By News Agency of Nigeria A bill to establish the Federal College of Health Technology Bakassi and a bill to establish Federal University of Agriculture Akpabuyo have passed first reading on the floor of the House of Representatives. The bills were sponsored by Hon. Joseph Bassey, member representing Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency in the House
By Our Reporters Deputy Speaker of Cross River House of Assembly, Hon. Joseph Bassey, wins Akpabuyo/Bakassi/Calabar South Federal Constituency election. According to News Agency of Nigeria Correspondent, the APC candidate scored a total of 23,885 votes to defeat the Labour Party candidate who had 16,448 votes and the PDP candidate, Hon. Essien Ayi, who got
By Patrick Obia Listen To The Report The All Progressive Congress, APC, ward seven (7) youth leader in Calabar South, Mr. Emmanuel Joseph has been killed by trigger-happy Police officers. The incident occurred at the venue of the party’s primary – cultural center, Calabar which houses the Anti-cultism/kidnapping unit of the Nigerian Police Force. According
By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s President, Muhammadu Buhari on Thursday in Abuja told state legislatures that the delay in their autonomy was constrained by the constitution of the country. According to the a statement signed by his spokesman, Femi Adesina, the president said the constitution upholds the standard for all public officers and institutional operations. He
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent The family of five suspected to be mad whose image went viral last week has been deemed as ‘not psychiatric’ by medical authorities in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The consultant psychiatrist in the Federal Neuro Psychiatric hospital in Calabar, Dr. Michael Olutoki said a team from the facility
By Elijah Ugani: Health Correspondent Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade has said that a proper birth register if maintained, can form the foundation for Nigeria’s national database. “The birth registration program if well maintained, can form the foundation for Nigeria’s national data base which at the moment is distributed among establishments like the Immigration,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Deputy Speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Joseph Bassey, has just joined the of leading Cross River politicians caught sleeping on camera during important state/public function. Ironically, the Deputy Speaker is gearing up for a 2019 challenge with another famous ‘sleeper’ Essien Ayi, who currently represents, Akpabuyo/Calabar South/Bakassi
By Ogar Monday Follow @ogar_monday Hundred of youths from Akpabuyo, Bakassi and Calabar South local government areas on Monday protested against the fifth term of fourth House of Representatives man representing the constituency in the national assembly, Mr. Essien Ayi. The placard bearing youths who marched under the aegis of ‘New Face’ to the House