Cross River State Governor, Sen. Ben Ayade is at crossroads over his political future, due to the crisis in the State chapter of the Peoples’ Democratic Party (PDP). He has been considering defecting to the opposition All Progressives Congress (APC) to remain relevant. The Nation Newspaper Correspondent Nsa Gill examines the intrigues, the overtures and
By Emmanuel Una, Vanguard News The Senator representing Cross River North Senatorial district, Dr. Stephen Odey has announced his preparedness to work for the development of the district and not cause division and hated among its people. Making the declaration in Yala Local Government Area while on a ‘thank you’ tour of the five Local
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper Revenue-generating Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Cross River State which fail to meet their revenue targets will have their salaries withheld henceforth. The Auditor-General and Acting Chairman of the Cross River State Internal Revenue Service, John Odey, disclosed this at a meeting with representatives of the MDAs in Calabar the
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State chapter of the Young Progressive Party (YPP) has launched its “ballot revolution” campaign to sensitize residents on the need to participate in the electoral process and elect good leaders. The chairman, Comrade Anthony Bisong while launching the campaign in Calabar lamented that the current crop of political leaders
By Patrick Obia Priscilla Ojong, a 300 level Mass Communication student of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) who was feared missing, has shared a live video on Instagram as proof of life. A viral call to action by social media users, her course mates and well wishers had claimed that she has been
By News Agency of Nigeria The Rapid Response Register (RRR) under the National Social Safety-Net programme said it had trained 108 enumerators in the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River State. Mr. Chris Anake, State Coordinator of the programme fielded questions from journalists on Wednesday in Calabar on its performance. Anake said that RRR
By News Agency of Nigeria The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) says it has created additional 998 Polling Units in the 18 Local Government Areas of Cross River State. The Resident Electoral Commission (REC) in the State, Dr. Emmanuel Hart made the disclosure in Calabar at a stakeholder’s forum on Expanding Voter Access to Polling
By Emma Una, Vanguard Newspaper The killing of four persons in Vandeikya, a Benue State border community with Cross River State by mob has stirred tension between the two States. Vanguard Newspaper gathered that in the area, which is over 300 kilometres from Calabar, a commercial driver known as Aluku and three others were mauled