darkness. Recall that Calabar and its environs had been without power since April 8 but before then major parts of the metropolis had been in darkness for 54 days. The
Listen To The Article The Cross River State Traditional Rulers Law which is readily online and can be accessed by anyone that has data on the phone, in Section 30 sub 3, clearly forbids monarchs in our State from participating actively in a political activity. They all know the law. Prof. Itam attended an elders
By Sylvia Akpan Listen To The Report The Cross River State Primary Healthcare Development Agency, CRSPHCDA, has commenced a training-the-trainer program for focal persons in the Community Health Influencers and Promoters Services , CHIPS program in five pilot Local Government Areas, LGAs. CHIPS is an initiative of the National Primary Healthcare Development Agency, NPHCDA aimed
By Ogar Monday Listen To The Report The Nigerian Senate on Tuesday passed the bill for an act to establish the Federal Medical Center, Ogoja, Cross River State, sponsored by the Senator representing Cross River North District in the ninth National Assembly, Jarigbe Agom. The bill, was read for a second time during plenary after
By Jonathan Ugbal Listen To The Report A High Court of Cross River, presided over by Justice Bassey Ebuta failed to hear the case instituted by journalist cum rights activist, Citizen Agba Jalingo against the State Government for the continuous collection of levies and fees from pupils and students in public Primary and Junior Secondary
By Anietie Akpan, The Guardian Newspaper Listen To The Report Tension is mounting in the Cross River State All Progressives Congress (APC) over the party’s inability to choose aspirants for the 2023 governorship race. Also, its final caucus meeting scheduled for yesterday was canceled. Already, the Victor Ndoma-Egba (SAN)-led seven-man committee assigned to prune the
By Mary Bassey Listen To The Report The Bishop of Ogoja Catholic Church Diocese of Cross River State, Dr. Donatus Etim has called on Nigerians to come out to vote, protect their votes and choose their leaders wisely. In a video obtained by CrossRiverWatch, the Bishop urged Nigerians to rise up and reclaim the country