By Daily Trust Contractors handling the construction and renovation of facilities earmarked for the forthcoming National Sports Festival slated for Calabar have been given matching orders to return to sites immediately or face sanctions. The Cross Rivers State Commissioner for Youth and Sports Development, Comrade Asu Okang, who gave the order, lamented the poor state
By Our Correspondent In an exhilarating performance to formally kick off the musical component of the ongoing Calabar Festival, African Queen Crooner, 2Face Idibia, yesterday wowed the Cross River State governor, Senator Ben Ayade including over thousands of revellers at the popular entertainment hotspot, Cultural Center, Calabar. Rendering his chart bursting track, “You are my
By Jonathan Ugbal The onus to define a philosophy simple enough that will be beneficial to the populace direction lies on the government says Cross River’s Governor, Benedict Ayade, while pledging that no Cross Riverian will be unemployed at the end of his tenure. The rise of one from a poor heritage and background to
By BestMan Kanny The Student’s Union Government (SUG) of the Cross River University of Technology CRUTECH penultimate week honored a taxi driver in Calabar, Mr. Hossana Nnana, 35, who found a passengers’ bag in his car and returned it to the owner on the same day. The owner of the bag, Comrade Emmanuel Ulayi, a
By Godshield Kanjal The member representing Ogoja State constituency in the Cross River State House of Assembly, Hon. Peter Odey says despite persuasions by his supporters to collect charms for his personal and political protection, he rejected the woos because he believed in the protection of God Almighty While speaking at a thanks giving service
By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River State Health Commissioner, Inyang Asibong says the Health Ministry under her charge will tackle quackery in the medical profession and partner with private medical practitioners to ensure quality health service delivery to the people. Asibong says the Ministry will fight against acts considered inimical to the provision of better health
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By Archibong Jeremiah The Director General of National Agency for the Control of AIDS, NACA Professor John Idoko has revealed that though officially, the agency is still holding on to the 4.1% prevalent rate as at 2010, the M and A (Management and Administration) is working hard to conclude a research and publish a report